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Editorial: Working to Close the Achievement Gap
(From the May 2009 Primary and Secondary Education Brief)Educators, administrators and lawmakers should implement innovative projects and programs to help students succeed and to help close the achievement gap...
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- Publish date: 2009-05
- Keywords:Primary - Secondary Education Brief
Helping All Students Succeed
(From the May 2009 Primary and Secondary Education Brief) This article from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory details how three schools worked to meet annual measurable achievement objectives on students’ progress toward English proficiency...
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- Publish date: 2009-05
- Keywords:Primary - Secondary Education Brief
Using Continuous Improvement to Close the Achievement Gap
(From the May 2009 Primary and Secondary Education Brief) Administrators from Colorado Springs School District 11 write about how a middle school used a three-tiered system to help students reach adequate yearly progress (AYP) on the state’s..
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- Publish date: 2009-05
- Keywords:Primary - Secondary Education Brief
Seizing the Opportunity to Improve Student Achievement
(From the May 2009 Primary and Secondary Education Brief) After being designated as a school district in need of improvement, administrators and staff at Dunkirk City School District followed a Learning Point Associates audit recommendation to create..
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- Publish date: 2009-05
- Keywords:Primary - Secondary Education Brief
Connecting Data with Results
(From the May 2009 Primary and Secondary Education Brief) Marcy Lauck of California’s San Jose Unified School District writes about how the district used data in its continuous improvement efforts...
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- Publish date: 2009-05
- Keywords:Primary - Secondary Education Brief
Driving the Cycles of Inquiry
This white paper from Follett Software Company, about the San Jose Unified School District, will examine the ways in which the cycles of inquiry approach creates a demand for new data procedures, structures and technologies within schools and districts...
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- Publish date: 2009-05
- Keywords:Primary - Secondary Education
Making the Data-Driven District Work
This white paper from Follett Software Company presents North Carolina's Iredell-Statesville Schools as a case study of the data needs created by a systemic and systematic PDSA approach. It will also discuss the solutions the district adopted to meet..
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- Publish date: 2009-05
- Keywords:Primary - Secondary Education
Transformational Leadership Program at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota’s leadership development programs are considered key components of the “Transforming the U” vision...
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- Publish date: 2009-05
- Keywords:Higher Education
Will Students Make the Grade in an Education for the World Ahead?
In a world where innovation is what separates most organizations from their competitors, can continuous improvement programs in public school classrooms make a difference?..
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- Publish date: 2009-05
- Keywords:K-12
Quality Issues in Higher Education
What does quality mean in the higher education setting? How should it be evaluated? How can it be improved?..
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- Publish date: 2009-05
- Keywords:Higher Education
