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Posts in category Effective Public Schools
Update on 2015-17 NC Budget
Public Schools First NC wants to be sure you have the facts. Learn about the current status of the 2015-17 biennial budget and how it affects public education.
New research shows effectiveness of s...
New research from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) reveals how four schools in Northern California are succeeding in breaking the achievement gap for students of color …
To Close the Achievement Gap, We Need...
Since the implementation of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) there has been more testing and greater consequences for poor results. Despite these efforts to close the achievement gap, Linda Darling-Hammond …
Motivation Matters: Engaging Students...
The data for the 2012 high school class find that the number of students earning a diploma has exceeded 80%. Furthermore, U.S. graduation rates have risen by 7 percentage points …
Studies of STEM-Focused Schools Yield...
The increasing amount of technical-related careers has placed a high demand on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) schools, but how effective is this specialized approach?
In an article in the …
Preliminary Findings: Poverty-related...
According to an Education Week post, preliminary results of a study led by John Rogers of UCLA indicate that “Poverty-related challenges steal time from high school class periods, leading students at …
New Report: Beginners in the Classroo...
“I don’t know why everybody isn’t talking about this. Everybody, everywhere, is single-mindedly focused on the achievement gap, and nobody is spending any time talking about what potentially could be …
National Education Association Releas...
The NEA has just released its Rankings of the States 2013 and Estimates of School Statistics 2014 report. We encourage everyone to review the report in its entirety. Here are just …
State Trends: Legislative Victories 2...
“On October 10, 2013, the Campaign for Youth Justice releases a new report, State Trends – Legislative Victories from 2011-2013: Removing Youth from the Adult Criminal Justice System. The report takes a …
