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Co-Teaching in Urban Secondary School Districts to Meet the Needs of All Teachers and Learners: "Implications for Teacher Education Reform"
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Cramer, Elizabeth; Liston, Andrea; Nevin, Ann; Thousand, Jacqueline – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2010
In this paper, the authors address the question: what are skills, knowledge and professional dispositions that U.S. co-teachers need to balance the seemingly competing mandates of NCLB and IDEIA in order to prepare teachers for the classrooms of today and tomorrow? Based on the results of two recent studies that focused on secondary co-teacher…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Educational Change, Teacher Educators, Teaching Methods
High School Career Academies: A 40-Year Proven Model for Improving College and Career Readiness
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Brand, Betsy – American Youth Policy Forum, 2009
High school career academies are a time-tested model for improving academic outcomes and preparing students for both college and careers. Career academies (1) are smaller learning communities taught by a team of interdisciplinary teachers, (2) provide a rigorous academic curriculum based on a career theme that demonstrates how knowledge is used…
Descriptors: High Schools, National Standards, College Attendance, Career Academies
Examining Effective Middle Grades Programs: Stating Implications for Secondary School Reform
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Nelson, Harold K.; Fairchild, Marya; Grossenbacher, Mark; Landers, Lisa – American Secondary Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics, core beliefs, and activities of successful middle grades programs. Schools in Florida are held to standards of accountability under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Florida System of School Improvement and Accountability, and the Florida Secondary Schools Redesign Act.…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Middle Schools, Federal Legislation, Educational Change
Education Matters, March-April 2008
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Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators, 2008
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Quality Counts: Doesn't It? (Kate Walsh and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Annual Reports, Class Size
Devil in the Details: Making Sensible Modifications to No Child Left Behind
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Ritter, Gary W.; Lucas, Christopher J. – Education Finance and Policy, 2006
Achieving full compliance with the accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation poses major challenges for most of the nation's states. Structured, open-ended interviews were conducted with ranking representatives from a number of so-called high-readiness states: California, Florida, New York, South Carolina,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Change, Accountability, Interviews
Education Matters, May 2007
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Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators, 2007
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Leading Students to New Heights: Dr. Bill…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Effectiveness, Films, Unions