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Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2007
On August 30, 2006, Montana state educational and policy leaders participated in the Montana Education Forum to discuss ways to improve student transition from high school to postsecondary education and careers. The forum was sponsored by the League for Innovation in the Community College and the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and…
Descriptors: Credentials, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, Secondary Education
US Department of Education, 2007
"Lessons Learned" is a series of publications that are a brief recounting of actual school emergencies and crises. This "Lessons Learned" issue focuses on an active shooter situation that escalated to a hostage situation that required multiple law enforcement agencies and other first responders and agencies to coordinate response and recovery…
Descriptors: Violence, Emergency Programs, Crisis Management, Law Enforcement
Nishimoto, Warren – Educational Perspectives, 2007
Laurence J. Capellas, teacher, principal, and administrator in the Hawai'i Department of Education from 1935 to 1977. Laurence J. Capellas was born in 1913 in Hakalau to two Hawai'i island school-teachers. After attending Hakalau School, St. Mary's School in Hilo, and St. Louis College in Honolulu, he went on to the University of Hawai'i Teachers…
Descriptors: Schools of Education, Agriculture, Economic Opportunities, School Personnel
Sturtevant, Elizabeth G.; Linek, Wayne M. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2007
Vocational high schools in the Republic of Macedonia are making efforts to add content literacy and learning strategies to their curricula through Secondary Education Activity (SEA). SEA is a collaboration of the government of Macedonia, the International Reading Association, the American Institutes for Research, and the United States Agency for…
Descriptors: Vocational High Schools, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Foreign Countries
Amos, Jason – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2008
America's high schools are hemorrhaging talent at the rate of seven thousand students every school day--a steady drip that grows into a tidal wave of more than 1.2 million dropouts each year, a number equal to the entire population of Dallas or San Diego. Jobs that require relatively little education are increasingly done by machines or shipped…
Descriptors: High Schools, Heads of Households, Income, Graduation Rate
van der Velden, Rolf K.; Wolbers, Maarten H. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2008
With its publication of the Thematic Review on the Transition from Initial Education to Working Life in 2000, OECD has laid the foundation for the development of indicators regarding the transition from education to work. One of the core activities of OECD's Network B in 2005 and 2006 was to further develop these indicators by establishing a…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Unemployment, Outcomes of Education, Graduation Rate
Curry, Marnie Willis – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: This study builds upon research on teacher professional communities and high school restructuring reforms. It employs a conceptual framework that draws upon theories of "community of practice" and "community of learners." Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: This study analyzes how teachers' professional inquiry…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Instructional Improvement, Educational Change, Professional Development
Massachusetts 2020, 2010
Massachusetts is heralded nationally for being the first in the nation to enact a state policy to redesign and expand the learning day for all students to advance academic achievement, broaden enrichment opportunities, and improve instruction. The Expanded Learning Time (ELT) Initiative has gained momentum over the past several years due to the…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Educational Principles, Best Practices, Data
Barrows, Alice; Simonson, Lee – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1939
The present bulletin deals with the evolution of the school auditorium, and presents recommendations for the planning of the auditorium, with particular reference to the stage, so that the auditorium can be used as a theater, concert hall, for forums, for motion pictures, and for radio programs. The auditorium is one of the most important units in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Space Utilization, Educational Facilities, Music Facilities
What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
"YouthBuild" offers low-income youth both education and job training services. "YouthBuild's" education component emphasizes attaining a GED or high school diploma, typically in alternative schools with small class sizes and an emphasis on individualized instruction. In "YouthBuild's" job-training program,…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Educational Needs, Homeless People, Dropout Prevention
Looby, Karen; Pazera, Carol; Gossman, Ginger; Garland, Marshall W. – Online Submission, 2009
Austin Partners in Education, a nonprofit organization, helps the community and AISD classrooms work together to ensure academic excellence and personal success for students. Academic outcomes, student engagement, and other variables for school year 2008-2009 were examined in this report.
Descriptors: School Districts, Partnerships in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Success
Connecticut Department of Higher Education (NJ1), 2006
According to the U. S. Department of Education, "[d]ual enrollment allows high school students to simultaneously earn credit toward a high school diploma and a postsecondary degree or certificate." Dual enrollment, which is also referred to as concurrent enrollment, generally targets a broader range of students, not just the top academic…
Descriptors: Credits, Dual Enrollment, Higher Education, Secondary Education
Walker, Karen – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2006
With the advent of "Get tough on crime" and "Three strikes" in the 1980s and 1990s, correctional facilities have become overloaded with prisoners who are often repeat offenders. 51% of those imprisoned have a GED or high school diploma. Out of the remaining 49%, 36% of inmates had not completed the ninth grade and approximately…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Literacy, Recidivism, Community Colleges
Shackelford, Ray; Griffis, Kurt – Tech Directions, 2006
A primary teaching function calls for facilitating learning by matching student needs and content with effective learning experiences. In many cases, students' most meaningful learning experiences are community based and involve their addressing real-world problems or performing a service for others. In some cases, communities consist of groups of…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Military Personnel, High School Students, Technology Education
Ancess, Jacqueline; Allen, David – Harvard Educational Review, 2006
In this article, Jacqueline Ancess and David Allen use New York City as a case study to examine the promises and the perils of the small high school reform movement that is sweeping the nation. They analyze the varying extent to which New York City's small high schools have implemented curricular themes in order to promote academic quality and…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Restructuring, Racial Segregation, Small Schools