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Why Music Matters in Urban School Districts: The Perspectives of Students and Parents of the Celia Cruz High School of Music, Bronx, New York

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Dosman, Nicolás Alberto – Arts Education Policy Review, 2017

Despite their long history and importance in the American curriculum, music programs must constantly justify their place in the twenty-first century. Urban areas that are economically depressed sometimes may not be able to offer music instruction due to the emphasis on raising test scores as well as unfavorable economic conditions that may limit…

Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes

"Eligiendo Escuelas": English Learners and Access to School Choice

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Mavrogordato, Madeline; Harris, Julie – Educational Policy, 2017

School choice has emerged as the linchpin of President Trump's urban education reform plan, but it remains unclear how school choice policies will shape the educational experiences of the most underserved student groups, particularly English learners (ELs). Using quantitative data from one large urban school district, we examine EL participation…

Descriptors: Urban Areas, School Districts, School Choice, English Language Learners

Examining Organizational Learning in Schools: The Role of Psychological Safety, Experimentation, and Leadership that Reinforces Learning

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Higgins, Monica; Ishimaru, Ann; Holcombe, Rebecca; Fowler, Amy – Journal of Educational Change, 2012

This study draws upon theory and methods from the field of organizational behavior to examine organizational learning (OL) in the context of a large urban US school district. We build upon prior literature on OL from the field of organizational behavior to introduce and validate three subscales that assess key dimensions of organizational learning…

Descriptors: Safety, Educational Change, Psychology, Leadership

The Local Politics of Education Governance: Power and Influence among School Boards, Superintendents, and Teachers' Unions

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Zeehandelaar, Dara B. – ProQuest LLC, 2012

School districts have two general courses of action to maintain fiscal solvency and raise student achievement in the face of drastic funding cuts. They can reduce spending on teachers, a strategy opposed by many teachers' unions because it threatens teacher job security. They can also cut expenditures in other areas such as instructional…

Descriptors: Politics of Education, Governance, Power Structure, Boards of Education

Civic Capacity in Educational Reform Efforts: Emerging and Established Regimes in Rust Belt Cities

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Mitra, Dana L.; Frick, William C. – Educational Policy, 2011

Using urban regime theory, the article examines two Rust Belt cities that tried to break the cycle of social reproduction in their communities by reforming their schools. The article contributes to the development of urban regime theory by comparing an "emerging" regime to an "established" regime. The comparison highlights the interdependent…

Descriptors: Educational Change, Urban Areas, Urban Education, Governance

The Nation's Report Card Science 2009 Trial Urban District Snapshot Report. Atlanta Public Schools. Grade 8, Public Schools

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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011

Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…