Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| Educational Administration… | 1 |
| National Center for Education… | 1 |
| Phi Delta Kappan | 1 |
| ProQuest LLC | 1 |
| Research for Action | 1 |
| Teachers College Record | 1 |
Author
| Boyle, Andrea | 1 |
| Desimone, Laura | 1 |
| Desimone, Laura M. | 1 |
| Dever, Kelly | 1 |
| Dragoset, Lisa | 1 |
| Duffy, Mark | 1 |
| Durand, Francesca T. | 1 |
| Graczewski, Cheryl | 1 |
| Hallgren, Kristin | 1 |
| James-Burdumy, Susanne | 1 |
| Lawson, Hal A. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 2 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Race to the Top | 6 |
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 3 |
| American Recovery and… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Florida Comprehensive… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkDurand, Francesca T.; Lawson, Hal A.; Wilcox, Kristen Campbell; Schiller, Kathryn S. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2016
Purpose: This multiple case study investigated district leaders' orientations and strategies as their elementary schools proceeded with state-mandated implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). We identified differences between schools achieving above-predicted outcomes on state CCSS assessments ("odds-beaters") and…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Case Studies, Elementary Schools, Program Implementation
Lyles-Folkman, Kimberley – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The problem addressed in this study was to understand how preservice teachers documented and communicated learning via working eportfolios to demonstrate reflective practice in a teacher education class. The purpose of the study was to use mixed methods to understand how preservice teachers document and communicate their learning in working…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Visual Aids, Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Desimone, Laura M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
The author compared NCLB-prompted standards-based reforms with earlier reforms and found that earlier manifestations of standards-based reforms may have been more productive and constructive. NCLB, with its emphasis on accountability through high-stakes testing, has produced many perverse results alongside documented achievement gains, the author…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Academic Standards
Download full textTanenbaum, Courtney; Boyle, Andrea; Graczewski, Cheryl; James-Burdumy, Susanne; Dragoset, Lisa; Hallgren, Kristin – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2015
One objective of the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) School Improvement Grants (SIG) and Race to the Top (RTT) program is to help states enhance their capacity to support the turnaround of low-performing schools. This capacity may be important, given how difficult it is to produce substantial and sustained achievement gains in low-performing…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Grants
Desimone, Laura – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background: Since the onset of standards-based reform and its continuation in the form of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and now Race to the Top, debates have continued about whether such policies foster desirable change in states, districts, schools and classrooms. Research Question: The study asks: How do state and district administrators,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Academic Standards, State Standards, Educational Legislation
Levin, Stephanie; Duffy, Mark; Dever, Kelly – Research for Action, 2012
Math experts developed Formative Assessment Lessons that teachers can incorporate throughout the year's curriculum. Both tools target the "instructional core." A study by Research for Action (RFA) examining the first year of piloting the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) and Math Design Collaborative (MDC) tools (2010-11) found…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Comparative Analysis, Leadership, Educational Change
