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A Study of the Effects of School Choice on Student Achievement
Title
A Study of the Effects of School Choice on Student Achievement
Author
Crawford, Jamal
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Educational leadership, Education and state, Educational sociology
Description
No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, was the signature education legislation of the George W. Bush administration. NCLB was but the latest evolution of at least two pre...
Experiences and Perceptions of Professional Development Facilitators In a Job-Embedded School Initiative
Title
Experiences and Perceptions of Professional Development Facilitators In a Job-Embedded School Initiative
Author
Mashariki, Kaia
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Education, Teachers--Training of, Adult education
Description
Recent legislation and accountability efforts in K-12 schools have increased the need to support and maintain high-quality teachers through enhanced professional development and teacher training efforts. As districts and schools seek new and innov...
Reducing the Underrepresentation of Black Male Middle School Students in Higher Level Mathematics Courses: Principals' Perspectives
Title
Reducing the Underrepresentation of Black Male Middle School Students in Higher Level Mathematics Courses: Principals' Perspectives
Author
Barone, Jacqueline
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Middle school education
Description
Students in urban schools face a number of challenges including lower enrollment numbers in higher level mathematics courses. This particular challenge has the drastic consequence of increasing the achievement gap and reducing the opportunities av...
The Effects of a College Preparatory Program on Social Capital, Student Achievement, and College Matriculation
Title
The Effects of a College Preparatory Program on Social Capital, Student Achievement, and College Matriculation
Author
Mack, Victor
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Education, Curriculum planning
Description
With an unstable economy and non-diverse populations in STEM-related majors and fields, the United States of America is faced with unprecedented challenges in meeting the growing demands of a technical society. The lack of minorities in STEM-relat...
The Influence of Teach for America on Algebra I Student Achievement
Title
The Influence of Teach for America on Algebra I Student Achievement
Author
Carroll, Curtis
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Educational leadership
Description
This non-experimental study examined the influence of an initiative that High Risk School District (pseudonym) implemented to offset the effect of low student academic performance in low performing-schools. The study attempted to answer the follow...