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| Clearing House | 3 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Middle Schools | 1 |
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Location
| California | 3 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Proposition 227 (California… | 1 |
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What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedGuthrie, James W. – Clearing House, 1994
Discusses America's fascination with measuring education. Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a single composite indicator, akin to the Dow Jones Index, to measure educational productivity. Describes progress in the California State Education Department in developing a composite index to measure student performance. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedDi Geronimo, Joe – Clearing House, 1985
Describes the program developed by one California school district to meet the requirements of legislation concerning the training and evaluation of probationary staff. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Probationary Period
Peer reviewedGarcia, Francisco – Clearing House, 2004
It is crucial for students to believe that their home and community languages and cultures are acknowledged and valued (Faltis and Hudelson 1998). Furthermore, it is of equal importance that system-created contradictions between institutional literacy (school-based) and family-based literacy be blurred or eliminated (McCaleb 1997). It is this…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Middle Schools, Federal Legislation, Minority Groups
