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Educators' Perceptions of Using a Language Acquisition Program to Close English Learners' Achievement Gap
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Leake, Alecia Ronneice – ProQuest LLC, 2017
For many years English learners (ELs) have lagged behind native speakers of English in the academic community. In an era of accountability, the pressure to achieve and maintain Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status is increasing the burden of success on ELs, especially when trying to learn a second language. The population of English learners is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English Language Learners, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement
Understanding Common Core Implementation: How Educators Intuit, Interpret, and Begin to Integrate Curriculum Reform
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Porter, Rachel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this comparative case study was to explore the ways educators at the school-level experience a federally directed curriculum policy change and examine the contextual factors that impacted the way it was initially implemented. Application of an organizational learning (OL) lens was incorporated to help illuminate the ways educators…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Program Implementation, Elementary School Teachers
Differences Race to the Top Funded Programs Make in Student AIMS Reading Achievement
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Korb, Micah Benjamin – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In 2009 the U.S. Department of Education announced the requirements and selection criteria for the monies attached to the Race to the Top Fund. The monies attached to this competition were awarded during phase one, phase two, and phase three. This casual comparative study examined the impact of the Race to the Top federal education competition on…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs