NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Administrators7
Policymakers4
Practitioners4
Researchers1
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
National Forum on Education Statistics, 2022
Digital inequity has been a long-standing issue in the education community. A lack of home internet and technology devices can not only hinder students' ability to access educational resources at home, but can also have a detrimental effect on student achievement. Education agencies have taken steps over the past decades to address digital…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Internet
West Virginia Department of Education, 2020
WVAdultEd programs provide adults with the opportunity to acquire and improve functional skills necessary to enhance the quality of their lives as workers, family members, and citizens. Educational services are available at no cost to the learners and are designed to meet the educational needs of the individual. Certified adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Technical Assistance, Program Administration, Government Role
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Garver, Karin; Weisenfeld, G. G.; Connors-Tadros, Lori; Hodges, Katherine; Melnick, Hanna; Plasencia, Sara – Learning Policy Institute, 2023
Most states in the United States operate their public preschool programs in a mixed delivery system that serves children in local education agencies (LEAs) as well as non-LEA settings, such as Head Start agencies, child care centers, private schools, and family child care homes. To inform state preschool administrators and policymakers as they…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, State Policy, School Districts, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Meckley, Richard – Journal of Education Finance, 1986
Prospects for financing educational reform in West Virginia are grim. Added to the state's high unemployment rate are the following problems: declining sales, income, and property tax revenues and erosion of federal support due to Gramm-Rudman-Hollings. Residents have set other priorities for public funding. Includes five references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Marshall, Catherine; And Others – 1986
Individual members of state legislatures wield the greatest influence in state level policy formation. This was one of the findings of a study that identified the power and influence context of state-level policymaking. Data were gathered from six states (Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois) using an instrument…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Decision Making, Educational Policy
Roth, Marta A., Ed. – 1986
This 3-year project aimed to improve delivery of support and instructional services among 33 West Virginia county school districts in implementing special education mandates. The participating school districts are within the service area of West Virginia University. The introduction details each year's objectives. "Year one" pursued…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Change
West Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. – 1994
This guide is intended to assist faculty senates in West Virginia as they develop strategic plans required by state legislation for the integration of students with exceptional needs into regular classrooms. Following a summary of the legislation, required plan components are described, and a copy of the required form is presented. Sections of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education