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Center for the Study of Education Policy, 2009
Since the days when the country was dotted with one-room schoolhouses, many changes have taken place in school governance and management. In 1940, there were over 117,000 public school districts in the United States. In 2000, there were fewer than 15,000, even though the student population of the country had doubled in that time. While school…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Governance, School Organization, County School Districts
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Brimfield, Renee; Masci, Frank; DeFiore, Denise – Middle School Journal, 2002
Discusses differentiation in terms of the instructional program, school organization, staff development, and extensions beyond the classroom. Suggests learning activities with differing levels of cognitive challenge as vehicles for differentiated classrooms. Focuses curriculum on global citizenship and themes of identity, connections,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Block Scheduling, Curriculum Design, Disadvantaged Youth