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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Race to the Top"”.
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Foundation influence on Race to the Top policy
The growth of the federal government’s role in public 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, …
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The race to the top: the experiences and strategies of women of colour in UK academia
Research has outlined the potential benefits of diversity at multiple levels of higher education. At the organisational level, the underrepresentation of BAME women in senior positions in academia, particularly in professorship positions remains of high interest for academics, practitioners, and …
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Central Florida Educational Leaders' Professional Perceptions of Race to the Top Components Concerning Teacher Evaluation and Compensation
… mixed-methods replication study was conducted to develop further understanding of the professional perceptions of educational leaders as to the fairness and impact of Race to the Top reforms concerning teacher evaluation and compensation on student achievement and growth. Graduate students in …
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Globalization and standards : the liberalization of trade and the potential for a regulatory race to the top
Globalization is changing the way in which the world is organized. The world trade regime is increasingly the dominant mode of organizing international relations. Within this context of globalization and liberalization of trade, empirical examples of a race to the bottom co-exist with examples of a …
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The Challenges Associated with the Implementation of the New Teacher Evaluation Model, Achieve NJ: A Building- Based Administrators Perspective
<p>Race to the Top is a $4.35 billion United States Department of Education program created to spur innovation and reforms in states and local districts of K-12 education. It is funded by the Education Recovery Act as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and was announced by …
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Teacher and Evaluator Perspectives on the Teacher Evaluation Process for Teachers of English Language Learners: A Policy Advocacy Document
<p>The focus of this study is on teacher evaluation systems. I examine the various teacher evaluation system currently implemented in Florida. These teacher evaluation frameworks approved by the Race to the Top initiative use protocols that do not provide opportunities for differentiating …
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The Politics of Play: A Sociocultural Analysis of Play in the Context of State Preschool Standards
The past decade has seen an explosion of brain research and early childhood policies resulting in academics as a priority at state-funded preschools. Although strongly supported through a century of research, play often is pushed out by a more formalized, academic curriculum. Under the direction of …
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Teachers’ Perceptions of the Instructional Walkthroughs and the Resulting Feedback
<p>The role of the principal and the assistant principal has changed dramatically. Principals were considered solely managers; however, now their role includes the responsibility of being instructional leaders. The assistant principal was responsible for the clerical chores and tasked solely to be …
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Principal Moral Hazard, Environmental Regulatory Biases, and Strategic Interaction among Chinese Local Governments
Principal moral hazard is one of the major concerns that generates undesired and inefficient governance outcomes. Although the principal moral hazard theory is very well-established, little empirical evidence has been provided on how principal moral hazard is operating in practice and what …
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Clarity Precedes Competence: The Impact of a Revised Classroom Teacher Evaluation Instrument on Teaching and Learning
<p>This study is a program evaluation to determine the impact of evaluators’ use of the revised Classroom Teacher Evaluation Instrument on instructional practice in a mid-sized, public school district serving approximately 43,000 Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth-grade students. The primary research …
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Teachers' Perceptions of Merit Pay in Georgia
<p>This study explored the perceptions of implementing a merit pay plan as reported by elementary teachers in three rural Georgia school districts, one of which was participating in the Race to the Top (RT3) initiative. The study examined the perceptions of 109 elementary teachers in regard to …
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A Qualitative Investigation: Why Teachers are Not Aspiring to the Principalship
<p>While <em>No Child Left Behind</em> and <em>Race to the Top</em> inaugurated new movements in education, it has been reported that school districts are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit qualified new principals. Reports indicate there is an abundance of certified individuals able to …
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The effect of student motivation on career and technical education program completion and continuation
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] President Obama's Race to the Top initiative encourages college and career readiness among high school students. Career and Technical Education (CTE) is an integral part of many students' success, specifically if they …
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Teacher Perceptions of Student Growth Measures in Performance Evaluation
The accountability measures for schools originally outlined in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation established links between student and teacher performance. Race to the Top (RttT) initiatives and waivers for the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) legislation required …
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High School Administrators' Perception of the Effectiveness of Professional Development
<p>The importance of professional development has been emphasized in recent legislation and accountability acts. As Georgia competes for Race to the Top Funds, high school administrators are being required to attend various professional development activities. These may address the new teacher …
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The Impact of Standards-Based Reform on Special Education: An Exploration of Westvale Elementary School
… urban school, called Westvale Elementary School. The school was labeled a Persistently Low Achieving school under the No Child Left Behind Act and was thus required to undergo a "transformation" process. The demographics of the school at the time of the study were: over 95% free and reduced lunch, …
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The efficacy in the development and implementation of the California high school exit exam and the eighth-grade algebra 1 policy
<p>This case study analyzed the roles development and implementation have had in the Eighth-grade Algebra I policy and the California High School Exit Exam policy. From a political, economical, and historical perspective, the intended purposes of many education policies have been distorted due to …
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A Mixed-Method Inquiry into Teachers' Motivation in Middle and High Schools
The No Child Left Behind Act (2001) and Race to the Top Fund (2009) were passed by the federal legislature to address growing gaps in student achievement. The intended outcome of these measures was centered around student achievement. However, there were several unintended outcomes, including the …
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Law, the American Corporation, and Society
… explores how American legal scholarship treats the corporation by providing a history of American corporate legal theory, a history of corporate (social) responsibility from the perspective of the Berle–Dodd debate, an analysis of how legal scholars understand corporate lawmaking in America, and …
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Come a Little Closer: Examining Spillover Priming Effects from a Network Perspective
Priming theory has been well researched within the field of media studies. Since the late 1980s, priming theory has been used to explain a host of media effects related phenomena. Although priming is one of the most robust theories in media studies, scant research has been paid to …
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