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Kolbe, Tammy; Partridge, Mark; O'Reilly, Fran – National Center on Time & Learning, 2012
This report takes a first step toward filling the need for more information on time allocated to schooling. Data from the federal Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), the only nationally representative data source available for identifying variations in time across schools, are used to measure and document in-school time among the nation's…
Descriptors: Profiles, Charter Schools, Educational Change, Time Management
OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2012
"Education Indicators in Focus" is a recurring series of briefs that highlight specific indicators in "OECD's Education at a Glance" that are of particular interest to policy makers and practitioners. They provide a detailed look into current issues in pre-primary, primary and secondary education, higher education, and adult outcomes from a global…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Class Size
Hirsch, Eric; Emerick, Scott – Center for Teaching Quality, 2006
Many schools across the country face persistent teacher working condition challenges that are closely related to high teacher turnover rates and chronic difficulties in recruiting and retaining teachers. Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ) research examining working conditions survey results in both North Carolina and South Carolina demonstrates…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Persistence, Educational Change, Teaching Conditions
Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2005
This revised edition of "Prisoners of Time" is designed to refocus attention on the critical issue of using time as a resource for teaching and learning. It contains the same text as the original report but also includes some up-to-date examples of the creative and productive ways in which schools can use time. State and local education…
Descriptors: Time Management, Time Factors (Learning), Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education
Blank, Rolf K.; Kim, Jason J.; Smithson, John – 2000
This report presents results from four 1999 Urban Systemic Initiative (USI) school district surveys. The Survey of Enacted Curriculum is the study component of a grant from the National Science Foundation to examine how reform works in USI districts. The study explores the impact of USI programs on student achievement and the learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Kim, Jason J.; Crasco, Linda M.; Blank, Rolf K.; Smithson, John – 2001
This report presents results from eight Urban Systemic Initiative (USI) school district surveys conducted during 1999 and 2000. The Survey of Enacted Curriculum is the study component of a National Science Foundation grant on how reform works in USI districts. The study explores the impact of USI programs on student achievement and the learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development