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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 "Family Engagement." Contents include: (1) Solving the Digital Divide Requires…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Access to Computers, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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McMahon, Marcia; Peters, Michelle L.; Schumacher, Gary – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2014
This mixed methods study examined the relationship between school districts' principal evaluation practices and their impact on student achievement in mathematics and reading. School achievement data were collected from a sample of 41 campuses representing 27 Texas school districts. Data were also solicited from a convenience sample of campus…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Correlation
Ettema, Elizabeth; Sengupta, Krishanu; Kress, Sandy – George W. Bush Institute, Education Reform Initiative, 2014
With limited resources and fiscal strain, it is more important than ever for states and school districts to use available funds for education as efficiently and productively as possible. This is even more true today in order to educate young people to a higher standard of true readiness for college or career. This paper reviews both economic and…
Descriptors: Productivity, Public Education, State Standards, Measurement Techniques
Trinity Univ., San Antonio, TX. Center for Educational Leadership. – 1993
Determining the limits of accountability and how schools should be assessed is one of the most difficult problems in education. The state of Texas has attempted accountability by rewarding some schools and punishing others without justification. The school superintendents of Bexar County (Texas) and the Center for Educational Leadership at Trinity…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 2001
This handbook, available in English and Spanish, contains the Texas State Board of Education's approved procedures concerning dyslexia and related disorders and information regarding the state's dyslexia statutes and their relation to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Chapters…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Definitions, Disability Identification, Dyslexia