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School Choice: The Personal And The Political, James V. Shuls
School Choice: The Personal And The Political, James V. Shuls
Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications
Enrollment in school choice programs is growing, so is overall support for school choice. Many have analyzed what demographic characteristics impact attitudes towards school choice. This paper adds to the literature by exploring the interaction between personal decisions regarding school choice and broader support for school choice programs. Focus groups were conducted in St. Louis and Kansas City with 35 parents of school age children. Participant responses indicate that school choice programs illicit mixed emotions from parents. Most participants personally support school choice and exercise choice themselves by sending their children to magnet, charter, or private schools. At the same …
The State Of Teaching In Urban Settings And The Importance Of Teaching Unions, Corey Sweeney
The State Of Teaching In Urban Settings And The Importance Of Teaching Unions, Corey Sweeney
The International Undergraduate Journal For Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change
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Exploring The Effectiveness Of Leadership Practices In Urban Charter Middle Schools, Cherise Cupidore
Exploring The Effectiveness Of Leadership Practices In Urban Charter Middle Schools, Cherise Cupidore
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Researchers have noted that educational manager and instructional leadership roles are vital to achieving sustainable student achievement. Ineffective leadership practices may decrease students' academic success and are a continuous concern for educators, especially for those of urban charter schools. The purpose of this study was to explore practices that leaders of urban charter middle schools have implemented to advance their schools from a priority school to a focus school designation. This multiple case study sought to identify and clarify leadership practices of successful leaders in urban charter middle schools. Leithwood and Riehl's core leadership practices model served as the basis …