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Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2013
Several sectors and levels of organizations, agencies, and projects are involved in promoting and providing education, care, and intervention services for young children and their families in Illinois. State government entities involved in matters of early care and education include the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the Department of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Institutional Characteristics, State Boards of Education, Program Descriptions
US Department of Education, 2011
This report presents the deliberations of the Midwest Regional Advisory Committee (MW RAC), one of 10 RACs established under the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. sections 9601 et. seq.) to assess the educational needs of the region. The committee's report outlines the educational needs across the seven states of Illinois,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Technical Assistance, Educational Needs, Federal Legislation
Olson, Lynn – Education Week, 2005
This article reports on the increasing attempts to identify what have been dubbed high-flying schools and figure out what makes them tick to bring all students to higher levels of achievement. A free Web site, launched by the New York City-based Standard & Poor's, began providing a tool that enables users to identify schools that do better…
Descriptors: Investigations, Accountability, Student Evaluation, State Standards
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2008
This report presents the Illinois edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's 2008 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook." The 2008 "Yearbook" focuses on how state policies impact the retention of effective new teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into three areas that encompass 15 goals. Broadly, these goals…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Competencies, State Government
Stitt, Thomas R.; And Others – 1978
This report details the process of the Illinois Standards Project to develop, adopt, and implement standards of quality for agricultural occupation programs at both the secondary and postsecondary levels throughout Illinois. Part I, standards for quality programs in area vocational centers excluding metropolitan areas, is divided into three…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2001
This document, which is intended to serve as a guide for work force preparation program providers, details the Illinois occupational skill standards for programs preparing students for employment in jobs in occupational therapy. Agency partners involved in this project include: the Illinois State board of Education, Illinois Community College…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Allied Health Occupations Education, Communication Skills
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2000
This document, which is intended as a guide for work force preparation program providers, details the Illinois occupational skill standards for programs preparing students for employment in occupations in the court reporter/captioner cluster. The document begins with a brief overview of the Illinois perspective on occupational skill standards and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accounting, Advisory Committees, Behavioral Objectives