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McCormick, Meghan; Unterman, Rebecca; Pralica, Mirjana; Weiland, Christina; Weissman, Amanda; Hsueh, JoAnn – MDRC, 2022
The Boston Public Schools (BPS) district is the first large school system in the United States to design and implement a curriculum and professional model--called "Focus on Early Learning"--to align instruction across its well-known, high-quality public school pre-K program and early elementary school grades. Schools opt in and can…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Curriculum Development, Alignment (Education)
Portilla, Ximena A.; Lamb, Michael; Brown, Kevin Thaddeus, Jr. – MDRC, 2021
This product is part of a series of practitioner briefs highlighting ways that education leaders can increase educational equity by building supportive learning environments that will meet all students' social and emotional needs. MDRC, The Alliance for Education Excellence, and The Education Trust recently released a brief that summarizes lessons…
Descriptors: School Districts, Public Schools, Educational Change, Equal Education
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Grossman, Amanda; Cullinan, Dan – MDRC, 2014
For the nearly 39 million U.S. adults who do not have a high school diploma, the General Educational Development (GED) programs and exam have served as the main avenue for improving individuals' skills and helping them earn a high school credential. However, few students who start these programs ever get this credential, and even fewer advance to…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Tests, Thinking Skills, Writing Skills