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David, Jane L.; Cuban, Larry – Harvard Education Press, 2010
"Cutting Through the Hype: The Essential Guide to School Reform" is a revised, expanded, and updated version of the classic work by Jane L. David and Larry Cuban. It offers balanced analyses of 23 currently popular school reform strategies, from teacher performance pay and putting mayors in charge to turnaround schools and data-driven instruction.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Educational Improvement
Maryland State Department of Education, 2008
This document was developed to provide action steps that can be taken by teachers, parents, administrators, and students themselves to develop the personal, cognitive, and social dimensions of students. These advocates are identified in "The Holistic Learner Framework: A Culturally Responsive Approach to Accelerating the Achievement of Low…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Student Improvement
Funkhouser, Janie E.; Gonzales, Miriam R.; Moles, Oliver C. – 1997
Schools that are most successful in engaging parents and other family members in support of their children's learning look beyond traditional definitions of parent involvement--parent teacher organizations or signing report cards--to a broader conception of supporting families in activities outside of school that can encourage their children's'…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 2001
Schools that are most successful in engaging parents and other family members in support of their children's learning look beyond traditional definitions of parent involvement to a broader conception of supporting families in activities outside of school that can encourage their children's learning. This idea book is intended to assist educators,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Outreach Programs, Parent Participation