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Download full textDeArmond, Michael; Denice, Patrick; Gross, Betheny; Hernandez, Jose; Jochim, Ashley – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2015
This report provides a new resource for understanding the state of urban public schools in the U.S. Geared specifically toward city leaders who want to evaluate how well traditional district and charter schools are serving all their city's children and how their schools compare to those in other cities, the report measures outcomes for all public…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Academic Achievement, Low Income Students
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Direct linkEeds, Angela; Vanags, Chris; Creamer, Jonathan; Loveless, Mary; Dixon, Amanda; Sperling, Harvey; McCombs, Glenn; Robinson, Doug; Shepherd, Virginia L. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) is an innovative partnership program between a Research I private university and a large urban public school system. The SSMV was started in 2007 and currently has 101 students enrolled in the program, with a total of 60 students who have completed the 4-yr sequential program. Students attend…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Partnerships in Education
Ford, James; Harrison, Lynn; Mokher, Christine; Franceschini, Louis; Zoblotsky, Todd – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2012
The supplemental educational services program is a core provision of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The program offers free tutoring in reading/language arts and math from state-approved providers outside of regular school hours. This report explores differences across states and school urban and rural locales in providing…
Descriptors: Supplementary Education, Enrollment Rate, Tutoring, Attendance
Sloan, Kay; Pereira-Leon, Maura; Honeyford, Michelle – New Leaders for New Schools (NJ1), 2012
Established in 2006 by New Leaders for New Schools[TM], the Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) initiative rewards high-need urban schools showing significant gains in student achievement. In exchange, schools agree to share the practices helping to drive those gains, which they do through an in-depth study of practice, aided by the EPIC…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Instructional Leadership
Cox, Betty; Cox, Becky – Education, 2010
This study examines the results of consolidation on the Hamilton County Department of Education, an urban school district located in Tennessee. The purpose of the study was to analyze the longitudinal effects by comparing and contrasting the district's pre-consolidation data from 1997-98 to its post-consolidation figures for 2006-07. More…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Expenditures, Academic Achievement, Average Daily Attendance
Frogge, George – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2010, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission changed its allotment of funding to an outcomes-based system (Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2012, p.1). This meant that universities and colleges received money based on factors including associate degrees, certifications, and job placement rather than on enrollment, as institutions of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Community Colleges, Urban Schools
Reid, E. Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2010, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission changed its allotment of funding to an outcomes-based system (Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2012, p.1). This meant that universities and colleges received money based on factors including associate degrees, certifications, and job placement rather than on enrollment, as institutions of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Influences, Student Characteristics, Statistical Analysis
Davis, Andrew; Frogge, George; Reid, E. Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2010, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission changed its allotment of funding to an outcomes-based system (Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2012, p.1). This meant that universities and colleges received money based on factors including associate degrees, certifications, and job placement rather than on enrollment, as institutions of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Community Colleges, Urban Schools
Allen, Tosha Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined whether or not teacher collaboration in professional learning communities, which is a form of professional development, affected student learning in third-grade mathematics. The sample for the study consisted of 120 students (i.e., 60 students for the experimental group and 60 students for the control group). Both schools were…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 3, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development
South, Suzanne Lawson – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to analyze school and district characteristics for 2005-2006 through 2007-2008 to determine which factors impacted science achievement for the graduating class of 2008-2009 in Tennessee. School size, socioeconomic status, per pupil instructional expenditures and rurality/urbanicity were predictor variables.…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Science Achievement, Institutional Characteristics, School Size
New Leaders (NJ1), 2011
New Leaders created the Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) initiative in 2006 to learn from educators driving achievement gains in high-need urban schools. EPIC identifies school leaders and teachers whose students are making significant achievement gains and financially rewards these educators in exchange for sharing and documenting…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Public Schools, Academic Achievement
Simmons Nevels, LaShanda D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to investigate the factors associated with the successful achievement of National Board Certification. This study also aimed to identify common characteristics among teachers who have achieved National Board Certification, as perceived by National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). Through structured…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Certification, National Standards, Structured Interviews
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2010
In fall 2009, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project to test new approaches to recognizing effective teaching. The project's goal is to help build fair and reliable systems for teacher observation and feedback to help teachers improve and administrators make better personnel decisions.…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement
Braden, Sharon Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this research was to investigate the differences in perceptions of learning and achievement of students and teachers in "Project-Based Learning" and Balanced Mathematics classrooms. The study utilized quantitative and qualitative surveys or a mixed method approach to gathering data relative to the perceptions of students…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Morris, Lajuana Trezette – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the implementation of brain-based instructional strategies by teachers serving at Title I elementary, middle, and high schools within the Memphis City School District. This study was designed to determine: (a) the extent to which Title I teachers applied brain-based strategies, (b) the differences in…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Urban Schools, Teacher Surveys, Brain
