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Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Getting Down to Business: Obama Hosts Education Roundtable with Nation's Business Leaders; (2) "Diplomas Mean…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Dropouts, High School Graduates, Public Education
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Schroth, Gwen; Dixon, Jean – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1996
Despite considerable documentation and implementation of block scheduling, there is little evidence that it achieves an increase in student understanding of subject material. Field research that examined seventh-grade math achievement scores in block scheduled and regular schools showed that none of the anticipated results were realized regarding…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Educational Change, Grade 7, Influences
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Crawley, Frank E.; Salyer, Barbara A. – Science Education, 1995
Explores beliefs about reform of life science teachers of grade-seven life science teachers (n=4) and their intentions to introduce physical science activities in their classes. (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Educational Change, Grade 7, Interviews
Graham, Dede Thorp – 1985
Using the California Achievement Test, Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes, and Tennessee Self Concept Scale, 210 high- and low-achieving migrant Spanish-surnamed students in grades seven, nine, and eleven from 2 Oklahoma and 4 Texas school districts were tested for achievement and grade level differences in study habits, study attitudes, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Dropouts, Educational Attitudes