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Cavanagh, John M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Successful change in schools is planned, expected and managed with the objective focused on benefiting the students, not just converting the staff. This investigation is a case study of a public school district that opted to implement curricular change following an examination of the district's performance toward adequate yearly progress. This…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Case Studies, Public Schools
Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Meyer, Robert H.; Whitten, Gregory W. – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2009
Schools that have not made adequate yearly progress in increasing student academic achievement are required, under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), to offer children in low-income families the opportunity to receive supplemental educational services (SES). In research conducted in Milwaukee Public Schools, the authors explore whether parents and…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Federal Programs, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education
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McMaster, Kristen L.; Kung, Shu-Hsuan; Han, Insoon; Cao, Marisa – Exceptional Children, 2008
This study determined the effectiveness of Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS) for English Learners (ELs). We compared 20 K-PALS ELs to 20 Control ELs and to 20 K-PALS non-ELs on early reading skill acquisition, using a pretest-posttest control group design with matched samples. We also compared proportions of ELs unresponsive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Early Reading, Learning Strategies, Phonemic Awareness