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Education and Literacy, Government Reform
Outlines the history, structure, and critiques of California's school finance system that it is inequitable, inadequately funded, and overly complex. Proposes principles for reform and a strategy to achieve them through small investments over time.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California
Community and Economic Development, Education and Literacy, Housing and Homelessness
Recommends coordinating housing and education policies to create mixed-income neighborhoods with good schools and quality educators, to lower student turnover, and to improve health, nutrition, and school readiness. Presents examples of local initiatives.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Community and Economic Development;Education and Literacy;Health
Offers a statistical portrait of the city's strengths and weaknesses, based on trends in indicators for jobs and the economy, crime and the justice system, public schools and higher education, city government, arts and culture, and health and welfare.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia County / Philadelphia;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania
Education and Literacy
Describes Singapore's use of performance-linked "competencies" and rating scales for each competency, modeled on effective teachers' behaviors, to measure, reward, and develop teacher performance. Considers lessons for U.S. teacher evaluation systems.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: Asia (Southeastern)-Singapore
Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Describes how state leaders spurred innovation to raise high school graduation and college-readiness rates through cooperative programs between school boards and community colleges, nonprofit support, and start-up grants. Discusses remaining barriers.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Southern) / North Carolina
Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Synthesizes materials based on data presented in 2005-06, including data on postsecondary access and success, analysis of barriers to college success, college access theory of change, and the roles of policies, programs, and knowledge in driving change.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity
Assesses whether the state's reforms can close the achievement gap among racial and socioeconomic groups. Proposes additional steps such as school health programs, extended learning programs, targeted small classes, and more parental engagement.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Southern) / Arkansas
Education and Literacy
Synthesizes three reports on what good education leadership means and how it can best be supported, including the role of the school leader and the transformation of central district offices to focus more on improving instruction. Outlines key practices.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States
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