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Download full textOregon Univ., Eugene. Center for Educational Policy and Management. – 1984
This document contains summaries of 12 presentations given at a conference held in reponse to the comprehensive Oregon school improvement plan entitled "Oregon Action Plan for Excellence." The plan provides a framework for improving public schools in the areas of graduation requirements, academic expectations and assessment, teacher and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Cambron-McCabe, Nelda H. – 1987
This chapter reviews legislation and court litigation during 1986 that addressed the rights of handicapped students and employees. The most far-reaching legal activity occurred in the legislative arena, with the passage in 1986 of the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) mandating that services must be available for handicapped children between…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
Hess, Frederick M. – 2002
The purpose of this policy report is to bring coherence to discussions about school reform and to encourage policymakers to use a consistent metric when judging whether reform proposals are serving the needs of children and the nation. The current confusion and policy debates over what is a public school--brought about by recent educational…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Responsibility
Monk, David H.; Haller, Emil J. – 1986
This report provides an overview of a two-year study which analyzed reorganization/consolidation of small rural school districts, studied alternatives of inter-district resource sharing and new instructional technologies, and developed recommendations for changes in state laws/procedures. Researchers studied 11 small rural school districts in New…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Consolidated Schools, Educational Policy, Educational Responsibility
Galvin, Patrick – 1986
This case study considers why community members of two rural New York School districts reacted so strongly against a referendum for school district reorganization in February 1983. State and local school officials introduced into this reorganization effort a unique plan designed to achieve community support for the merger. Rather than have the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes
Durand-Prinborgne, Claude – 2002
The purpose of this monograph, which is aimed at educational planners, is to explain the essential aspects of the relationship between planning and law. It is intended to illustrate the role of law in the planning and administration of school systems and thus familiarize education specialists with the tools needed to understand legal…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility
Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY. – 1996
In 1994 the Carnegie Corporation of New York convened the Carnegie Task Force on Learning in the Primary Grades to examine all the forces that contribute to children's learning and development during the age span from 3 to 10. The 33-member group of business and political leaders, scientists, educators, researchers, and practitioners conducted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childrens Television, Early Childhood Education, Economic Factors
Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY. – 1996
This pamphlet presents the Executive Summary of the Report of the Carnegie Task Force on Learning in the Primary Grades. Results depict a pervasive pattern of underachievement for millions of U.S. children. The document outlines nine principles of effective practice for all institutions key to children's learning, and calls on these institutions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childrens Television, Early Childhood Education, Economic Factors
Keough, Katherine E. – 1986
This monograph (developed along with an accompanying slide presentation) is designed to stimulate the creative thinking of educational policymakers in response to the massive and rapid social upheavals occurring in the economy and at home--and consequently among the students themselves. After a brief introductory overview of these changes and…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Drug Abuse, Educational Policy, Educational Responsibility
Goodlad, Sinclair – 1995
This book is an exploration of the current debate about quality in higher education. Using a construct of "heresies," it suggests a set of guiding principles in four key areas of university life: curriculum (because selecting what is worth learning in universities is not random); teaching methods (because universities offer opportunities…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Outcomes Assessment, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation
