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L'Esperance, Mark E.; Lenker, Ethan; Bullock, Ann; Lockamy, Becky; Mason, Cathy – Middle School Journal (J3), 2013
This article offers an overview of the framework that Sampson County Public Schools (North Carolina) used to critically reflect on the current state of their middle grades schools. The article also highlights the changes that resulted from the district-wide analysis and the ways in which these changes led to a significant increase in the academic…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Academic Achievement
Council of Chief State School Officers, 2009
It is imperative that to transform the national education agenda so that each and every child may succeed. Members, thought partners, and staff of CCSSO, have worked in collaboration to identify four areas of focus that will lead the systems change necessary for a true transformation of teaching and learning. Those areas are Next Generation…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Accountability, Faculty Development
McIntire, Todd – Technology & Learning, 2006
In 2005, Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) met its Adequate Yearly Progress targets under No Child Left Behind for the third year in a row. All but one of the district's 61 schools was rated "academically acceptable" or better, and more than one quarter achieved a ranking of "recognized" or…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teachers, Online Systems, Educational Improvement
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Rossberg, Stephen A.; Bitter, Gary G. – TechTrends, 1988
Describes the Microcomputer Infusion Project (MIP), which was developed at Arizona State University to provide faculty with the necessary hardware, software, and training to become models of computer use in both lesson development and presentation for preservice teacher education students. Topics discussed include word processing; database…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Literacy, Computer Software