In October 1999, Public Education Network (PEN) received a three-year discretionary grant from the US Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), as part of a set of projects designed to better link research and data to policy and practice change.
PEN dedicated its project to building public knowledge and understanding of how to improve teaching through the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data on teachers and teaching. The project consisted of two phases of work, conducted in eight communities across the country -- Chattanooga; TN, Greenville, SC; Lincoln, NE; Los Angeles, CA; McKeesport, PA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Raleigh, NC. The first phase, which included the creation of a data framework followed by data collection and analysis, was completed in June 2001. Phase two, a public engagement effort to disseminate the findings from the data to the public, was completed in October 2002.
This action guide builds on the experiences and learning from our eight sites, and is intended as a tool for community groups that want to build public knowledge and understanding and take action to support quality teaching.
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- North America / United States (Western) / California / Los Angeles County / Los Angeles
- North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia County / Philadelphia
- North America / United States (Midwestern) / Nebraska / Lancaster County / Lincoln
- North America / United States (Southern) / South Carolina / Greenville County / Greenville
- North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania / Allegheny County / McKeesport
- North America / United States (Southern) / North Carolina / Wake County / Raleigh
- North America / United States (Northeastern) / New York / Bronx County / New York City
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