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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461688503321

Titolo

An evaluation of the public schools of the District of Columbia : reform in a changing landscape / / Committee for the Five-Year (2009-2013) Summative Evaluation of the District of Columbia Public Schools, Board on Testing and Assessment, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-309-37381-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 p.)

Disciplina

371.2209753

Soggetti

Schools - Washington (D.C.)

Educational change - Washington (D.C.) - Evaluation

Schools - Washington (D.C.) - Evaluation

Compensatory education - Washington (D.C.) - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Contents; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Context for School Reform in D.C.; 3 Coordination, Efficiency, and Lines of Authority; 4 Improving Teacher Quality; 5 Learning Conditions; 6 Outcomes; 7 Synthesis, Conclusions, and Recommendations; Bibliography; Appendix A: Information Provided and Not Provided in Response to Committee Requests; Appendix B: Sample Interview Protocol; Appendix C: The Public Education Reform Amendment Act and Relevant Amendments; Appendix D: Information about the Functioning of the Education Agencies

Appendix E: Recommendations Regarding Special Education, American Institutes for ResearchAppendix F: Student Outcomes: Detailed Data; Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff