Race to the top in traffic calming

The Race to the Top (RTTT) program incentivized states to use innovation for systemwide improvement of student outcomes, but little is known about how RTTT-funded innovation was sustained after the RTTT program ended. This mixed-methods study examined state and district approaches to sustaining an international innovation called lesson study, a teacher-driven, collaborative, inquiry-based teacher learning process imported from Japan and promoted statewide in Florida. While the state’s role in sustaining lesson study was limited, we found that districts that integrated lesson study into the district instructional system through a clear expectation and strategic adaptation, supported school and teacher ownership of lesson study practice, and provided necessary support and funding were more likely to sustain lesson study. In contrast, the districts that focused on implementation fidelity and district-led facilitation eventually phased out lesson study. Policy implications for sustaining federally funded professional development innovations are discussed.

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Regulatory competition in capital standards: a ‘race to the top’ result

Journal of Banking & Finance ◽

10.1016/j.jbankfin.2019.06.001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 106 ◽

pp. 180-194 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andreas Haufler ◽

Ulf Maier

Keyword(s):

Race To The Top ◽

Regulatory Competition

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The race to the top initiative: towards excellence in health-care service delivery

The Lancet Global Health ◽

10.1016/s2214-109x(15)70135-x ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. S16

Author(s):

E Nahimana ◽

H Iyer ◽

A Manzi ◽

A Uwingabiye ◽

N Gupta ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Service Delivery ◽

Care Service ◽

Health Care Service ◽

Race To The Top ◽

Health Care Service Delivery

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TRAFFIC CALMING: THE FIRST FIVE YEARS AND THE OXFORDSHIRE EXPERIENCE.

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer ◽

10.1680/imuen.1994.25930 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 103 (1) ◽

pp. 9-15

Author(s):

D EVANS

Keyword(s):

Traffic Calming

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Methods to Reduce Traffic Speed in High-Pedestrian Rural Areas

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.3141/1828-04 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 1828 (1) ◽

pp. 31-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ali Kamyab ◽

Steve Andrle ◽

Dennis Kroeger ◽

David S. Heyer

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Speed Limit ◽

Single Word ◽

Short Term ◽

Speed Reduction ◽

Traffic Calming ◽

Reduction Strategies ◽

Long Term Impact ◽

The Impact

Many Minnesota counties are faced with the problem of high vehicle speeds through towns or resort areas that have significant pedestrian traffic. The impact of speed reduction strategies in high-pedestrian areas in rural counties of Minnesota was investigated. Speed data were collected at two selected study sites under their existing conditions ("no-treatment" or "before" condition) and after the proposed speed reduction strategies were installed. Second "after" data conditions were collected to study the short-term and long-term impact of the implemented strategies. The traffic-calming techniques employed at the Twin Lakes site consisted of removable pedestrian islands and pedestrian crossing signs. A dynamic variable message sign that sent a single-word message ("Slow") to motorists traveling over the speed limit was installed at the Bemidji site. The research study shows that the traffic-calming strategy deployed in Twin Lakes was effective in significantly reducing the mean speed and improving speed limit compliance in both the short term and long term. Despite proven effectiveness, the deployed speed reduction treatment in Bemidji Lake failed to lower the speed at the study site. The single-word message on the sign and the location of the sign, as well as a lack of initial enforcement, were the primary reasons for such failure.

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