by Gordon Cawelti and Nancy Protheroe
This ERS report, which spotlights research on successful school districts, provides districts with a road map to reach their destination of improved student achievement. Supporting School Improvement: Lessons from Districts Successfully Meeting the Challenge, presents the findings of four studies highlighting school districts-most high poverty and at risk-that have achieved academic progress. As the authors attest, "school districts can have a profound and positive impact on school improvement efforts." For improvement efforts to work, district-level leadership and support are critical, according to the report. The four studies focus on the key characteristics of successful district-level programs.
The districts profiled in the report prove student success is indeed an achievable goal. In the wake of NCLB, this is a much-needed piece of good news for many districts that may be found to be "low-performing."
2003, 92 pages.
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Related Resources:
A Practical Guide to School Improvement: Meeting the Challenges of NCLB
Handbook of Research on Improving Student Achievement, 3rd Edition
High-Student Achievement: How Six School Districts Changed into High-Performing Systems
Teaching to Standards: The 8-Step Instructional Cycle
Concerns in Education: Teacher Compensation and Teacher Quality
Understanding and Using Education Statistics: It's Easier (and More Important) Than You Think, Second Edition
This publication is also available as a PDF on EdReadySearch.org.
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