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Download full textNational Center on Educational Outcomes, 2014
States with an alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS) that received a flexibility waiver from some of the requirements of No Child Left Behind are required to phase out their use of this assessment. And, on August 23, 2013, the U.S. Department of Education published a proposed rollback of regulation that allowed the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, State Standards
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
Sponsler, Brian A. – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2009
Debates over the use of college rankings are often framed in binaries: ardent advocates versus outright rejectionists, rankers versus rankees. But the American higher education landscape is complex, and so too should be discussions of rankings. Moreover, the policymaking process is simultaneously intricate and predictable--information is processed…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, State Government, Public Agencies, Accountability
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Direct linkKlein, Steven; Tolbert, Michelle – Journal of Correctional Education, 2007
A significant issue in correctional education is the lack of policy-relevant data comparable across states. This article describes an effort to address this issue: the Correctional Education Data Guidebook and website and the two research projects that led to their development. Analyzing results from two national surveys conducted by the U.S.…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, National Surveys, Public Agencies, Web Sites
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2008
This report presents the Minnesota 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 Competencies, State Government, Government Role
Tikkanen, Stan; Liljeberg, Burt – School Business Affairs, 1983
Describes the statewide computerized system developed in Minnesota following the 1976 enactment of the Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards (UFARS) law. UFARS includes provisions for an advisory council responsible for recommending accounting and reporting procedures, and seven data processing centers to serve all 560 Minnesota…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
