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The Role of External Support in Improving K-3 Reading Outcomes in New York City
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Hatch, Thomas; Ahn, Meesuk; Ferguson, Daniel; Rumberger, Alyson – Urban Education, 2023
This study documents the collective capacity of the external support providers working to improve K-3 reading outcomes in New York City. Interviews and social network surveys with a sample of the 112 providers at work in this "reading improvement sector" showed that they serve as a conduit for sharing reading-related resources and…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Reading Improvement, Primary Education, Educational Resources
Making Student Achievement a Priority: The Role of School Counselors in Turnaround Schools
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Hines, Erik M.; Moore, James L., III; Mayes, Renae D.; Harris, Paul C.; Vega, Desireé; Robinson, Dwan V.; Gray, Crystal N.; Jackson, Candice E. – Urban Education, 2020
Much attention has been paid to administrators and teachers in turnaround schools; however, little focus, if any, is given to school counselors and the vital role that they play in improving student outcomes. In turnaround schools, it is critical that all school personnel are involved in improving school outcomes, such as academic achievement and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Turnaround, Counselor Role, School Counselors
What Leaders Believe: Increasing Educational Attainment among Urban Youth
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Person, Dawn R.; Kaveh, Haydeh; García, Yvonne; Carsey, Timothy A. – Urban Education, 2021
Urban community leaders describe their perceptions of critical issues in education and offer recommendations for the creation of a college-going culture (CGC). This qualitative study employed a maximum entropy analysis. Results demonstrate critical issues with increasing educational attainment including complexity of the urban school system,…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Urban Youth, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools
Lessons Learned from Collaboration.
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Mocker, Donald W.; And Others – Urban Education, 1988
The following are factors of successful school-university collaborations: (1) "enlightened self-interest" as the basis of institutional involvement; (2) direct, continued involvement of chief executive officers; (3) a common set of clear, reasonable objectives; (4) a generative environment; (5) resources granted by the whole university,…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Cooperation, Educational Objectives, Educational Resources
School Culture Change in the Making: Leadership Factors that Matter
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Eilers, Angela M.; Camacho, Armando – Urban Education, 2007
The urban elementary school profiled in this case study was considered low performing based on state-mandated assessment scores from the time the school opened its doors in 1998 until very recently, putting the school on academic watch under the terms of the No Child Left Behind Act. However, in recent years the school realized a significant…
Descriptors: School Culture, Educational Environment, Case Studies, Educational Change
A Place at the Table: The Changing Role of Urban Public Education Funds.
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Useem, Elizabeth L.; Neild, Ruth Curran – Urban Education, 1995
Describes the role and successes of locally-based public education funds. These nonprofit public/private partnerships, linked by the Public Education Fund Network in Washington, DC, are active in more than 60 U.S. cities, having moved beyond their initial efforts to whole-school change and involvement in critical policy questions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance, Educational Policy