The now - stillborn school reform effort undertaken by the Los Angeles Unified School District, for example,
flourished under reform - minded California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (whose state board backed charter school chain Green Dot's successful move to force the district into a corner) and a state legislature that was seeking a share of Race to the Top dollars.
The study analyzes student outcomes associated with specific aspects of curriculum and instruction and identified policy conditions - especially regarding standards - based
reform -
under which effective classroom practices were likely to
flourish.