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Miller, S. J. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2014
This study highlights one semester of ongoing research reflecting how preservice English students performed dispositions for social justice. This work draws on a postmethod approach, observing participants' artifacts and participation in a variety of classroom activities. By tapping into participants' funds of social justice knowledge, it explored…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English Instruction, Social Justice, Performance Based Assessment
Walters, Christopher – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2014
Studies of small-scale "model" early-childhood programs show that high-quality preschool can have transformative effects on human capital and economic outcomes. Evidence on the Head Start program is more mixed. Inputs and practices vary widely across Head Start centers, however, and little is known about variation in effectiveness within…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Human Capital, Evidence, Federal Programs
Data Quality Campaign, 2014
A wide array of federal funding opportunities exists to help states build a secure infrastructure to support data use and ensure that students are prepared for college and careers. Because the reporting requirements for these programs are frequently developed without input from other programs and agencies, grantees are required to report data that…
Descriptors: Student Records, Data Collection, Compliance (Legal), Federal Programs
Jackson, Stephen; Remer, Casey – Hunt Institute, 2014
Until recently, states focused on ensuring the presence of a "highly qualified teacher" in every classroom. Under the 2001 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), this title described a teacher holding at least a bachelor's degree and the appropriate state license and…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Teacher Evaluation, Educational Opportunities, Teacher Qualifications
Webb, Michael – Jobs For the Future, 2014
Early college schools are succeeding at our nation's most daunting educational challenge--propelling students from underserved backgrounds to graduate high school and earn postsecondary degrees. These schools combine high school and college in rigorous, yet supportive environments that embrace acceleration over remediation. Their "college for…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Access to Education, College Preparation, College Readiness
Baum, Sandy; Elliott, Diane Cardenas; Ma, Jennifer; Bell, D'Wayne – College Board, 2014
After increasing by 18% (in inflation-adjusted dollars) between 2007-08 and 2010-11, the total amount students borrowed in federal and non-federal education loans declined by 13% between 2010-11 and 2013-14. Growth in full-time equivalent (FTE) postsecondary enrollment of 16% over the first three years, followed by a decline of 4% over the next…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Grants, Student Loan Programs
Shearouse, Randy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Over half of the states now require students to pass a high stakes exit exam before being allowed to graduate from high school. No Child Left Behind requires that standardized testing be included to determine whether or not a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The purpose of this study is to examine the results of the Georgia High School…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Graduation, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Riordan, Julie; Dynarski, Mark; Kochanek, Julie; Best, Jane; Dawson, Matt – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
In an effort to bring more knowledge about "what works" to educational practitioners, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has made significant investments in developing and disseminating focused, rigorous research projects in order to increase the supply of and demand for this research in educational decision making. These efforts…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Projects, Information Dissemination, Research Utilization
Khan, Arshia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Driven by the compulsion to improve the evident paucity in quality of care, especially in critical access hospitals in the United States, policy makers, healthcare providers, and administrators have taken the advise of researchers suggesting the integration of technology in healthcare. The Electronic Health Record (EHR) System composed of multiple…
Descriptors: Information Management, Management Systems, Mortality Rate, Correlation
Reform Support Network, 2012
Guided by its First to the Top legislation enacted in early 2010, Tennessee is one of the first States to implement a comprehensive teacher evaluation system based on multiple measures of teacher performance. Full implementation began in the 2011-2012 school year. Similar to other States engaged in rethinking teacher evaluation systems, Tennessee…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Effectiveness
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Hoffman, Jessica A.; Agrawal, Tara; Carter, Sonia; Grinder, AnnMarie; Castaneda-Sceppa, Carmen – NHSA Dialog, 2012
One approach to halting the childhood obesity epidemic has been the modification of foods available to children during the school day. In recent years there has been an increased focus on obesity prevention efforts among children ages birth to 5 and the role of child care settings in prevention efforts. Head Start serves as an important venue for…
Descriptors: Food Service, Obesity, Low Income, Prevention
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Mages, Wendy K. – NHSA Dialog, 2012
Institutional characteristics of preschool centers can influence the successful implementation of professional development programming. This article provides an overview of a dynamic Head Start teacher professional development program. The program, conducted by a well-respected theatre-in-education organization, was designed to help preschool…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Institutional Characteristics, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
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Wiseman, Donna L. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
Policy affecting teacher education evolves from a wide range of sources, including public perceptions and attitudes, federal initiatives, current trends in public schools and higher education, the visions and whims of politicians, and the profession's own initiatives. No matter how it emerges, it is not unusual for policy ebbs and flows to result…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Change Strategies
Sommervold, Cate; Goodwin, Melissa – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2012
Some schools in South Dakota have gone one-to-one, and other schools have one computer cart for two grade levels. Some teachers refuse to use their computers for anything but email, and others are incorporating web 2.0 tools into their project-based learning curricula. But one thing that is consistent across the board is the need for…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Web 2.0 Technologies, Federal Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
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Sleep, Laurie; Eskelson, Samuel L. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2012
This paper investigates the contribution of mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) and curriculum materials to the mathematical quality of instruction by comparing the enactment of a fractions problem taught by two teachers with differing MKT. It was found that MKT seem to support teachers' precise use of mathematical language and to prevent…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Curriculum Implementation, Mathematics Curriculum
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