Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| Thomas B. Fordham Institute | 2 |
| American Educational Research… | 1 |
| Education Finance and Policy | 1 |
| Education Week | 1 |
| Online Submission | 1 |
Author
| Cook, Thomas D. | 1 |
| Cronin, John | 1 |
| Dahlin, Michael | 1 |
| Heinrich, Carolyn | 1 |
| Hirschfield, Paul J. | 1 |
| McCahon, Donna | 1 |
| Nisar, Hiren | 1 |
| Steinberg, Matthew P. | 1 |
| Xiang, Yun | 1 |
| Zehr, Mary Ann | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Grade 7 | 6 |
| Elementary Education | 5 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
| Grade 6 | 5 |
| Grade 3 | 4 |
| Grade 4 | 4 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 3 |
| Middle Schools | 3 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Location
| Illinois | 6 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 5 |
| Race to the Top | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textHeinrich, Carolyn; Nisar, Hiren – Online Submission, 2012
School districts required under No Child Left Behind to provide supplemental educational services (SES) to students in schools that are not making adequate yearly progress rely heavily on the private sector to offer choice in service provision. If the market does not work to drive out ineffective providers, students will be less likely to gain…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, After School Programs, Private Sector, Electronic Learning
Peer reviewed
Direct linkSteinberg, Matthew P. – Education Finance and Policy, 2014
School districts throughout the United States are increasingly providing greater autonomy to local public (non-charter) school principals. In 2005-06, Chicago Public Schools initiated the Autonomous Management and Performance Schools program, granting academic, programmatic, and operational freedoms to select principals. This paper provides…
Descriptors: Evidence, Budgets, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2009
Many students at the Edward Coles Model for Excellence World Language Academy or the Rachel Carson Elementary School in Chicago--schools that takes part in the Striving Readers program--say they came to enjoy reading for the first time or became better readers through the program, now in its fourth year. The federal program supports the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, Literature Appreciation
Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009
The intent of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all their students achieve mastery in reading and math, with a particular focus on groups that have traditionally been left behind. Under NCLB, states submit accountability plans to the U.S. Department of Education detailing the rules and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Educational Indicators, Federal Programs
Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Xiang, Yun; McCahon, Donna – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009
The intent of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all their students achieve mastery in reading and math, with a particular focus on groups that have traditionally been left behind. Under NCLB, states have leeway to: (1) Craft their own academic standards, select their own tests, and define…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Educational Indicators, Federal Programs
Cook, Thomas D.; Hirschfield, Paul J. – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
In 2000, Cook, Murphy, and Hunt published a multilevel study of Chicago inner-city schools in order to evaluate James Comer's School Development Program (SDP). One main finding was that SDP reduced the rate of change and final posttest mean when delinquency was assessed annually between Grades 5 and 8 using a self-report measure of acting out. The…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Grade 5, Social Justice
