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Direct linkThomson, David L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed methods study explored whether teachers who have experienced the new Massachusetts evaluation system as a member of three pilot or early adopter districts perceive it as a valuable process. The Race to the Top federal grant process required states to redesign evaluation systems that fostered effective teaching and included student…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Evaluation, Pilot Projects, Federal Legislation
Download full textScott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2013
The Department of Education (Education) created Race to The Top (RTT) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide incentives for states to reform K-12 education in areas such as improving the lowest performing schools and developing effective teachers and leaders. In 2010, Education awarded 12 states nearly $4 billion in…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Principals, Administrator Evaluation, Educational Legislation
Schwartz, Ronald – Nat Sch, 1970
Outlines new State and Federal performance contracts awarded to teachers and to private companies based on student achievement. (DE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Contracts, Federal Aid, Incentive Grants
Stewart, Thomas; Wolf, Patrick J.; Cornman, Stephen Q.; McKenzie-Thompson, Kenann – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2007
On January 23, 2004, President Bush signed the DC School Choice Incentive Act into law. This landmark piece of legislation included $14 million in funding for what would come to be called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The OSP is the first federally funded K-12 scholarship program in the country and is designed to provide…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Pilot Projects, School Choice, Focus Groups
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1994
The Florida Successful Schools Project, a collaborative effort of the State Department of Education, school district Chapter 1 programs, and the Technical Assistance Centers in Atlanta, is designed to help the Florida schools that face the greatest challenges in helping students achieve in a safe and orderly environment. This report covers the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cooperation, Educationally Disadvantaged
