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Improving Low-Performing Schools through External Assistance: Lessons from Chicago and California
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Finnigan, Kara S.; Bitter, Catherine; O'Day, Jennifer – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2009
This article describes the design and implementation of external support to low-performing schools using data from Chicago and California. Using the literature on external support, instructional capacity, and policy strength, the study gathered data from interviews, observations, document review, and surveys. The findings suggest that the model of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Accountability, Program Implementation, Underachievement