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Pileggi, Molly; Stein, Marc L.; Turner, Alyn; Dewey, Nathaniel – Research for Action, 2020
In Philadelphia, if a student chooses not to attend their neighborhood school, other options include schools with specialized programming in the arts, sciences, or business fields, schools with career and technical education options, and competitive magnet schools. But choosing an out-of-catchment school rather than a neighborhood school may…
Descriptors: Student Transportation, Bus Transportation, School Buses, High School Students
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2021
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Teaching Quality." Contents include: (1) Using Project-Based Learning and STEAM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Tefera, Adai; Frankenberg, Erica; Siegel-Hawley, Genevieve; Chirichigno, Gina – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2011
This manual was written to help guide education stakeholders--including parents, students, school board members, community activists, administrators, policymakers and attorneys--in their efforts to promote racial diversity and avoid racial isolation in suburban school systems. Critical information on the current legal, political and policy issues…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, School Districts, School Desegregation, Student Diversity
Robertson, William C. – National Science Teachers Association (NJ3), 2005
Shocked by static? Mixed up about magnets? Curious about currents? Teachers can get past memorizing all those electricity-related formulas, rules, and procedures so they can understand the subject at a level deep enough to teach it with confidence and comfort. Here to help is "Electricity and Magnetism," the fifth title in the award-winning NSTA…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Science Teachers, Information Needs, Energy
VanCleave, Janice – 1994
This book is designed to provide guidance and ideas for science projects to help students learn more about science as they search for answers to specific problems. The 20 topics on electricity in this book suggest many possible problems to solve. Each topic has one detailed experiment followed by a section that provides additional questions about…
Descriptors: Electric Batteries, Electric Circuits, Electricity, Elementary Secondary Education
US Department of Education, 2007
In recent years, parents have benefited from a significant expansion of educational options for their children. Parents have many more opportunities than just a few years ago to choose from an array of public school options, including charter, virtual, and magnet schools. Expanding educational options for parents is one of the hallmarks of the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Programs, Financial Support, Credits
Tant, Carl – 1992
This book provides a short course in the mysteries of seed structure, function, and development. Chapter 1, "Backgrounds, Hints, And Tips For Teachers And Parents," provides a basis for working with the mid-years student. Chapater 2, "Where Do I Start? What Do I Do?" provides procedural tips for science research. Chapter 3,…
Descriptors: Botany, Demonstrations (Science), Electricity, Elementary Secondary Education
Boston Public Schools, MA. Dept. of Implementation. – 1984
This booklet provides parents and students with information about individual schools and programs within the Boston Public School system. The first section answers common questions about enrollment procedures, school assignments, bilingual education programs, kindergarten, transportation eligibility, family changes of address, and parent…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Program Descriptions, Public Schools
Blank, Rolf K.; And Others – 1983
In this guide, the results and findings of a major survey of magnet schools are organized into a practical manual for school districts to use in planning, developing, and implementing new magnet programs or improving those already in existence. The guide is divided into three sections: (1) key steps in magnet program development (an outline of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools
Clinchy, Evans – 1987
This fourth and final guide in a series of volumes addresses parents who desire assistance in selecting the appropriate school for their child. The guide provides narratives and "real life" descriptions of actual occurrences in schools that advertise themselves as emphasizing a particular style or philosophy of teaching or curricular…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics
Liem, Tik L. – 1992
This is the second book in a sequence of four volumes written and designed for parents of students of science, particularly for those at the lower and upper elementary and junior high or intermediate level, senior high students, college students preparing to teach science, and all those individuals who are interested in science and the application…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Science), Electricity, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy
DeBruin, Jerry – 1985
Designed to develop creativity in young learners, this book contains interdisciplinary activities which focus on the theme of electricity and magnetism. Activity pages are provided that can serve as front and back covers of a student booklet and the suggested activities can be duplicated for insertion between the covers resulting in a booklet for…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Electricity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Weston, Susan Perkins – 1990
Step-by-step advice for Spanish-speaking parents on how to choose among available schools for their children is offered in this guidebook. Factors to consider in making the choice are discussed, as well as information on alternatives to the available choices, which include home schooling and working to create new options. After an introductory…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Magnet Schools
Weston, Susan Perkins – 1989
This book offers step-by-step advice for parents on how to choose among available schools for their children. It identifies factors to consider in making the choice, and it offers information on options for parents who do not like any of the available schools, including teaching children at home and working to create new options. After an…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Magnet Schools
Voluntary Interdistrict Coordinating Council, St. Louis, MO. – 1989
Legal action opposing school segregation in St. Louis (Missouri) in the 1970s resulted in a plan to facilitate student transfer and transportation. The Parent Mentor Program was established to help parents acquire skills to work effectively with their children's schools. Through the program, parents are put in touch with other parents who are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Family, Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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