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Download full textAnderson, Lexi – Education Commission of the States, 2017
The increasing need for highly-skilled employees in the workplace has policymakers and higher education leaders focused on innovative ways for students to access postsecondary education. These access points can include online programs, prior learning assessments and, the subject of this snapshot, competency-based education. The National Center for…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Benefits, Postsecondary Education, Role of Education
Direct linkMitgang, Lee – Wallace Foundation, 2013
An effective school requires an effective leader, but great principals rarely just happen. They are cultivated. This Wallace Perspective draws on a decade of foundation research and work in school leadership to show how urban school districts can play a major role in ensuring they have principals who can boost teaching and learning in troubled…
Descriptors: Principals, Urban Schools, Administrator Effectiveness, Leadership Effectiveness
Peer reviewedHess, Frederick M. – American Journal of Education, 2008
Replacing boards of education conceived during the Progressive Era with mayoral control has been a popular reform strategy in urban districts such as Boston, Chicago, and New York City. A thorough review of the extant research, however, shows little evidence regarding its impact on governance, management, school organization, or teaching and…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Governance, Public Officials, Educational Change
Appleseed, 2008
Parent involvement is widely acknowledged as a central component in both overall school success and the academic success of individual children. Recognizing this, the federal No Child Left Behind Act mandates that states, districts and schools make extraordinary efforts to enhance effective parent involvement. Now, more than six years after the…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Boards of Education, County School Districts, Parent Role
Abella, Rodolfo – Middle School Journal (J3), 2005
K-8 centers combine grades in one location or school that are usually assigned to a separate elementary (K-5) and middle school (6-8). In 1998 the School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida, approved a pilot program to introduce to the district the concept of K-8 centers. Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) initiated two K-8 centers during…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 9, Grade 6, School Personnel
Kintzer, Frederick C. – 1981
Approaches to articulation/transfer in several states and some individual colleges and universities are examined. Guidelines and/or policies from state commissions, agencies, or systems of higher education in Rhode Island, Maryland, Illinois, North Carolina, and South Carolina are described. In Rhode Island, a transfer guide presents broad policy…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College Transfer Students, Comparative Analysis
US Commission on Civil Rights, 2006
On July 28, 2006, a panel of experts briefed members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the putative benefits of racial and ethnic diversity in elementary and secondary education. Four experts presented written statements to the Commissioners that assessed the social science literature on this issue. They also addressed whether or not…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Civil Rights, School Desegregation, Secondary Education
