Recent Publications by Ellen Foley
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Making Sense of Standards: Implementation Issues and the Impact on Teacher Practice
An examination of standards implementation in Philadelphia public schools as part of a series of progress reports on the Children Achieving Challenge from the 1996-97 school year. This report addresses how standards influence instruction in…
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Students, Teachers and High Standards Reforms: Negotiating Education Policy, Classroom Practice and Student Outcomes in Philadelphia Middle Schools
In this analytic essay, we argue for research on school reform that positions students at the center of policy and propose directions for future investigation. To date, research on high standards reforms has focused on…
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An Analysis of the Effect of Children Achieving on Student Achievement in Philadelphia Elementary Schools
This report provides a detailed summary of the quantiative analysis as part of Children Achieving, specifially focusing on the effects this systemic reform had on student achievement in elementary schools in the Philadelphia School District.…