The performance cycle: The association between student achievement and state policies tying together teacher performance, student achievement, and accountability

NA Alexander, ST Jang… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.uchicago.edu
This article explores the associations between student performance and the presence of
state policies that include student achievement in teacher evaluations. We examined …

Policy, poverty, and student achievement: An exploration of the impact of state policies

NA Alexander, ST Jang - Educational Policy, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This article explores the associations between the achievement of economically
disadvantaged students and the presence of state policies that include student achievement …

Teacher evaluation and local control in the US: An investigation into the degree of local control afforded to districts in defining evaluation procedures for teachers in …

DJ Gagnon, EL Hall, S Marion - Assessment in education …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Many states only recently incorporated indicators of student achievement into teacher
evaluation systems for Non-Tested Subjects and Grades (NTSG). This study examines how …

Does NCLB improve the achievement of students with disabilities? A regression discontinuity design

X Wei - Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) holds public schools accountable for the
academic achievement of student subgroups that are larger than the state minimum …

The importance of community in public school success: Community engagement and high school performance in Florida

DZ Kanaan, H Qin, M Gonzalez Castro - Journal of Urban Affairs, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
This research examines whether extensive community engagement activities are associated
with increased institutional-level public high-school performance controlling for contextual …

[PDF][PDF] Middle school teachers' perception of differentiated instruction on lower third student achievement

LF Charles Sr, ML Luard - Teacher Education and Curriculum …, 2018 - academia.edu
Urban classrooms consist of diverse learners who access information through a variety of
modalities based on proficiency levels. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to …

Social disorganization, community engagement, and public high school performance

DZ Kanaan - Education and Urban Society, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines whether community-level social disorganization and community
engagement initiatives are associated with public high school performance. Analyzing data …

Middle school mathematics teachers' perspective of technology integration: A qualitative case study

P Coleman - 2015 - scholarworks.waldenu.edu
Many studies have documented that technology integration increases summative
assessment scores, yet many teachers do not integrate technology in their teaching. The …

[KÖNYV][B] A phenomenological study of inclusive environments from the perspective of rural middle school general education teachers of students with emotional and …

JR Barr - 2014 - search.proquest.com
This phenomenological study explored the shared experience of rural middle school
general education teachers of students diagnosed with emotional and behavioral disorders …

" It's Just Art": Experiences of K-12 Visual Arts Teachers in the Era of Neoliberalism, Assessment, and Accountability.

SM Kimelberg, RM Adelman, W Rabii… - Sociation, 2019 - search.ebscohost.com
The US educational system is largely shaped by neoliberal ideologies and practices that
influence the experiences and outcomes of students, teachers, schools, and districts. In this …