Complicated Choices: Struggling to Meet NCLB Requirements AND Remain Faithful to a School's Educational Vision and Practice Dec 2009 Eva Travers

In an era of high-stakes accountability, school leaders often face contradictory pressures as they strive to improve student performance. They must meet the federal mandate of NCLB for student achi...

Making the Most of Interim Assessment Data: Lessons from Philadelphia Jun 2009 Jolley Bruce Christman, Ruth Curran Neild, Katrina E. Bulkley, Roseann Liu, Cecily A. Mitchell, Eva Travers, Suzanne Blanc

Under No Child Left Behind, urban school districts have increasingly turned to interim assessments, administered at regular intervals, to help gauge student progress in advance of annual state exam...

Making the Most of Interim Assessment Data: Lessons from Philadelphia - Executive Summary Jun 2009 Jolley Bruce Christman, Ruth Curran Neild, Katrina E. Bulkley, Roseann Liu, Cecily A. Mitchell, Eva Travers, Suzanne Blanc

This is the executive summary of RFA's report, Making the Most of Interim Assessment Data: Lessons from Philadelphia. Under No Child Left Behind, urban school districts have increasingly turned to...

Studying Micro-Processes of School-Based Educators' Use of Data in Cross-School Qualitative Research Apr 2007 Suzanne Blanc, Katrina E. Bulkley, Jolley Bruce Christman, Ruth Curran Neild, Eva Travers

This paper was presented at the American Education Research Association's 2007 annual conference. While there is a great deal of enthusiasm for collection and use of student data by educators, litt...

Achieving 'Proficiency': The Devil Is in the Details of State Plans Dec 2005 Eva Travers

This article discusses the No Child Left Behind legislation and inconsistencies resulting from each state being resposible for finding ways to measure and meet meet achievement requirements. It co...

Philadelphia's First Year Middle Grades Teachers: Perspectives on Supports and Experiences, 2003-2004 Sep 2004 Eva Travers, Sarah Costelloe

The School District of Philadelphia implemented several ambitious new initiatives in 2003-04 aimed at inducting and retaining new teachers. These efforts supplemented the existing in-school mentori...

Philadelphia's First Year Middle Grades Teachers: Perspectives on Supports and Experiences -- Executive Summary Sep 2004 Eva Travers, Sarah Costelloe

The School District of Philadelphia implemented several ambitious new initiatives in 2003-04 aimed at inducting and retaining new teachers. These efforts supplemented the existing in-school mentori...

Why Philadelphia loses promising teachers and what is being done about it Dec 2003 Eva Travers

This article describes the way in which the School District of Philadelphia's late hiring timeline contributes to its high number of teacher vacancies, despite large applicant pools each year.

Asi es como Filadelfia pierde maestros buenos Dec 2003 Eva Travers

This article describes the way in which the School District of Philadelphia's late hiring timeline contributes to its high number of teacher vacancies, despite large applicant pools each year.

The State Takeover in Philadelphia: Where We Are and How We Got Here Nov 2003 Eva Travers

A fact sheet describing the roots of the state takeover of Philadelphia's public schools, recent developments of the takeover, and results from the first year of the takeover.

Once & For All: Placing a Highly-Qualified Teacher in Every Philadelphia Classroom Sep 2003 Ruth Curran Neild, Elizabeth Useem, Eva Travers, Joy Lesnick

This report examines the current status of teacher quality in the city and what the School District of Philadelphia is now doing to ensure that all classrooms have highly trained, motivated, and kn...

Philadelphia School Reform: Historical Roots and Reflections on the 2002-2003 School Year under State Takeover Sep 2003 Eva Travers

A review of the context and recent history of the state takeover of the School District of Philadelphia, with some tentative conclusions about the first year under the diverse providers model.

Once & For All: Placing a Highly Qualified Teacher in Every Philadelphia Classroom - Executive Summary Sep 2003 Ruth Curran Neild, Elizabeth Useem, Eva Travers, Joy Lesnick

Executive Summary of the report.

Preguntas mas frecuentes sobre los examenes estandarizados Mar 2003 Eva Travers, Andrew Sparks

Spanish version of the article 'Frequently asked questions about standardized testing,' provides a list of frequently asked questions about standardized testing, and their answers.

Frequently asked questions about standardized testing Mar 2003 Eva Travers, Andrew Sparks

A list of frequently asked questions about standardized testing, and their answers.

Entendamos los examenes estandarizados Mar 2003 Eva Travers, Andrew Sparks

As part of the public awareness initiative of the project Learning from Philadelphia's School Reform, the authors prepared this center spread article (also included in Spanish translation), which c...

A Glossary of Testing Terms Mar 2003 Eva Travers, Andrew Sparks

This article gives definitions and explanations of important terms related to standardized tests.

Understanding Philadelphia's Tests Mar 2003 Eva Travers, Andrew Sparks

As part of the public awareness initiative of the project Learning from Philadelphia's School Reform, the authors prepared this center spread article (also included in Spanish translation), which c...

Glosario de terminologia de examenes Mar 2003 Eva Travers, Andrew Sparks

The Spanish translation of the article, 'A glossary of testing terms' gives definitions and explanations of important terms related to standardized tests.