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Bergman, Daniel J.; Olson, Joanne – Science and Children, 2011
Many elementary teachers encounter science lessons with a hands-on component that requires very little engaged thinking by the students. The good news is that any teacher can create successful minds-on inquiry opportunities by adding key instructional strategies to a typical "cookbook" activity. The authors discuss some of these strategies using a…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Research Design, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science
Basile, Marco – Economic Policy Institute, 2010
This issue brief focuses on one particular report, released in September 2009, that has been widely cited by charter school advocates because it appears to show remarkable results. In the report, "How New York City's Charter Schools Affect Achievement," Stanford University professor Caroline Hoxby and her colleagues Sonali Murarka and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, Traditional Schools