With No Child Left Behind (2001), annual yearly progress, and high stakes testing, administrators must implement structures and processes that maximize the learning time. In addition, with a growing number of at-risk ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of grade retention and grade placement on student achievement in both reading and math over the course of five-years. A comparison was drawn amongst two cohorts of ...

One area of education that many school leaders utilize to assist students at risk of dropping out of school is Career and Technical Education (CTE). The hands-on learning and real-world connections that CTE offers are ...

This study examines the changing role of the school principal from a managerial position to one now focused on instructional leadership. Specifically, the investigation will examine principals evaluating teachers and ...

African American males are not graduating high school at high rates; of if graduating, mostly on a Minimum Academic Plan. This longitudinal quantitative research, investigated archival data over a 5-year time period from ...

Nationally, competition among school systems has existed for decades through school choice, open enrollment, and voucher programs. These concepts were foreign to the Texas public school system until the late 20th century. ...

The purpose of this study is to identify elements of the school environment that foster resilience and positively influence African American male students’ state of college readiness. A qualitative approach was used to ...

Although many national studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of magnet programs, there is limited research involving math, science, and technology magnet schools and their influence on student academic performance, ...

In this mixed methods study, reasons why principals choose to remain employed with a large urban school district were examined. The district faced challenges with recruiting, hiring, and retaining principals. As such, the ...

During this era of high-stakes achievement testing, schools have looked for help to increase student achievement. One resource that schools have begun to take advantage of in order to boost student success is parental ...