Introduction : the evaluation of Baltimore's City-State Partnership to reform BCPSS : framing the context, national trends, and key findings / James G. Cibulka -- QUEST FOR QUALITY : AN EVALUATION OF THE CITY-STATE PARTNERSHIP IN BALTIMORE'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS -- Background and design of the evaluation of the city-state partnership / Joy Frechtling -- Achievement outcomes in Baltimore City schools / Patricia A. Butler -- Instructional interventions / Joan S. Michie -- Quest for quality : recruitment, retention, professional development, and performance evaluation of teachers and principals in Baltimore City's public schools / Andrew McConney ... [et al.] -- Governance and management / Joy Frechtling -- Implications and recommendations / Joy Frechtling -- CONCLUSION -- Partnership, accountability, and standards-based reform : reflections on the Baltimore City-State Partnership / Jennifer O'Day -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS

1. Children with social disabilities -- Education -- Maryland -- Baltimore
2. Urban schools -- Maryland -- Baltimore
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