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Direct linkLipman, Pauline – Critical Studies in Education, 2015
This article focuses on the increased power of venture philanthropy to shape education in urban communities of color in the USA. The author situates venture philanthropy's expanded influence in urban school districts in the nexus of urban disinvestment, neoliberal governance, wealth concentration, and economic crisis. The author argues that…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Educational Change, Philanthropic Foundations, Private Financial Support
Pedroni, Thomas C. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2011
Although Detroit is not a centre of global finance, and plays a declining role in global production, it nevertheless participates in the present remediation of the relationship between cities and the globe. Manoeuvring to reposition the city as the global hub of mobility technology, metropolitan Detroit's neoliberal leadership advances particular…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Municipalities, Political Attitudes, Economic Development
Download full textNational Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups
Miron, Gary; Jones, Jeffrey N.; Kelaher-Young, Allison J. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2011
The Kalamazoo Promise was announced in the fall of 2005, offering free college tuition at any public state college or university for graduates of the district who have gained acceptance to a postsecondary institution. This program was funded through the generous support of anonymous donors, and a federally-funded evaluation is underway to examine…
Descriptors: State Colleges, Academic Achievement, Scholarships, Tuition
National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
Each district that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment in reading receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. This report presents the results for Detroit Public Schools' student achievement in reading. In 2009, the average…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Students
National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
Each district that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment in reading receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. This report presents the results for Detroit Public Schools' student achievement in reading. In 2009, the average…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Students
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Representative samples of fourth- and eighth-grade public school students from 21 urban districts participated in the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in mathematics. Eighteen of the districts participating in the 2011 NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) participated in earlier assessment years, while three districts…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Algebra, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Representative samples of fourth- and eighth-grade public school students from 21 urban districts participated in the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in reading. Eighteen of the districts participating in the 2011 NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) participated in earlier assessment years, while three districts…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Cote, William E., Ed. – 1987
The negative effects of poverty, alienation, and racism influence the lives of black children most heavily. This report covering Michigan presents information and recommendations concerning the continuing decline in the quality of life for black children. It is the culmination of a series of activities including forums, symposia, and conferences…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Employment, Black Family, Black Youth
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1989
This report presents the results of a process evaluation of the Saginaw (Michigan) 1988-89 elementary and secondary Academic Achievement (A2) compensatory education programs in reading and mathematics. Funding is provided by the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 2, and by the State. Goals are the following: (1) provide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
