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An Information Capsule is a review of recent publications in education. These reviews include summaries of educational research articles, reports, books - publications of any kind. The publications are relevant to educational administrators, teachers, and staff for the purpose of policy and management decision-making. These documents are considered condensed versions of what is commonly thought of as literature reviews.

2019-20

IC1902

Need for Sleep: Causes and Consequences of Insufficient Sleep in Adolescents. Can Delaying School Start Times Help?

2018-2019 Overview of M-DCPS' Academic Performance

2018-19

2017-2018 Overview of Summer Youth Internship Program (SYIP)

2017-2018 Elementary School Grade Retention

2017-2018 Middle School Redesign

2017-2018 The Efficacy of Placing Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Inclusive Classrooms

2017-2018 Overview of M-DCPS' Academic Performance

2017-18

History of Educational Reform in The State of Florida

2016-2017 Overview of M-DCPS' Academic Performance

Review of the Research on Inclusive Classrooms

2016-17

IC1613

Comparing Test Scores and Course Grades

Structured English Immersion Programs: Research and Best Practices

Miami-Dade County Public Schools' DATA/COM

Using Value-Added Models to Evaluate Teachers

Teacher Absences

Middle School Counselors

Heterogeneous versus Homogeneous Ability Grouping in Foreign Language Classes

Impact of School Size on Student and Teacher Outcomes

2015-2016 Overview of M-DCPS' Academic Performance

Research on the Benefits of Recess

2015-16

After-School Academic Enrichment Programs

Comparison of Instructional Time in Key Subject Areas at the Elementary Grade Levels

English Language Learners: Research on the Effects of Reclassification

Strategies for Increasing Student Attendance

Update on Character Education Research

How Principals Are Supervised in School Districts Across the U.S.

Effective Communication Between Educators and Students

The Use of Animal Dissections in Science Education

2014-15

Class Size Reduction

World-Class Education Systems

Why Lower Oil Prices Have Not Resulted in Lower Food Prices

Strategies for Handling Disruptive Students

Data-Driven Management Programs

2013-2014 Overview of M-DCPS' Academic Performance

2013-14

School Districts Charge Technology Fees to Help Reduce Budget Shortfalls

Standards-Based Report Cards at Six Florida School Districts

Bring Your Own Device Technology Programs: National Survey Results

Educator Cheating on High-Stakes Tests: State and School District Reactions

Eight Reasons Why International Assessment Results Should Be Interpreted with Caution

District Experiences with One-to-One and BYOD

2012-2013 Overview of M-DCPS’ Academic Performance

At-Risk Students and Online Courses: Strategies for Success

Digital Textbooks

The Homework Debate Continues

2012-13

Weighted High School Grade Point Averages

Standards-Based Grading Systems

The Impact of Teach for America Teachers on Students Academic Achievement

Characteristics of Effective Elementary School Foreign Language Programs.

The Impact of School Buildings on Learning

2011-2012 Overview of M-DCPS’ Academic Performance

National Trends in End-Of-Course Assessment Programs

Pre-Kindergarten: Research-Based Recommendations for Developing Standards and Factors Contributing to School Readiness Gaps

2011-12

Social Networking in Schools: Benefits and Risks; Review of the Research; Policy
Considerations; and Current Practices

Majority of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Projects Fail - M-DCPS Is a
Rare Exception

Is South Korea a Case of High-Stakes Testing Gone Too Far?

U.S. News & World Report's Best High Schools: Methodology & M-DCPS'
Rankings

A Review of the Research on Magnet Schools

What the Research Says About Alternative Teacher Certification Programs

Status of Teacher Performance Pay Programs Across the United States

Strategies for Reducing Math Anxiety

IC1101

2010-11 Overview of M-DCPS' Academic Performance

2010-11

How Students’ Beliefs About Their Intelligence Influence Their Academic Performance

Summer Learning Loss: Why Its Effect is Strongest Among Low-Income Students and
How It Can Be Combated

Chronic Absenteeism in the Elementary Grades

Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing

Research on Comparing Charter Schools & Traditional Public Schools

2009-10 Overview of M-DCPS’ Academic Performance

Out-of-School Factors Affecting Academic Achievement

Teacher Burnout

What the Research Tells Us: Teacher Quality and Teacher Preparation

What the Research Tells Us: Class Size Reduction

2009-10

Computer-Based Assessments

National Board Certification: Impact on Student Achievement and Teacher Practices

Should Cursive Handwriting Still Be Taught in Schools?

Principal Turnover

Response to Intervention

Research Update: Performance Pay for Teachers

Extended School Years

Are Social Networking Websites Educational?

Delayed High School Starting Times

Twenty Strategies to Increase Student Motivation

Preventing Violence in Schools

Preschool Curriculum Models

National Academic Standards

2008-09 Overview of M-DCPS' Academic Performance

The Effect of Poverty on Student Achievement

IC0811

Size of District Administration

2008-09

Educational Management Organizations

Foreign Exchange Programs

How to Select the Best Principals

Virtual Schools

SPAM: A Growing Problem for E-Mail Communication

Enterprise Resource Planning (ER): Implementation Experiences in Large School Districts

The Economic Downturn & How U.S. School Districts are Cutting Costs

Evidenced-Based School Restructuring

Why High School Students Leave School Early: Risk Factors

Middle Grades Reform

How Interim Assessments Affect Student Achievement

2007-08 Overview of M-DCPS Academic Performance

International Assessments: What Do They Really Tell Us?

Incentive-Based Reforms

2007-08

Educational Technology

Character Education

Laboratory Schools

A Review of Classroom Grading Practices

15 Ways to Make Meetings More Effective

Alternatives to Retention

What We Know About End-of-Course Assessments

Extended School Days

Vocabulary Instruction

2006-07 Overview of M-DCPS Academic Performance

Individual Differences in Vocabulary Acquisition

Differentiated Diploma Pathways

2006-07

Ninth Grade Centers: What the Research Shows

The Timing of Foreign Language Instruction and Related Issues

Reciprocal Teaching

Student Mobility

Improving the Classroom Environment: Classroom Amplification Systems

What We Know About Culturally Responsive Instruction

Data-Driven Decision Making

Global Education: What the Research Shows

2005-06 Overview of M-DCPS Academic Performance

Teacher Transfer and Turnover

2005-06

Wellness Policies

Succession Management

Performance Pay for Teachers

Gifted Education: Equity, Assessment, and Curriculum

Single Gender Schools

Professional Development for Teachers

Performance Pay for Administrators

Research-Based Qualities of Effective Teachers and Instructional Strategies

2004-05 Overview of M-DCPS Academic Performance

2004-05

Family Involvement: The Home-School Partnership

Need for Secondary School Reform

Stereotype Threat and Its Effect on Minority Student Achievement

Bullying in Schools

Comparison of Third Grade Retention Among School Improvement Zone and Other Schools

Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap

Research-Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement: Science

What We Know About High Quality Staff Development

Research Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement: Reading and Writing

Research Based Strategies for Improving Student Achievement: Mathematics

Safe and Secure Schools

Raising the Achievement of Low Performing Schools

2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

2003-04

Defending Public Education

Gaining in Achievement While reducing the Gap: M-DCPS Progress on the FCAT

A Nation Divided on Education

Grade Retention and School Performance

The Condition of Public Education

The Public's Attitude toward "No Child Left Behind": Summary of Recent Phi Delta Kappan/Gallup Poll

2002-03

What Do We Know About Class Size Reduction

Literature Review: Performance Appraisal of Public School Principals

2001-02

Do You Know the Good News About American Education?

1999-00

Rebuttal to Recent Attacks on the Size and Expense of School Administration

How the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Compare with Other Florida Districts

ETS Report Finds That Teachers Compare Favorably with Other Professionals

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