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US Department of Education, 2008
Six years after passage of No Child Left Behind and midway to the nation's goal of having students on grade level or better in reading and math by 2014, more data than ever before has been collected about the academic performance of American students and schools. Information in this brochure charts student demographics, achievement-to-date and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Reading Achievement
Missouri Department of Higher Education, 2010
This 2010 Annual Report for the Missouri Department of Higher Education takes a close look at the performance of Missouri's system of postsecondary education in Fiscal Year 2010. The annual report follows the format of the state's public agenda for higher education, "Imperatives for Change: Building a Higher Education System for the 21st…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economics, Access to Computers, Access to Education
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, 2005
Several forces are driving Alaska's school accountability initiatives. These include: (1) the Legislature's passage in 1997 and 1998 of the High School Graduation Qualifying Examination (HSGQE) and other accountability measures; and (2) the passage by the U.S. Congress of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. In the past, schools excluded some…
Descriptors: State Standards, Student Participation, Student Evaluation, Federal Legislation
Healey, Jean B. – Online Submission, 2005
Peer abuse in the form of bullying is now recognised as an endemic feature of school life and in terms of impact, outcomes and intervention requirements can be equated with other forms of child abuse. It is argued in the light of data presented here that the parallels between peer abuse and more generally accepted forms of child abuse must be…
Descriptors: Intervention, Age, Bullying, Child Abuse
Berman, Sheldon H. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
In this article, the author discusses the pedagogical negligence on civic education after 9/11 due to the No Child Left Behind Policy resulting in several counterproductive restructuring of curricula, which include the creation of a core ninth-grade course in civics, integrated service learning across the curriculum, and the restructuring of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Citizen Participation, Curriculum Development
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Pittman, Andrew T. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2005
The author presents the case: Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education. Roderick Jackson, a physical education teacher, had been an employee of the Birmingham school district for over 10 years. His duties included coaching the girls' basketball team. After being transferred to Ensley High School in August 1999, Jackson complained that his team was…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Athletic Coaches, Team Sports
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Pang, Yanhui; Richey, Dean – International Journal of Special Education, 2005
This paper briefly introduces Early Intervention (EI) issues in five countries including Zimbabwe, Poland, People's Republic of China (PRC), India, and the United States of America (USA). In the overview section the national background, including religious, socio-economic development, and political systems, its policies, laws and acts, are…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Early Intervention, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) House Passes FY 2007 Funding Measure: Education Programs Slated to Receive Additional Funding; (2) President Bush…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Public Education, Educational Finance, Newsletters
Terry, Paul W.; Marquis, William J. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1924
The development of the junior high school as a distinct and separate unit of the public-school system is one of the most remarkable and striking chapters in the history of public education in the United States. From humble beginnings in a few scattered cities the movement has gathered momentum until hundreds of school systems have been profoundly…
Descriptors: School Law, Educational Legislation, State Legislation, Educational Policy
Silverberg, Marsha; Warner, Elizabeth; Fong, Michael; Goodwin, David – US Department of Education, 2004
The National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE) was charged with evaluating the status of vocational education and the impact of Perkins III. After more than 3 years of study NAVE finds that: (1) Vocational education has important short- and medium-run earning benefits for most students at both the secondary and postsecondary levels, and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, College Attendance
Johnson, David R.; Thurlow, Martha; Cosio, Anna; Bremer, Christine D. – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, University of Minnesota (NCSET), 2005
High school graduation requirements vary from state to state and district to district across the United States. These requirements establish criteria that students must meet in order to obtain diplomas or certificates of completion. An increasingly common graduation requirement is the achievement of a passing score on an exit exam, a practice…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, High Stakes Tests, Student Evaluation
Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2005
This issue includes the following Articles: (1) "Spellings Says Nation's Academic Progress Due to "New Equation." On Jan. 31, 2005, Margaret Spellings was sworn in as the eighth secretary of education. Across the nation, test scores in Reading and Math are rising, with disadvantaged and minority students leading the way. After long decades, the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Disadvantaged Youth
Olson, Lynn – Education Week, 2005
From President Bush on down, the pressure is on to fix America's high schools. Despite a broad consensus that something is seriously wrong with the institution, deep fault lines remain about the remedies. Part of the reluctance to address high schools has been their complexity. The sheer size, departmental structure, mission creep, and other…
Descriptors: High Schools, Testing Programs, Reading Skills, National Competency Tests
Lewis, Anne C. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2005
In this article, the author discusses the discrepancy in high school dropout rates throughout the U.S. and in national studies because of different measures of the dropout rate. Many states began to use a common dropout definition developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Not included among the 37 states using the NCES…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Dropout Rate, Federal Legislation, Educational Policy
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Fieth, Stacie; Deason, Neil – Social Education, 2005
Designed for grades 9-12, this lesson plan aims to let students learn how the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution relates to private property and how the power of eminent domain was defined in a recent Supreme Court case. Students will review summaries from Kelo v. New London to gain a better understanding of the case, which dealt with the limits…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Land Acquisition, Teaching Methods, Civil Rights Legislation
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