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The Education Mayor: Improving America's Schools

Book by Kenneth K. Wong, Francis X. Shen, Dorothea Anagnostopoulos, Stacey Rutledge; Georgetown University Press, 2007

Subjects:

Education, Urban--United States, Educational Change--United States, Mayors--United States, School Improvement Programs--United States, School Management And Organization--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...whereas the No Child Left Behind Act focuses on the bottom quartile...first year of the act, when schools were just starting to adapt...initially establish stronger schools for middle-class residents...problem of turning around the school districts worst schools. High-performing schools...
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The School Choice Hoax: Fixing America's Schools

Book by Ronald G. Corwin, E. Joseph Schneider; Praeger, 2005

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Charter Schools--United States, Educational Vouchers--United States, School Choice--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...attend 3,000 magnet schools, 80 per- cent of them...children as a means of improving racial balance. Funds for magnet schools are provided by the...cations Emergency School Aid Act. By 1980 most major...According to the Magnet Schools of America website...
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Not by Schools Alone: Sharing Responsibility for America's Education Reform

Book by Sandra A. Waddock; Praeger Publishers, 1995

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Education--Social Aspects--United States, Educational Change--United States, Public Schools--United States, School Management And Organization--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...may need help in improving their lives. Thus...supportive role that the school would play. Thus...integration between schools and human services...housed within the schools. These centers...Educational Reform Act KERA as one means of helping schools to improve their...children come to school ready to learn...
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A Choice for Our Children: Curing the Crisis in America's Schools

Book by Carlos A. Bonilla, Alan Bonsteel; Ics Press, 1997

Subjects:

Charter Schools--California--Case Studies, Charter Schools--United States, Educational Vouchers--California--Case Studies, Educational Vouchers--United States, School Choice--California--Case Studies, School Choice--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...admissions of the public schools abject failure to...Association, has said, "School choice will Balkanize...the worst public schools, many of which...associations dedicated to improving teaching standards...running our public schools--in most states...subject to Hatch Act restrictions on...defeating Californias school voucher initiative...
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Schoolhouses, Courthouses, and Statehouses: Solving the Funding-Achievement Puzzle in America's Public Schools

Book by Eric A. Hanushek, Alfred A. Lindseth; Princeton University Press, 2009

Subjects:

Academic Achievement--United States, Public Schools--United States--Finance

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Education and Poverty Improving our education system also has important...percent of adults with less than a high school education find themselves in poverty...was that investments in high-quality schools could overcome deficits originating in...the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was one of the first pieces of...

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The Two-legged Stool: the Neglected Role of Educational Standards in Improving America's Public Schools

Journal article by Julian R. Betts; Economic Policy Review - Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Vol. 4, 1998

Subjects:

Comparative studies, Education policy, Education reform, Government spending, Public schools, Quality of education, Regression analysis, Roles, Standards, United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Standards in Improving Americas Public Schools by Julian R...the minimum school-leaving age...offices in effect act as an information...of American schools. By comparing...standards at each school. I find that American high schools differ radically...suggestions for improving schools involves...
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A Kappan Special Section on School Reform - Redefining Government Roles in an Era of Standards-Based Reform

Journal article by Margaret E. Goertz; Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 83, 2001

Subjects:

Bush, George W.--Social policy, Education--Standards, Educational innovations--Political aspects, Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, Social policy--Planning, United States--Social policy

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Special Section on School Reform - Redefining...progress in our nations schools, Ms. Goertz warns...of Title I of the Improving Americas Schools Act of 1994, for example...standards, to hold schools and school systems accountable...
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Improving Florida's Test-based Accountability System: Suggestions from Elementary School Administrators

Journal article by Brett D. Jones, Robert J. Egley; Planning and Changing, Vol. 35, 2004

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Accountability, Elementary school teachers, Florida, No Child Left Behind Act 2001-US, Professional standards

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Improving Floridas Test...from Elementary School Administrators...Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. NCLB...the culture of schools and improve student...achievement of Americas "neediest children...achievement and school quality (Bush...was not taking schools in the right...implications for improving high-stakes...
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Expectations, Incentives, and Performance in America's Schools

Journal article by Daniel W. Bromley; Daedalus, Vol. 127, 1998

Subjects:

Educational evaluation--Analysis, Schools--Evaluation, Teachers, Rating of--Technique

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Family, and School Factors in...Outcomes," in Improving Americas Schools: The Role...Incentives, and School Organization...States," in Improving Americas Schools, ed. Hanushek...Indicators of School Performance," in Improving Americas Schools, ed. Hanushek...
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The Physical Educator's Lead in Improving School Wellness

Journal article by Amelia Mays Woods; JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, Vol. 77, 2006

Subjects:

Schools--Laws, regulations and rules, Schools--Services, Schools--United States, Students--Health aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Educators Lead in Improving School Wellness. by...Reauthorization Act of 2004 became law, schools began to accept...as related to schools, centers on...activity; (2) improving access to child...and quality in school lunch programs...

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SCHOOL-TO-WORK EDUCATION Shortchanges Academic Knowledge

Magazine article by Virginia Miller; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 130, July 2001

Subjects:

Academic standards--Standards, Education, Education--Standards, Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994

Collections: Education, Entire Library

SCHOOL-TO-WORK...of public schools to help American...legislation as the Improving Americas Schools Act and Goals...knowledge. Schools should not...passed the School-to-Work...from high school to work or...secondary schools concentrated on improving these key...
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A Model for Improving Catholic School System Vitality

Magazine article by Ron Costello, Peggy Elson, Kathy Mears; Momentum, Vol. 39, November 2008

Subjects:

Accreditation, Catholic churches, Catholic schools, Education, Popes, Professional development, Students, Urban areas, Urban schools

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Model for Improving Catholic School System Vitality...many Catholic schools are struggling...Will Save Americas Urban Catholic...for Catholic schools, ones that central ize school management...Programs for Improving Catholic Education...Will Save Americas Urban Catholic Schools" included...and Catholic school supporters...
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Improving All Our Schools: a Common-sense Agenda for Change

Magazine article; The New Crisis, Vol. 107, July 2000

Subjects:

Academic achievement, Curricula, Education reform, Elementary schools, Feinberg-Fisher Elementary School-Miami FL, Parents & parenting

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...of the first schools to participate...sagging, Marion schools adopted changes...through high school. Test scores...reading-- and the school district has...this success. Americas public schools are on the rebound...ACHIEVEMENT IS IMPROVING-in core academic...declines. SAT AND ACT SCORES ARE RISING...
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School Psychologists: Improving Student and School Outcomes

Magazine article; National Association of School Psychologists. Communique, Vol. 39, September 2010

Subjects:

Academic achievement, Achievement tests, Behavior, Child discipline, Children & youth, Crisis intervention, Data collection, Design, Learning, Mental health, Monitoring systems, Principles, School dropouts, School psychologists, School safety, Students, Teachers

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...empowered to teach. School psychologists work with...barriers to learning. School psychologists help schools and families address...challenges in education: improving and individualizing...creating safe, positives school climates and preventing...necessary to prepare all of Americas children for academic...
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A New Business Agenda for Improving U.S. Schools

Magazine article by Norman R. Auustine; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 13, Spring 1997

Subjects:

Business and education--Analysis, Schools--Management

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...through a high-school science fair...most U.S. schools are not good...graduate from high school. Many of the...citizenry as Americas great strength...adopt-a-school programs, and...management to schools. Then came a...of a business improving its products...understand and act on the information...

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Congress to Fatten the School Lunch Program; Federal Solution to Childhood Obesity Is More Pork

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), July 14, 2010

Subjects:

Childhood obesity--Political aspects, Obesity in children--Political aspects, School food services--Political aspects, School lunches--Political aspects, School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc.--Political aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...at particular schools would automatically...holidays and during school breaks and vacations...schoolchildren. The school-meal initiative...million in 2006. Schools and food-service...want to use the Improving Nutrition for Americas Children Act to claim their...
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D.C. School Lunch Firm Challenged; Vendor Nets Hefty Pacts despite Nutritional, Food-Safety Issues

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), January 26, 2010

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Burger King Corp.--Contracts, Chicago, Illinois. Public Schools, Elementary school students, Food safety, Food--Safety and security measures, Restaurant industry--Contracts, School food services, School lunches, School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...is one of North Americas largest school cafeteria operators...the Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2009...Medicine (IOM) for improving national school...to D.C. public school students. On Nov...Freedom of Information Act request with D.C. Public Schools on Dec. 18, asking...about nutrition in school meals. More than...
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Pakistan's Madrassas Need Reform; Road to Moderation Runs through Its Schools

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), August 23, 2010

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Islamic schools, Schools

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Runs through Its Schools. Byline: Ilan...Pakistans Islamic schools. That problem...vast majority is of school age and will be...Congress focuses on improving everything from...However, vocational schools can help fill this...another way, perhaps Americas most constructive...do even better to act on it. Ilan Berman...
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President Bush Spurs School Reform

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 31, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Bush Spurs School Reform...discussion about improving our schools has been...hiring of school personnel...Hughes Act of 1917 helped...education in Americas high schools as the country...opportunities for Americas growing numbers...impacts local school districts...
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Arts Funding Uneven in Schools

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 24, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and Virginia schools because of state...County Public School System in Ellicott...Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB...in the nations schools. In January...Languages in Americas Schools," issued in...cut, unless a school district is in...initiatives aimed at improving the quality of...

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