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Jochim, Ashley – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2016
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) puts responsibility for improving student outcomes back where some say it has always belonged--under states' purview. No longer will prescriptive federal requirements dictate how states should identify, support, and turn around the lowest-performing schools and districts. Instead, states are empowered to craft…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, School Turnaround, State Programs, Program Effectiveness
Anzul, John C. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of the study was to document the reported experiences of nine beginning principals who participated in New Jersey's mentoring program revised in 2005, in order to gain a better understanding of this aspect of the professional education of school leaders. New changes to the program included an additional year, completion of eight…
Descriptors: Mentors, Beginning Principals, Professional Education, State Programs
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Gigante, Nancy A.; Firestone, William A. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to explore how teacher leaders help teachers improve mathematics and science teaching. Design/methodology/approach: Research focused on a purposive sample of seven teacher leaders selected to vary in their time allocated to teacher leader work and their content knowledge. Each teacher leader was interviewed, as were two…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Developmental Tasks, Teacher Leadership, Improvement Programs
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Lawrence, Salika A. – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2007
Literacy assessments are transforming the contexts of secondary instruction. This article reports how literacy assessments are shaping the instructional choices of nine English Language Arts teachers who work in three different states in northeastern United States--New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Through interviews, the teachers reported…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Test Preparation, State Programs, Literacy
Kim, Jenny H.; Miller, Tiffany D.; Reisner, Elizabeth R.; Walking Eagle, Karen P. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2006
To expand and improve after-school opportunities for children, New Jersey After 3 (NJ After 3) has sought to develop and implement a comprehensive system of high-quality after-school programs throughout the state. Specifically, NJ After 3 seeks to increase the number of after-school programs in New Jersey that provide a safe environment for…
Descriptors: Homework, Attendance Patterns, After School Programs, Educational Quality
Mojkowski, Charles – 1977
The evaluation data for this report on the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title IV Programs in New Jersey include published material, "fugitive" documents from the files of New Jersey Department of Education staff, statistical information compiled especially for this study, numerous interviews with members of the Department and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education