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Download full textYoung, John W.; Cline, Frederick; King, Teresa C.; Jackson, Avis D.; Timberlake, Allison – Educational Testing Service, 2011
Interest in setting high educational standards is at the forefront of many school reform programs in the United States. States' pursuit of high standards can be advanced through implementation of programs such as High Schools That Work ("HSTW"), which emphasizes high expectations and rigorous academics for all students, including Career…
Descriptors: High Schools, Program Descriptions, Vocational Education, Literature Reviews
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 2002
This report discusses low-performing school districts identified by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL). It is based on a 5-year contract in which SEDL tried to transform low-performing schools in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas into high-performing learning communities. The first part of the paper…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Administration, Educational Change
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Direct linkSchneider, Jean Suchsland – Roeper Review, 2006
This descriptive study investigated two areas: (a) perceived changes in gifted and talented (G/T) programming in Iowa from the time a state mandate was implemented to the time of the study, and (b) perceived effects of the mandate on G/T programming in Iowa. Perceptions of middle-level teachers of gifted and talented students (n = 111) were…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Gifted, Educational Change, Program Implementation
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1976
The panel provides an overview of the factors most influential in shaping the American high school as it exists today and recommends (1) replacing the comprehensive high school and providing comprehensive education; (2) establishing participatory education involving adolescents and other interested adults in the community; (3) establishing small,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attendance, Community Involvement, Comprehensive Programs
