Download full textERIC Number: ED532792
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
Pages: 13
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[Opportunities and Obstacles: Implementing Stimulus-Funded School Improvement Grants in Maryland, Michigan, and Idaho. Idaho Case Study]
Scott, Caitlin; McMurrer, Jennifer; McIntosh, Shelby
Center on Education Policy
Two schools in Idaho received ARRA SIG (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act School Improvement Grants) funds to enable them to implement improvement efforts. This paper describes the outcomes of these two ARRA SIG recipient schools: (1) Jefferson Middle School; and (2) Lakeside Elementary School. The experiences of this non-recipient school is also described: Wilder Elementary School. [For the main report, "Opportunities and Obstacles: Implementing Stimulus-Funded School Improvement Grants in Maryland, Michigan, and Idaho," see ED532799.]
Descriptors: Case Studies, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Program Implementation, Federal Programs, Educational Indicators, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Educational Policy, Low Achievement, Capacity Building, Technical Assistance, Professional Development, Educational Technology, Time Factors (Learning), Remedial Programs, American Indians, Hispanic American Students, White Students, African American Students, Low Income, English Language Learners, Special Education, Rural Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Incentives, Coaching (Performance), Principals, School Personnel, School Administration, Dismissal (Personnel), Curriculum Development, Comparative Analysis, Interviews, Educational Change, Grants, School Districts, Sustainability, School Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Tutoring, School Culture, Education Service Centers
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; George Gund Foundation; Phi Delta Kappa International
Authoring Institution: Center on Education Policy
Identifiers - Location: Idaho
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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