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Education and Literacy
Analyzes trends in turnover among public school principals in 2001-08 compared with 1987-2001, school-based and personal reasons for the moves, characteristics of their new positions, and the role of school accountability pressures. Examines implications.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Midwestern)-Illinois
Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity
Explores students' views about their choice of historically black colleges and universities, their on-campus experiences, and the value of HBCUs. Examines the role of pre-college contexts, HBCUs' impact on academic and personal growth, and implications.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy
Illustrates how third-grade reading level correlates with eighth-grade reading level, which, along with ninth-grade school traits, correlates with ninth-grade performance, which in turn correlates with high school graduation and college attendance rates.
August 1970
Geographic Focus:
Civil Society;Education and Literacy
Presents findings from the Excellence in Teaching Pilot, which included training and support, classroom observations, and feedback in principal-teacher conferences. Examines implementation issues and the validity and reliability of observation ratings.
August 1970
Geographic Focus:
Education and Literacy
Assesses collaborative efforts by the city, public schools, and nonprofits to build a strong educational foundation in early childhood, close the achievement gap, raise high school graduation and college completion rates, and boost postsecondary success.
August 1970
Geographic Focus:
Education and Literacy
Assesses Massachusetts' English for Speakers of Other Languages system, demand and supply for services, their quantity and quality, and challenges such as lack of coordination. Recommends ways to reduce gaps in services and raise efficiency and quality.
August 1970
Geographic Focus:
Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity
The report presents insights from interviews with successful male African-American college students, highlighting factors that helped them succeed in a range of contexts: getting to college, choosing colleges, paying for college, transitioning to college, matters of engagement, and responding productively to racism.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Examines the effects of the state's higher education spending cuts on enrollment rates of eligible, highly prepared students at the University of California, California State University, and California Community Colleges systems. Outlines implications.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Western) / California
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