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Articles: Research

Thirty Years Later, Little Has Changed

Nation at Risk Update
A new report finds three decades of reform has improved little.
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, April 2013
Tags: 
Common Core
legislation

Thirty Years Later: A Nation Still at Risk?

This April marks the 30th anniversary of the controversial Reagan-era report “A Nation at Risk”—and little has changed since.
Alison DeNisco
Tags: 
global competition
student achievement

Fast Fact

CIO News
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, Feb 2013
Tags: 
communication
social media

People Watch

News Update
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, Jan 2013
Tags: 
profiles

Quick Tips to Improve Pupils' Cognitive Skills

Feature
Ron Schachter
District Administration, Dec 2012
Tags: 
blended learning
21st-century learning

Spend Less, Achieve More?

Special Education Update
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, Dec 2012
Tags: 
funding
special needs

A New System for Principal Evaluation

News Update
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, November 2012
Tags: 
principals
student achievement

The Social Side of District Change

Research Center
Relationships can play a key role in reform efforts.
Alan J. Daly and Kara S. Finnigan
District Administration, July/Aug 2012
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social networks

Putting the Arts to the Test

Arts Update
New PCAH initiative will place robust arts programs in eight low-performing schools.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, June 2012
Tags: 
grants

New Study Finds Inequities in State Education Funding Formulas

News Update
New state-by-state school finance formula database may offer solutions to fractured systems.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, January 2012
Tags: 
data driven decision
legislation

Unprecedented Move for Environmental Literacy

News Update
Proposed No Child Left Inside bill would create room in the education budget for environmental education.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, May 2010
Tags: 
ESEA
NCLB
science curriculum

Using Time Effectively

Research Center
Essentials on education data and research analysis
Carla Thomas McClure
District Administration, Jul 2008

Looking Back

Research Center
A sample of tips garnered from over 50 articles.
Carla Thomas McClure
District Administration, Apr 2008

Motivation and Reading

Research Center
Creating early, engaged learners
Carla Thomas McClure
District Administration, Feb 2008
Tags: 
reading
reading curriculum

Strategies to Increase Learning

Research Center
Seven tools can help students.
Carla Thomas McClure
District Administration, Jan 2008
Tags: 
achievement gap

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