Principal Turnover in Illinois Public Schools, 2001-2008

Education and Literacy

Principal Turnover in Illinois Public Schools, 2001-2008

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

Suspended Education in California

Education and Literacy

Suspended Education in California

Analyzes data on risk of school suspension by race/ethnicity, gender, and disability status in nearly five hundred districts; highlights research showing suspensions to be ineffective and harmful; and calls for implementing evidence-based alternatives.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California

Quality Measures: Principal Preparation Program Assessment

Education and Literacy

Quality Measures: Principal Preparation Program Assessment

Designed to help principal preparation programs assess the quality of the training offered, includes "rubrics" (ratings with descriptions of what they mean) on course content and internships as well as a handbook on how to conduct the assessment.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems

Education and Literacy

Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems

Describes how state or federal governments could reward exceptional teachers based on a uniform standard across various district-level teacher evaluation systems by determining the systems' reliability in predicting future performance. Includes Q & A.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

Preschool and School Readiness: Experiences of Children With Non-English-Speaking Parents

Children and Youth, Education and Literacy, Immigration

Preschool and School Readiness: Experiences of Children With Non-English-Speaking Parents

Examines gaps in school readiness among low-income children, especially those in immigrant and linguistically isolated families; the type of early care and education they receive; and the need for targeted center-based preschool programs to close gaps.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California

Moving to Outcomes: Approaches to Incorporating Child Assessments Into State Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems

Children and Youth, Education and Literacy

Moving to Outcomes: Approaches to Incorporating Child Assessments Into State Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems

Analyzes state policy options for incorporating direct assessments of children into the design, implementation, and evaluation of quality rating and improvement systems and other quality improvement efforts to determine the impact on child outcomes.

August 1970

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California

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