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Direct linkGates, Susan M.; Baird, Matthew D.; Doss, Christopher J.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Opper, Isaac M.; Master, Benjamin K.; Tuma, Andrea Prado; Vuolla, Mirka; Zabar, Melanie A. – RAND Corporation, 2019
These appendixes provide supplemental detail about the analyses and findings presented in Preparing School Leaders for Success: Evaluation of New Leaders' Aspiring Principals Program, 20120-2017 (Gates et al., 2019). This material will be of interest to technically oriented readers who seek more information about the information presented in the…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Training, Program Effectiveness, Beginning Principals
Davis, Daniel A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
An achievement gap in reading existed in a Southwest United States school district with Hispanic, economically disadvantaged, English Language Learners (ELLs), and special education sixth grade students based on Measures of Academic Progress data. This study investigated the effectiveness of the "READ 180" reading intervention program…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Middle Schools, Middle School Students
Deming, David James – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The school accountability movement has led to a marked increase in the use of standardized test scores to measure school and teacher productivity, yet little is known about the correlation between test score gains and improvements in long-term outcomes. In the first chapter of my dissertation, I study the impact of a school choice policy in…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Crime, Preschool Education, School Choice
Download full textNunnery, John A.; Yen, Cherng-Jyh; Ross, Steven M. – Online Submission, 2011
The National Institute of School Leadership's (NISL's) Executive Development Program (EDP) was established to provide professional development to school leaders to drive their schools to high performance. The program emphasizes the role of principals as strategic thinkers, instructional leaders, and creators of a just, fair, and caring culture in…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Management Development, Instructional Leadership, Principals
Marsh, Julie A.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Lockwood, J. R.; Martorell, Francisco; Gershwin, Daniel; Naftel, Scott; Le, Vi-Nhuan; Shea, Molly; Barney, Heather; Crego, Al – RAND Corporation, 2008
Although literacy skills needed to engage in the economy and public life have grown, the literacy skills of many adolescents remain low. One popular approach to improving student literacy is using school-based reading coaches; however, there is little empirical evidence regarding the nature of coaching and its effectiveness in changing teacher…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods
Vandell, Deborah Lowe; Reisner, Elizabeth R.; Pierce, Kim M. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2007
This study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Policy Studies Associates, Inc. finds that regular participation in high-quality afterschool programs is linked to significant gains in standardized test scores and work habits as well as reductions in behavior problems among disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Standardized Tests, After School Programs, Educational Quality
