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Trewartha, Mollie Louise – Online Submission, 2007
Restructuring of schools by means of revising the school calendar from the traditional 9-month calendar to a year-round calendar is one reform idea proposed to meet the diverse abilities and needs of students. Considering the sweeping changes influenced by No Child Left Behind and the trend toward excellence in education, this research focused…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Year Round Schools, School Schedules, School Restructuring
Cornman, Stephen Q.; Stewart, Thomas; Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2007
On January 23, 2004, President Bush signed the DC School Choice Incentive Act into law. This landmark piece of legislation included $14 million in funding for what would come to be called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The OSP is the first federally funded K-12 scholarship program in the country and is designed to provide…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Pilot Projects, School Choice, Focus Groups