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Accelerating Achievement in the Denver Public Schools: Report of the Strategic Support Team of the Council of the Great City Schools, Winter 2008-09
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Council of the Great City Schools, 2009
The Council of the Great City Schools reviewed the efforts of the Denver Public School System to improve student achievement, compared the district's practices with those of urban school districts that have seen significant gains in student achievement, and recommended strategies to improve student achievement in Denver. To conduct its work, the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Advanced Placement, Academic Achievement
High-Stakes and Non-Stakes Testing States and the Transfer of Knowledge to Students' Advanced Placement Test, Advanced Placement U.S. History Test, and SAT Exam Scores
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Lessler, Karen Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The Federal education policy No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has initiated high-stakes testing among U.S. public schools. The premise of the NCLB initiative is that all students reach proficiency in reading and math by 2014. Under NCLB, individual state education departments were required to implement annual assessments in grades two through eight…
Descriptors: Evidence, Schools of Education, History, Teacher Effectiveness
11th Annual Comparative Analysis of the Racine Unified School District: Demographics, Attendance, Finances, Student Engagement, and Achievement
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Public Policy Forum, 2008
This is the 11th annual report on conditions affecting the Racine Unified School District (RUSD). Analysis continues to focus on the long-term historical trends in RUSD, comparing RUSD to nine peer school districts and the State of Wisconsin. RUSD peer districts are Wisconsin's largest (Milwaukee Public Schools are not included) and their…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Trends, Educational Finance, Academic Achievement