In the present study, hierarchical linear modeling with random intercept models was used to estimate the impact school and teacher-level factors had on K-12 teachers' perceptions of school influence, curricular and pedagogical autonomy, and job satisfaction in the early years of the Race to the Top Era. The main predictors investigated were…

This Statistics in Brief contributes to current research by investigating the use of tutoring services among a nationally representative group of public school students enrolled in grades K-12. The report compares students in schools that have not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for 3 or more years, and were thereby enrolled in schools that…

This report discusses the controversy over the Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Survey, which has been conducted since 1966 by the Office for Civil Rights to gather data to guide federal enforcement of children's civil rights in the public schools. Part 1 addresses the most commonly asked questions about the survey (eg., why it exists,…

The purpose of this practicum was to assess the needs of the public concerning the need for information about federal programs and to develop a brochure that would supply this needed information. The needs assessment was conducted in three Florida school districts. The needs identified in the assessment were used to develop a brochure. A survey…

The purposes of this study were to (a) identify how leadership in a successful rural school districts has helped raise student achievement levels beyond those of comparable school districts as measured by state and federal mandated test scores, (b) investigate the district leadership that aligns with identified effective practices, and (c)…

This booklet examines the impact of federal funding on small school districts in the United States and is intended to provide information that will be useful to local school districts as well as to the state and federal agencies responsible for allocating federal funds. Much of the data for the study was gathered through a survey questionnaire…

The central purpose of this project was to provide an information base that the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) can use in planning programs to help school personnel cope more effectively with the problem of violence in their schools. The efforts to provide an information base were organized into four tasks: to determine the…

This report supplements the final evaluation of the State Dissemination Grants Program (SDGP), a major initiative within the mission of the National Institute of Education to assist state educational agencies in implementing, strengthening, and institutionalizing dissemination services that improve educational practice and equity. A substudy was…

During 1974-75, 86 Desegregation Counselor Aides worked in 39 desegregated Minneapolis public schools. About three-fourths of the Aides served elementary schools. Aides attempted to resolve student-student and student-teacher conflicts, to improve interracial attitudes, and to act as liaisons between schools and the neighborhoods from which…

The report to Congress on the management of the Federal Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) explains findings grouped into five major areas: (1) goal setting, (2) performance management, (3) human resources management, (4) grants management, and (5) federal/state relationships. Questionnaires concerning the management…

This report presents the findings of a survey of 51 State Directors of the Chapter 1 compensatory education program taken for the purpose of gathering a current database of information analyzing the effectiveness of implementation of the Chapter 1 program, as amended by the Hawkins-Stafford School Improvement Amendments of 1988. The survey…

This study examines the emerging relationships between the Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) created by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and various other educational agencies with which RELs work. A major purpose of the investigation was to identify those factors that encourage or obstruct the development of effective…

The purpose of this guide is to provide educators throughout New York State with a convenient source of information on the network of federally funded technical assistance organizations. It begins with a brief consideration of four areas: (1) what technical assistance is; (2) principles of effective technical assistance; (3) when technical…

This report to the U.S. Congress reviews monitoring activities of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in regard to formula grant programs. The study looked at dates of the most recent monitoring visits to the state education agencies and calculated key steps in the monitoring process, such as the time from visit to issuance of the…

Major areas of concern of Pennsylvania school food service management--student participation, labor cost, food cost, and uses of management information--are analyzed and recommendations are made. The management information study is an analysis of the findings from a six-county sample survey of record keeping practices and personal perceptions of…