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Direct linkMoskowitz, Eva; Lavinia, Arin – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
Eva Moskowitz (the founder and CEO of the Success Charter Network in Harlem) and Arin Lavinia offer practical, classroom-tested ideas for dramatically improving teaching and learning. Moskowitz and Lavinia reveal how a charter school in the middle of Harlem, enrolling neighborhood children selected at random, emerged as one of the top schools in…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Teacher Improvement, Urban Schools, Achievement Gap
Download full textWashington School Research Center, 2008
The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of recent educational reform efforts in Washington State and to determine what educators believe to be the most important future areas of focus. In particular, the researchers wanted to determine whether school-wide improvement efforts (i.e. School Improvement Plans (SIPs), School Improvement…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Experience
Stigler, James W.; Hiebert, James – 1999
This book is an action plan for improving education in the U.S, focusing on the key role of teachers in this improvement. It offers a detailed comparison of the educational methods of Germany, Japan, and the United States. The analysis begins with an international study of mathematics teaching in the three countries that was conducted as part of…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
PDF pending restorationDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. – 2003
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is President George W. Bush's education reform law passed by Republicans and Democrats in Congress. This flier, in both English and Spanish, details 10 facts concerning NCLB to inform parents as to the goals of the Act and how they will affect their child's school. The flier highlights how the Act: (1) gives…
Descriptors: Accountability, Classroom Techniques, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Office of Public Affairs (ED), Washington, DC. – 2003
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is President George W. Bush's education reform law passed by Republicans and Democrats in Congress. This guide for parents summarizes the main provisions of the law, answers common questions, and provides information on where to find additional resources. The first part of the guide provides an introduction and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Classroom Techniques, Educational Change, Educational Finance
