ELMORE DIGS DEEP TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL REFORM

Journal of Staff Development;  October 1, 2007 ;     370 words ...ELMORE DIGS DEEP TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL REFORM School Reform From the Inside Out: Policy, Practice, and Performance...much to our understanding of : ?why and how school reform succeeds or fails. This book adds depth and...

U46 continues struggling with school reform ideas

Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  February 23, 2001 ;     530 words ......U46 began talking about comprehensive school reform nearly five years ago, not everyone...from Patrick Dolan, a nationally know school reform consultant. During three days last...into eight recommendations to keep the school reform process in motion. Comprehensive school...

School reform meant to fail? Don't you believe it

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 22, 1989 ;     662 words ......you won't be able to pull off this school reform because you are black, Hispanic or...other school unions. The people who say school reform won't work come from the right and...sincerely. Others don't; they want school reform to fail because it serves their own...

School Reform Behind the Scenes

The Journal of Negro Education;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...School Reform Behind the Scenes, by Joseph P. McDonald...needed to rethink public education. In School Reform Behind the Scenes, the authors give...opportunities for "all" Americans as related to school reform. Yet, the authors are not explicit...

School reform pioneer decries `Lost Decade'

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 20, 1997 ;     610 words ......there at the creation, says Chicago school reform has been kidnapped by "careerist reformers...little to do with improving education. School reform groups, Keleher charges in a scorching...what he calls "The Lost Decade" of school reform. And "if academic achievement is the...

2 `musts' if school reform is to succeed

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 14, 1989 ;     565 words ...The recently enacted school reform legislation was an idea whose...business organizations that made school reform a reality. The legislation gives...not enough. The real battle for school reform is now beginning. UNO sees two...

Journal to monitor school reform

Chicago Sun-Times;  November 1, 1989 ;     279 words ...Chicago's experiment in school reform soon will have an independent...publishes the Chicago Reporter. "For school reform to succeed, all communities need...Ravitch, a national expert on school reform. "The creation of Catalyst to...

Howard professor stresses need for school reform

New Pittsburgh Courier;  February 6, 1999 ;     555 words ...Howard professor stresses need for school reform by Treshea N. Wade Courier Staff Writer...learn how they can become catalysts for school reform. Pitt's Institute for Practice and...second in a series of colloquiums on "School Reform in Low Income Communities," Feb. 3...

School reform and the struggle for hope in Detroit

Michigan Citizen;  September 9, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Rich Michigan Citizen 09-09-2000 School reform and the struggle for hope in...Detroit, the sole way out is school reform that can win working people with kids back to the city. Hope in school reform is only possible in tandem with...

DEPARTMENT CREATES NEW CLEARINGHOUSE ON COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  September 29, 1999 ;     365 words ......new clearinghouse for comprehensive school reform to provide educators and the public...achieve to high standards. Comprehensive school reform has been one of the linchpins of our...good source of information on model school reform initiatives and their effectiveness...

12 SCHOOLS SHARE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM FUNDING

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 3, 2006 ;     700+ words ......third years of Comprehensive School Reform projects designed to improve student achievement. "Comprehensive School Reform has made a significant impact...s success with Comprehensive School Reform merited a final year of grants...

Where's Waldo?: the conspicuous absence of higher education from school...

Phi Delta Kappan;  December 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......limited higher education presence in school reform and suggests Oregon's Proficiency-based...participate constructively in high school reform. My 8-year-old daughter was fond of...limited higher education presence in school reform and then turn to a discussion of Oregon...

School reform group seeks more power for principals

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 7, 1991 ;     451 words ...A coalition of school reform groups joined forces Thursday to...described as the missing piece of the school reform puzzle: making school engineers...urged legislators to amend the School Reform Act to give principals control...

School Reform Helping, Not Lacking

Chicago Sun-Times;  October 19, 1994 ;     700+ words ......important findings about attitudes toward school reform. The Sun-Times; Gallup Poll (Oct. 12...of people surveyed believe Chicago school reform has produced improvements, while 7...justify the front-page headline "Survey: School Reform Lacking." In fact, "Survey: School...

Middle School Reform

NEA Today;  March 1, 1999 ;     52 words ...Middle School Reform Middle Web provides parents and educators...up-to-date, in-depth information on middle school reform. The site includes a resource page for more information on school reform, links to other reform Web sites, and recent...