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Jorgenson, Olaf; Smith, Steven H. – Principal, 2002
Describes how two low-achieving, high-poverty school districts raised the test scores of their students. The El Centro school district's inquiry-science approach raised elementary science test scores, as well as mathematics and reading scores. Twin Falls improved test scores by adopting the Standardized Timed Curriculum, which involved components…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Low Achievement
