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Schmidt, William H.; Houang, Richard; Shakrani, Sharif – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009
Whether to adopt national standards and tests has long been a subject of lively debate in the United States. With 47 states now participating in the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and a commitment from Education Secretary Arne Duncan to allocate hundreds of millions in stimulus funds to the development of common tests, the country is…
Descriptors: State Standards, National Standards, Foreign Countries, Federal Government
NtiAsare, Nancy Sharp – 1995
A comparative analysis of family policy in various nations looks at state financial support for families and in particular how professional women in academia fare internationally with respect to state support for their families. The analysis includes a review of the general development of family support through the industrial revolution and the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Family History