COVID-19 shuttered schools across the United States, upending traditional approaches to education. We examine teachers' experiences during emergency remote teaching in the spring of 2020 using responses to a working conditions survey from a sample of 7,841 teachers across 206 schools and 9 states. Teachers reported a range of challenges related to…

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic shuttered schools across the United States, upending traditional approaches to education and requiring large scale school transformation on a pace never before seen. Though prior research on organizational change has emphasized the importance of working conditions for teacher satisfaction and student achievement…

While policy-makers and researchers in the field of early childhood education and care (ECEC) often seem to speak different languages, overwhelming research evidence on how quality ECEC can play a key role in alleviating the effects of disadvantage can be extremely relevant for policy-makers. In this article, we focus on how philanthropic…

The proposed development of extended schools in England is part of an international movement towards community-oriented schooling, particularly in areas of disadvantage. Although on the face of it this movement seems like a common-sense approach to self-evident needs, the evaluation evidence on such schools is inconclusive. In order to assess the…

Schools and districts rarely have a fair distribution of teacher talent. Poor children and black children are less likely to be taught by the strongest teachers and more likely to be taught by the weakest. Several districts have implemented programs to reduce the teacher quality gap. Hamilton County, Tennessee, launched an initiative that included…

A PAPER PRESENTED TO A WORKSHOP FOR PERSONNEL FROM THE 16 PROJECT ABLE CITIES ENLARGES UPON THE THEME THAT TO CREATE GENUINE EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS HAVE TO BE UNEQUAL. ATTEMPTS TO CARRY OUT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION INCLUDE THE EFFORTS OF THE NEW YORK CITY COMMISSION ON INTEGRATION WHOSE SUCCESS AT A CITY…

Appendix One, items pertinent to the hearing of September 21, 1971, includes material supplied by Dr. Robert W. Blanchard concerning allocations from Oregon's basic school support fund. Appendix Two, items pertinent to the hearing of September 22, 1971, includes material supplied by Joel B. Berke on "The Current Crisis in School Finance:…

This paper reviews recent developments in the growth of testing as a requirement for high school graduation for K-12 public school systems throughout the United States. It then examines performance patterns on such tests by focusing on results for students indifferent racial and ethnic groups in several states. The multiple meanings of the…

The purpose of this study is the substantiation of the use of selective cognitive and affective measures for effective identification of degree and level of academic disadvantagement of Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) students in New York State. This was accomplished by investigating the relationship between academic efficiency (e.g.,…

This paper provides a comparative analysis of postsecondary opportunity programs in New York State for 1973-1974. The programs reviewed are (1) Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK), (2) Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), and (3) Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). The College Discovery program is treated separately in…

Describes the conditions that prompted the filing of a federal lawsuit on behalf of students attending high-minority schools in New York State alleging that the state's education system violates the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. Examines the academic achievement of children in high- versus low-minority schools, noting educational policies,…

This paper provides an analysis of the activities of the postsecondary opportunity programs in New York State. The four programs serving disadvantaged populations in 1975-76 were: College Discovery; Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge; the Educational Opportunity Program; and the Higher Education Opportunity Program. Approximately…

TRANSCRIPTS OF THE MAJOR PAPERS DELIVERED AT A CONNECTICUT CONFERENCE ON SCHOOL INTEGRATION AND EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY MAKE UP THE BULK OF THIS DOCUMENT. THE PAPERS DEAL WITH THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL NEED FOR INTEGRATION, THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A PERSPECTIVE IN INTEGRATION EFFORTS, SCHOOL SYSTEM POLICY, "INTEGRATION VS.…

This column presents and summarizes recent resources that discuss some problems and solutions related to elementary education in inner-city urban areas. (Contains 6 Web resources.)

This report is considered to constitute the first attempt to present a comparative analysis on university level programs of educational opportunities. The following topics are included in the analysis: enrollment and retention, demographic characteristics, academic background, major subject area, supportive services, academic progress, student…