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Direct linkChatterji, Aaron; Jones, Benjamin – Hamilton Project, 2012
Technological progress has consistently driven remarkable advances in the U.S. economy, yet K-12 education sees little technological change compared to other sectors, even as U.S. K-12 students increasingly lag behind students in other nations. This proposal considers how we can take a signature American strength--innovation--and apply it to K-12…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Technology, Internet, Elementary Secondary Education
Edelman, Peter B.; Holzer, Harry J. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2013
In this paper we will briefly review recent trends in employment outcomes for disadvantaged youth, focusing specifically on those who have become "disconnected" from school and the labor market, and why these trends have occurred. We then review a range of policy prescriptions that might improve those outcomes. These policies include: 1)…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement, Employment Potential, Labor Market
Download full textAyers, Jeremy – Center for American Progress, 2011
The Obama administration has offered states the chance to waive some requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. States are required, however, to make specific reforms in exchange for increased flexibility. The administration has been clear it wants states to engage in "ambitious but achievable" reforms rather than merely asking for a pass from…
Descriptors: Accountability, Program Evaluation, State Action, Articulation (Education)
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2007
This report discusses professional development projects that are currently funded by the Improving Teacher Quality (ITQ) State Grants Program, including representative projects that will be presented to the Commission at the June meeting. In addition, the ITQ program has recently released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for grants that serve early…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Grants, Program Proposals, Teacher Effectiveness
Franse, Stephen; And Others – 1988
The Bronx Education Endowment Fund (BEEF), established in 1985, provides mini-grants of up to $100 to fund simple projects aimed at educational improvement. During the first two years of the program, 18 mini-grants were awarded to 16 teachers, one student, and one parent organization. A large number of both regular and special education students,…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Humanistic Education
Lips, Dan – Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation, 2005
Baltimore City's public school system is in crisis. Academically, the school system fails on any number of measures. The city's graduation rate is barely above 50 percent and students continually lag well behind state averages on standardized tests. Adding to these problems is the school system's current fiscal crisis, created by years of fiscal…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, School Choice, Educational Vouchers, Program Proposals
