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Paschall, Katherine; Moore, Kristin Anderson; Pina, Gabriel; Anderson, Samantha – Child Trends, 2020
Measuring kindergarten readiness is essential to identifying children who would benefit from additional supports, either in kindergarten or in the years before kindergarten entry. Several measures of kindergarten readiness are in use now by states and researchers. Most assess individual children at the time they enter kindergarten, using teachers…
Descriptors: Child Health, School Readiness, Well Being, Preschool Children
Illinois State Board of Education, 2019
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) updates its Comprehensive Strategic Plan for Elementary and Secondary Education each year, as required by Public Act 93-1036 (the Education Reform and Accountability Act of 2004). This annual "Strategic Plan Progress Report" details actions the agency is taking to fulfill the Board's mission,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Illinois State Board of Education, 2018
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) develops and maintains a continuing five-year comprehensive strategic plan for elementary and secondary education in accordance with Public Act 93-1036. Agency staff members revisit the plan each year to review the agency's accomplishments and to refine the agency's strategies. The State Board amended…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Illinois State Board of Education, 2017
Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) updates its continuing, five-year comprehensive strategic plan for elementary and secondary education, per the Education Reform and Accountability Act of 2004. ISBE's Comprehensive Strategic Plan for Elementary and Secondary Education provides a comprehensive review of how the agency…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Illinois State Board of Education, 2016
Public Act 93-1036 requires the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to develop and maintain a continuing, five-year strategic plan for elementary and secondary education. The 2016 Comprehensive Strategic Plan is the agency's 12th such report. The first plan focused on ISBE's three primary goal areas: (1) enhancing literacy; (2) improving…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006
"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) Budget Impasse Continues in the House of Representatives: Moderates' Push for Additional Domestic Spending Postpones…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Budgets
2003
Noting that one of the most powerful weapons to prevent crime are programs such as quality educational child care, after-school and summer programs, and child abuse prevention, this brief presents the school and youth violence prevention plan of an organization of Illinois law enforcement officers, state's attorneys, crime survivors, and leaders…
Descriptors: Access to Education, After School Programs, At Risk Persons, Change Strategies