According to national standardized test results, American students are failing at an alarming rate. Research suggests that teachers are not prepared to teach in inclusive classrooms. Research also suggests that a teacher's efficacy rating can impact student achievement. This study explores how teachers of inclusive classrooms are attempting to…

This study identified Ohio fourth-grade teachers who had used "AgVenture Magazine" and examined how they had used it in their classrooms. AgVenture Magazine is an educational publication aimed at making students aware of the importance of Ohio agriculture. A random sample of 729 fourth-grade teachers was selected to participate in the…

Studies the status of the mathematics reform effort in Ohio, specifically measuring the dissemination of the standards and teachers' opinions of Ohio's Competency-Based Mathematics Model to determine whether there were significant differences in knowledge of the standards and opinions of the Competency-Based Mathematics Model based on teacher…

Surveys parents, students, teachers, and administrators in one Ohio school district about Senate Bill 55, which prohibits promoting to fifth grade any fourth grade student who fails the fourth grade proficiency test. Argues that legislators determined what is best for students without educators' input, and that the public still has a lot to learn…

The faculty of one rural middle school in Ohio received professional development funds to implement a 5-year school improvement plan (Ohio's Venture Capital initiative). A study of the project investigated: (1) how the experience affected teachers' perceptions of their roles as reflective practitioners and as resources to their colleagues; (2) how…