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Nichols-Barrer, Ira; Haimson, Joshua – Mathematica Policy Research, 2013
Expeditionary Learning (EL) is a growing provider of curriculum and professional development services to teachers and school leaders. The EL model combines an interdisciplinary instructional approach with ongoing training and coaching for teachers and school leaders. The EL curriculum uses an experiential approach in which students conduct…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Training, Coaching (Performance), Experiential Learning
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2008
This report summarizes results from the 2007 Austin Independent School District summer school program at those Title I schools that provided summer services to students who did not attend other district summer school programs.
Descriptors: Summer Schools, At Risk Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation
McCombs, Jennifer Sloan, Ed.; Kirby, Sheila Nataraj, Ed.; Mariano, Louis T., Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2009
Many states and school districts are implementing test-based requirements for promotion at key transitional points in students' schooling careers, thus ending the practice of "social promotion"--promoting students who have failed to meet academic standards and requirements for that grade. In 2003-2004, the New York City Department of…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Intervention, Grade Repetition, Social Promotion
Plucker, Jonathan A.; Simmons, Ada B.; Ravert, Russell – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2005
The purpose of the current report is to synthesize 11 previous Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) project reports in order to provide a comprehensive overview of Early Literacy Intervention Grant Program (ELIGP) implementation and effectiveness. Information presented in this report draws from CEEP involvement across eight years of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Literacy Education, Intervention, Grants
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2007
This report summarizes Austin ISD's state-funded Optional Extended Year Program activities for the 2006-2007 school year.
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Elementary Secondary Education, At Risk Students, Extended School Day
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes evaluation results of the AISD state-funded Optional Extended Year Program for 2002-2003.
Descriptors: School Districts, Extended School Year, Elementary School Students, Parent Participation