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Fidelity Versus Flexibility: Effects and Moderators of Program Management Structures on Teacher and Student Outcomes in a Cluster-Randomized Trial
(2016-05-13)
The questions of how to improve educational practice at scale, and what role scientific investigation can or should play in that endeavor, have been central to the enterprise of education research since its beginning (Dewey, ...
Ending to What End? The Impact of the Termination of Court Desegregation Orders on Patterns of Residential Choice and High-School Completion
(2015-07-24)
The essays in this thesis examine the impact of the termination of court desegregation orders on patterns of residential choice and high-school completion. I do this by first examining decisions individual households make ...
Experiences of Early Career Business Professionals Who Transition to Education Administration Through the Broad Residency
(2016-05-10)
For decades the American public education system has struggled to meet the needs of our nation’s children and families. In an effort to bring fresh solutions to this major issue, a trend of enticing accomplished private ...
Time to Discipline? Estimating the Risks and Impact of Public-School Discipline
(2016-05-10)
In the three essays in this thesis, I explore the effect of school discipline policies on the suspension of public-school students, in an urban setting.
In the first essay, using aggregate data, I investigate the effect ...
Gateways to Achievement: a State Education Agency-Led Strategy to Catalyze Innovative School and District Turnaround Efforts
(2015-05-05)
Over the past 20 years, State Education Agencies have expanded their traditional role, focused on distributing federal funds and compliance monitoring, to become responsible for developing state-level standards, measuring ...
Spanning Boundaries in Changing Self, Site and Sector: Cross-Departmental Community Engagement in Denver Public Schools
(2015-05-04)
My capstone is an exploration into stages of boundary spanning and the challenges that result from attempting to work at the intersection of a critical power relationship: the school district and the community it serves. ...
The State Education Agency: The Chief Learning Organization - Lessons From the Rhode Island Department of Education
(2015-05-04)
In a post Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind environment, state education agencies (SEA’s) play an increasing role in influencing the policy and practices of schools and districts. Yet, the challenges of SEA’s are ...
Organizing for Improvement in an Urban School District: Shifting From a Culture of Compliance to a Culture of Collective Responsibility
(2015-05-04)
There is high demand for understanding the ways in which a central office can best support school improvement and student growth. This Capstone examines how a cross-functional senior leadership team collaborated to design ...
Improving ELA Outcomes & Laying the Foundation for Consistent Long-Term Success at Promise Academies
(2015-05-11)
Reliably delivering high quality academic outcomes at scale is a significant challenge facing the education sector. The more rigorous bar set by the Common Core has deepened this challenge for school systems. During the ...
Using Student and Teacher Survey Data to Improve Schools
(2015-05-04)
Amid a growing debate over the use of standardized test scores, states and districts across the country have begun using alternative measures of school quality, including surveys of students and teachers. As a result, many ...