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Lesnick, Joy; Hart, Bonnie; Spielberger, Julie – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the participation of students in extended day programming at Donoghue Elementary School, a University of Chicago Charter School, during the 2009-2010 school year and explore whether participation was related to academic performance and improvement. Using the available written records, the authors found that…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Student Participation, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1983
As part of a comprehensive study of all mandates placed by the state of Illinois on elementary and secondary education, an analysis was undertaken of the school day/school year mandate in its historical perspective, inquiring into its original purpose, how well that purpose has been served, whether the mandate is still needed, and whether a…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education