Magnet Schools Assistance Program Final Technical Report [electronic resource] : Fall 1986. Research and Evaluation.
A program to expand and improve magnet schools in Texas' Austin Independent School District (AISD) was funded by the U.S. Department of Education in 1985-1986. Results of the program were: (1) increased and more stable enrollments in magnet elementary schools; (2) large achievement gains in rea...
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| Summary: | A program to expand and improve magnet schools in Texas' Austin Independent School District (AISD) was funded by the U.S. Department of Education in 1985-1986. Results of the program were: (1) increased and more stable enrollments in magnet elementary schools; (2) large achievement gains in readings, mathematics and science for students in a high school science magnet program; (3) increased enrollment at a magnet desegregated high school; (4) less overcrowding in nonmagnet elementary schools; (5) an increase in the number of students enrolled in honors courses at the magnet high school; and (6) positive student evaluations of the magnet science academy. Program outcomes which caused some concerns were: (1) a transfer policy which restricted the acceptance of many students to the magnet foreign language program; (2) the lack of applications from minorities and females in the science program on par with their representation in the district; and (3) the lack of significant progress in developing a science magnet curriculum at the elementary school level. This report includes 12 appendices which present detailed graphic and descriptive data on student characteristics, selections, achievement, staff development, curriculum, and expenditures in the magnet programs. (VM) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED282962. Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education, Washington, DC. ERIC Note: For related document, see UD 025 579. Some pages contain light, broken type. Educational level discussed: Elementary Secondary Education. Also distributed on microfiche by U.S. GPO under ED 1.310/2:282962. |
| Physical Description: | 320 p. |
| Audience: | Policymakers. Administrators. Practitioners. |