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Hoerr, Thomas R. – Educational Leadership, 2016
How important is it that every student in a school is excited about learning? Should a student be allowed to use all his/her strengths in learning? Do you know someone who wasn't a particularly good student but has been very successful in life? What these seemingly unrelated questions have in common is an appreciation for the range of talents that…
Descriptors: Caring, Multiple Intelligences, Teaching Methods, Educational Legislation
A Case Study in Curriculum Decision Making and Federal Education Policy.
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Pasch, Marvin; Greene, Bert I. – Educational Leadership, 1984
The decision by a Reagan administration appointee to terminate funding of 13 validated projects illustrates the influence of politics on policy. (Author)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Educational Policy
Synthesis of Research on Compensatory and Remedial Education.
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Anderson, Lorin W.; Pellicer, Leonard O. – Educational Leadership, 1990
Current Chapter 1 remedial and compensatory education programs may not be worth the substantial funds being poured into them. To address shortcomings, such programs should be upgraded, reconceptualized as educational (not funding) programs, and fully integrated into the total school program. Includes 14 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
A Changing N.I.E.: New Leadership, a New Climate
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Schaffarzick, Jon; Sykes, Gary – Educational Leadership, 1978
Shifts in funding priorities at the National Institute of Education may indicate significant changes in the types of activities NIE will support in coming years. Less emphasis will be placed on curriculum development activities and more on research and strengthening others' development capabilities and efforts. (Author)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Alternative to Performance Contracting. The School-University Program
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Tanner, Laurel N. – Educational Leadership, 1973
Performance contracting is sometimes expensive and not necessarily successful. Opportune school university programs as evidenced by the Atlanta public Schools project mean utilizing the combined resources to provide optimum in educational opportunities. (DS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Federal Aid, Inservice Teacher Education
Coaching the After-School Instructional Staff.
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Thompson, Martina M.; Tutwiler, Sandra Winn – Educational Leadership, 2001
The Lawrence (Kansas) Public School District has a federally funded, three-site 21st Century Community Learning Center (including two elementary schools and one junior high school.) that offers academic, cultural, social, and recreational activities during after-school hours. Staff receives training aligned with students' diverse needs and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Caregiver Training, Community Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Reclaiming Traditional Values in Education: The Implications for Educational Research.
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McGraw, Onalee – Educational Leadership, 1984
The chairman of the Committee on Labs and Centers, National Council on Educational Research, policymaking body for the National Institute of Education (NIE), states that education issues cannot be separated from questions of philosophy. Shared values represent an appropriate and useful utilization of taxpayer money at NIE. (MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Federal Aid, Government School Relationship, Grants