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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"RTTT"”.
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Foundation influence on Race to the Top policy
… education was evidenced in the Race to the Top (RTTT) program that awarded funding to states for adopting key K-12 education reform initiatives. Using a content analysis methodology, this research study examined the grant giving of the Gates, Broad, and Walton Foundations during the RTTT policy …
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Central Florida Educational Leaders' Professional Perceptions of Race to the Top Components Concerning Teacher Evaluation and Compensation
… perceptions of the five identified components of RTTT based upon professional classification or percentage free and reduced lunch population at the school sites where assigned. Among the identified RTTT components, the component that provided for the use of school- or team-level VAM scores as part …
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Progressing towards the implementation of the Tennessee model for comprehensive school counseling programs: a study of school counselor priorities and practices
… recent receipt of the Race to the Top (RTTT) funds (USDOE, 2009), school counselors in Tennessee will soon be evaluated and held accountable for contributing to student achievement. This responsibility is clearly articulated in the Tennessee Model for Comprehensive School Counseling …
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Five School District Mentor Models for Secondary Mathematics and Science Teachers in a Job Embedded University Teacher Preparation Program
… Preparation Program (RTP3), a Race to the Top (RTTT) program funded project. RTTT funded efforts reward states that have demonstrated success in raising student achievement and have the best plans to accelerate learning in the future (U.S. Department of Education, 2014). Five Florida school …
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Teacher Perceptions of Student Growth Measures in Performance Evaluation
… and teacher performance. Race to the Top (RttT) initiatives and waivers for the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) legislation required these links be used for teacher accountability in the form of including student growth measures, value-added measures, or student …
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TCAP Scores and Per Pupil Expenditures: Statewide Changes Before and After Tennessee’s First to the Top Act
… of $501,000,000 in federal Race to the Top (RTTT) grant monies. Half of that money was retained by Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) for education reform initiatives. The other half was awarded to each Local Education Agency (LEA) according to the Title I formula after TDOE approval of …
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Relationships Between Teacher Attendance and Student Scores on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Achievement Test in East Tennessee.
<p>This mixed methods study examined relationships between third, fourth, and fifth grade teacher attendance as well as teacher and administrator perceptions of teacher attendance during the 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08 school years. Third, fourth, and fifth grade student test scores on the …