NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Watching Children: A History of America's Race to Educate Kids and the Creation of the "Slow-Learner" Subject
Direct linkDirect link
Frenkiewich, Jeffrey C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
On January 25, 2011, United States President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address to Congress and to the nation. As part of that address, President Obama articulated his vision for American education and stated that America had "to win the race to educate our kids" (Obama, 2011, state of the union). Mr. Obama's speech…
Descriptors: Slow Learners, Standardized Tests, Federal Programs, Educational Improvement
Principals' Perceptions of the Skills Needed for the Administration of Nontraditional Schools
Direct linkDirect link
Ike, Bon – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In California, graduate-level school leadership degrees and credentialing programs prepare primarily K-12 traditional public school principals (California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2012). The number and diversity of K-12 nontraditional schools in Los Angeles County, predominantly charter schools, have increased. Therefore, unique skills…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Nontraditional Education, School Administration
Implementing Marzano's Model: The Reality of Educational Leadership and School Reform
Direct linkDirect link
Keaveny, Stacy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Federal and state guidelines for school reform dominate the landscape of public education. Florida and its school districts, as a Race to the Top state, are in the process of fully implementing a value-added model of teacher evaluation. Effective school leaders are calling upon the theoretical framework of transformational, visionary and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Education, Instructional Leadership, Value Added Models