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Peurach, Donald J.; Foster, Anna T.; Lyle, Angela M.; Seeber, Emily R. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2021
The aim of this essay is to advance understandings of current efforts to democratize disciplined approaches to educational innovation and improvement in the US and other countries, with a specific focus on the macro-level policy contexts of improvement research in education. In the US, earlier analyses examined these policy contexts from a…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educational Change
Riley, Richard W. – Teaching PreK-8, 1994
Discusses how three states are implementing the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, focusing on Massachusetts' Common Core of Learning, Delaware's First Schools in the First State pilot curriculum project, and Oregon's Initial Mastery and Advanced Mastery certificates. Notes that one of the aims of Goals 2000 is to make states true laboratories of…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Certificates, Educational Change
Elliott, Judith L.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1997
This document discusses educational reform and the implications of educational standards on students with disabilities. Topics addressed include: (1) common educational reforms; (2) new laws promoting education reform; (3) how today's reforms fit with special education; (4) the different types of standards, including content standards and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Riley, Richard W. – Teaching PreK-8, 1995
Discusses the U.S. Department of Education's role as "America's best teacher," with the responsibility to provide national leadership and expertise on educational issues. Suggests that the department must support national education initiatives, such as the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, at the state and local level to help teachers,…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Lunenburg, Fred C.; Irby, Beverly J. – 2002
Noting that students whose parents and other significant adults are actively involved in their learning are more likely to be successful in school, this paper examines eight parent and community involvement models and discusses selected strategies for initiating plans for school restructuring related to parent involvement. Models of parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Elliott, Judith L.; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1997
This document discusses educational assessment and accountability in current educational reform efforts and the implications for students with disabilities. A preface addresses common educational reforms, new laws promoting education reform, and how today's reforms fit with special education. The paper then describes three types of assessment:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
This publication describes an effort of the U.S. Department of Education to promote comprehensive educational reform by consolidating various elements and programs. The "cross-cutting" approach described considers the links among vocational-technical education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, and workforce…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship
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O'Shea, Dorothy J.; O'Shea, Lawrence J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Discusses the impact national goals, federal legislation, and local reform practices will have on future reform efforts for students with learning disabilities. Twenty-first century predictions are made and indicate the need for effective collaboration processes, with participants making an effort to understand, accept, and/or value different…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Harvey, James, Ed.; Purnell, Susanna, Ed. – 1995
This report summarizes the first of four workshops organized to take advantage of the experience and insights of those already implementing new technologies in the schools. The workshop examined professional development needs and consisted of a one and one-half day conversation with educators and experts working to apply communications technology…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1994
During the past 4 years, the education reform movement in the United States has made significant progress. At the federal level, the Bush Administration proposed "America 2000," its specific recommendations for systemic reform; and the Clinton Administration introduced "Goals 2000: Educate America Act." This report concentrates…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
August, Diane, Comp.; And Others – 1994
This paper presents recommendations designed to ensure that limited-English-proficient (LEP) children are included in proposals embodied in "Goals 2000." These are as follows: persons knowledgeable about the education of LEP students should be included in national, state and local panels; all educational reform activities should address…
Descriptors: Accountability, American Indian Education, American Indians, Change Agents
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1993
Consistent with education reform efforts, the U.S. Department of Education, in November 1993, invited a group of 119 outstanding public and private school teachers to the Goals 2000 Teacher Forum in Washington, D.C. to hear their thoughts and explore ways in which the federal government might work in partnership with teachers to achieve the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Innovation, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
McDonnell, Lorraine M., Ed.; And Others – 1997
In this book, the Committee on Goals 2000 and the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities addresses standards-based reform and the education of students with disabilities, and presents recommendations to states and communities that seek to make these reforms consistent with current policies and practice in special education. The first chapter…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Diversity (Student)