Community and Economic Development;Education and Literacy
Presents a case study of community organizing for school reform by Miami's People Acting for Community Together: how its campaign for a new literacy program shaped leadership development, district-level policy, school-level capacity, and student outcomes.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Southern) / Florida;North America / United States (Southern) / Florida / Miami/Dade County / Miami
Provides resources for facilitating discussions of a documentary on two elementary school principals' efforts to improve student achievement and implement reform. Includes sample agendas for viewing the full clip reel, individual clips, or the full film.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Reviews data on how early-career experience affects teacher effectiveness by subject, level, and distribution among high- and low-poverty schools. Calls for frontloading experience-based compensation, ensuring ongoing effectiveness, and even distribution.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Analyzes the effectiveness of using salary differentials to help schools serving disadvantaged students attract and retain highly qualified teachers. Examines teachers' responses to salary incentives and school characteristics by qualifications.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Southern)-North Carolina
Examines teachers' views of merit pay and alternative compensation for those in hard-to-staff subject areas and schools and those with special knowledge and skills. Analyzes determining factors for varying levels of support. Outlines policy implications.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-Washington
Children and Youth, Education and Literacy, Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Charter school enrollment is on the rise in many urban areas. In fact, 56% of all public charter schools are located in urban areas, and 10 of our nation's largest school districts now have 20,000 students enrolled in public charter schools. With this growth in the charter movement, there is an increasing need for local infrastructure support through technical services, advocacy, and coordination. This report examines the potential for citywide charter strategies as a key leverage point for increasing charter school quality.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Education and Literacy, Government Reform
Lee's review of this report finds it relies on misleading data and unreliable methodology. Lee indicates that, "the report's methods are so simplistic, arbitrary and poorly fitting to the report's own assumptions that it is more harmful to sound policymaking than helpful."
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Midwestern)-Indiana, North America-United States (Southern)-Maryland
Scott's review of this report finds that it lacks the evidence to support the call for an expansion of school choice. Scott identifies three major shortcomings in the report: it relies too heavily on research in progress and research produced by advocacy organizations; it neglects prior research concerning the nature of parental choice; and it fails to acknowledge that unconstrained school choice has segregative effects.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
