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Download full textOffice of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education, 2020
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as of this writing, 21 states and three U.S. territories have ordered or recommended school building closures for the rest of the academic year, with closures impacting at least 124,000 U.S. public and private schools and affecting at least 55.1 million students. In addition, districts in nearly all other states…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Students with Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Student Needs
Direct linkBerends, Mark, Ed.; Springer, Matthew G., Ed.; Ballou, Dale, Ed.; Walberg, Herbert J., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
Since the early 1990s when the nation's first charter school was opened in Minneapolis, the scope and availability of school-based options to parents has steadily expanded. No longer can public education be characterized as a monopoly. Sponsored by the National Center on School Choice (NCSC), this handbook makes readily available the most rigorous…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Magnet Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Schooling
Alberta Education, 2007
Alberta parents enjoy a range of choices for their children's education, including the option of home education. Alberta's "School Act" and its funding guidelines for education recognize the central role of parents in the education of their children. No matter what your decision about educational programming, your ongoing involvement…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Private Schools, Home Schooling, Childhood Interests
Barton, Rhonda, Ed. – Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory NWREL, 2004
In the print and online stories that appear in this issue of Northwest Education, teachers and students share that the intimacy of one-to-one computing has let them get to know and understand each other better than they ever could in a crowded classroom. In "Long-Distance Relationships," a blind student speaks about the uncommon bond he feels with…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Relationship, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Online Courses
Belfield, Clive R.; Levin, Henry M. – Paradigm Publishers, 2005
Controversies over the merits of public and private education have never been more prominent than today. This book evaluates public and private schooling, especially in regard to choices families must make for their children. While choice among public schools is widely advocated today by families and states, public support for private…
Descriptors: Parochial Schools, School Choice, Private Education, Public Education
Alberta Education, 2013
The education of students is fundamental to shaping a preferred provincial, national and global future. It is also essential in maintaining Alberta's standard of living and ensuring its global competitiveness. The education system must simultaneously prepare the citizens of tomorrow while equipping the students with the knowledge and skills they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Planning, Educational Legislation, Parents
Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2008
"Education Indicators" are facts and statistics that help to describe a public education system. They are tools which are useful in examining and measuring the effectiveness of the system. Examples include information such as the amount of local funds raised to support local schools, per pupil expenditures, pupil-teacher ratios, and…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators
Gravelle, Paula B.; Silvernail, David L. – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2007
"Education Indicators" are facts and statistics that help to describe a public education system. They are tools which are useful in examining and measuring the effectiveness of the system. Examples include information such as the amount of local funds raised to support local schools, per pupil expenditures, pupil-teacher ratios, and…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators
Gravelle, Paula B.; Silvernail, David L. – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2004
This eighth edition of "The Condition of K-12 Public Education in Maine" is designed to provide Maine citizens, legislators, and educators a yearly report on the state of Maine public schools and education. This new edition updates educational information which appeared in earlier editions, and also provides information on several new…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators
