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Nash, Ruth C.; Richardson, Yvette M.; Hodge, Patricia H.; Connell, Peggy H.; Green, Zebbra P. – Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, 2014
Based on current research, many students in the middle grades (6-8) have not performed at their highest academic levels. In 2011, more than one-half of eighth graders in 16 Southern states scored basic or below basic on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Alternatively, effective principal-leaders strategically demonstrated…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, Instructional Leadership, Educational Practices
Camara, Wayne; Quenemoen, Rachel – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2012
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a consortia of states that is developing a next-generation assessment system in English and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers. To accomplish this goal the consortia must determine whether individual students are college and career-ready,…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Evaluation Criteria, Grades (Scholastic)
Potamites, Liz; Booker, Kevin; Chaplin, Duncan; Isenberg, Eric – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
New Leaders for New Schools, a nonprofit organization committed to training school principals, heads the Effective Practices Incentive Community (EPIC), an initiative that offers financial awards to effective educators. Through this initiative, New Leaders offers financial awards to educators in two urban school districts and a consortium of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Awards
Clagett, Craig A.; Huntington, Robin B. – 1990
Information about the rate of student transfer from two- to four-year institutions and transfer students' achievement at the senior institutions can be obtained in several ways. One approach is the utilization of a statewide student tracking system, which permits easy identification of student progress at any level in the system. Systemwide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment