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"The Good Struggle" of Flexible Specificity: Districts Balancing Specific Guidance with Autonomy to Support Standards-Based Instruction
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Amy Stornaiuolo; Laura Desimone; Morgan Polikoff – American Educational Research Journal, 2023
This study examines implementation of college-and-career-ready (CCR) education standards across five school districts in Ohio, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Drawing on the policy attributes theory, we found that the specificity of districts' approaches to two long-recognized policy levers, curriculum and professional…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Academic Standards, College Readiness, Career Readiness
What English Language Arts, Math, and Science Instructional Materials Have Districts in the Mid-Atlantic Region States Adopted? Summary. Issues & Answers. REL 2010-No. 096
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Burzichelli, Claudia; Morrill, William; Bausmith, Jennifer; Mackey, Philip E.; Magarelli, Christopher – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2010
Despite increasing accountability requirements and a national call for transparency in public policy, Mid-Atlantic Region state education agencies indicate that they have little information about what instructional materials districts adopt. This report describes first-year results of an ongoing project to generate and share information on core…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Textbooks, School Districts, Media Selection
What English Language Arts, Math, and Science Instructional Materials Have Districts in the Mid-Atlantic Region States Adopted? Issues & Answers. REL 2010-No. 096
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Burzichelli, Claudia; Morrill, William; Bausmith, Jennifer; Mackey, Philip E.; Magarelli, Christopher – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2010
Despite increasing accountability requirements and a national call for transparency in public policy, Mid-Atlantic Region state education agencies indicate that they have little information about what instructional materials districts adopt. This report describes first-year results of an ongoing project to generate and share information on core…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Textbooks, School Districts, Media Selection
An Analysis of the Instructional Methods Successful School Districts Use to Prepare Elementary Students for the Reading Portion of the Pennsylvania State System of Assessment
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Pash, Lori L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Since No Child Left Behind was enacted, school districts have felt forced to focus on testing. Almost every curriculum decision is based on raising test scores. Under pressure to raise test scores, teachers are encouraged to implement strategies in their classrooms to prepare their students for the PSSA. No Child Left Behind has left school…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Teaching Methods
Two-Way Bilingual Programs in the United States, 1991-1992.
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Christian, Donna; Mahrer, Cindy – 1992
The information on two-way bilingual programs presented in this volume was gathered as the first phase of a study for the National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning. Two-way bilingual programs integrate language minority and language majority students and provide instruction in and through two languages. This…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Pennsylvania Profile of Education Project: Final Report.
Pennsylvania State Education Association, Harrisburg. – 1985
This Pennsylvania project aimed to assess whether or not there are differences in educational opportunities for students and teachers in districts of varying size and wealth. After preliminary interviews with 182 teachers in 17 districts, a survey was distributed to 4,470 teachers--30 teachers in each of the 149 selected school districts. A total…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Community Support, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment