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Nomi, Takako; Raudenbush, Stephen W. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
To understand heterogeneity in the effects of double-dose algebra across schools, the authors focus on two policy implementation features and their variation across schools. The first source of variation is the degree to which schools followed the cutoff-based course assignment policy. The second source of variation is the degree to which schools…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Regression (Statistics), Research Design
Kimball, Steven M.; Lander, Rachel; Thorn, Christopher A. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2010
Beginning in 2002, The Chicago Community Trust embarked on an ambitious grant- making strategy to improve education outcomes primarily in the city of Chicago and Cook County, Illinois. Known as The Education Initiative, this effort focused on three priority grant areas: literacy, professional development, and alternative models of schools. In…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Urban Schools, Philanthropic Foundations, Grants