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Download full textOakes, Jeannie; Maier, Anna; Daniel, Julia – National Education Policy Center, 2017
This brief examines the research on community schools, with two primary emphases. First, it explores whether the 2015 federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) opens the possibility of investing in well-designed community schools to meet the educational needs of low-achieving students in high-poverty schools. And second, it provides support to…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Educational Improvement, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Golden, Laura; Harris, Barbara; Mercado-Garcia, Diana; Boyle, Andrea; Le Floch, Kerstin Carlson; O'Day, Jennifer – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
The Study of School Turnaround examines the improvement process in a purposive sample of 35 case study schools receiving federal funds through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program over a three-year period (2010-11 to 2012-13 school years). This evaluation brief focuses on 11 of these SIG schools with high proportions of English Language…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Educational Improvement, Federal Aid, Grants
Direct linkSilva, Elena – Education Sector, 2007
This report examines both the educational and political dimensions of time reform. It presents the findings of a wide range of research on time reform, discusses the impact of various time reforms on the life of schools and beyond, and makes recommendations for policymakers about how to best leverage time in and out of school to improve student…
Descriptors: Time Management, Time Factors (Learning), Educational Policy, Academic Achievement
Smith, Edward C. – 1983
The advantages and disadvantages of the year-round school fall into three major categories: financial, educational, and professional. Financial advantages are based on the postponement of construction costs and the use of existing school facilities and equipment to serve a larger number of students. Financial disadvantages include a rise in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1983
As part of a comprehensive study of all mandates placed by the state of Illinois on elementary and secondary education, an analysis was undertaken of the school day/school year mandate in its historical perspective, inquiring into its original purpose, how well that purpose has been served, whether the mandate is still needed, and whether a…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1983
This document presents the reports of the Colorado State Board of Education appointed task forces on the Education Profession, the Family and School, and School Time. The task force on the Education Profession made recommendations in the following areas: personnel preparation and certification, recruitment and retention of education personnel, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, Attendance, Board of Education Role
