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Green, Bonnie Rhyne – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Since the implementation of NCLB initiatives, rural K-12 teachers in Middle Georgia have been working to gain highly qualified status in their area of certification. These educators have faced struggles that are characteristic of rural schools to include: limited resources, isolated geographic locations, and lack of funds. The In-field Gifted…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Honig, Meredith I.; Copland, Michael A.; Rainey, Lydia; Lorton, Juli Anna; Newton, Morena – Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, 2010
This report summarizes main results from a national study of how leaders in urban school district central offices fundamentally transformed their work and relationships with schools to support districtwide teaching and learning improvement. All three study districts had been posting gains in student achievement and credited their progress, in…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Educational Research, School Districts, Educational Change
Kruskamp, Bill; Harrison, Jeff; Opferman, Susan; Spikes, Emily – Principal Leadership, 2011
Originally drawing from a "country club" community in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Creekland Middle School has undergone significant changes in the past decade. The percentage of students receiving free and reduced-price lunch has risen--and continues to do so. This year, 46% of its student population is economically disadvantaged, up 20%…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Teaching Styles, Economically Disadvantaged, Teaching Methods