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Sanders, Ted – Theory into Practice, 1993
Discusses traditional approaches to assuring qualified teachers, newer trends that have appeared (mentoring and internships), and a licensure and residency approach being considered in Ohio. The article recommends restructuring the licensure system to focus on the competencies essential for successful beginning practice in schools in the process…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Schraibman, Carl – 1979
High school level instructional physical education programs in the state of Ohio are examined to determine the quality of their organizational structure and curricula offerings. Data collected from a 74.3 percent questionnaire response from 70 Ohio school systems describes the functional arrangement of the school programs based on the sex of the…
Descriptors: Athletic Equipment, Athletics, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Quality
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Lawson, John H. – Integrated Education, 1971
An account of the motivations and implementation of school integration in Shaker Heights, Ohio by the Superintendent of Schools. (JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bus Transportation, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
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Carlson, Dennis – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2005
In this article, the author reflects on his participation in a project in democratic educational renewal in an inner-city high school in Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1990s. He frames the case study within a number of broader questions in democratic educational research and theory having to do with the need to construct narratives of hope without…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Democratic Values, School Restructuring, Interdisciplinary Approach
US Department of Education, 2008
Six years after passage of No Child Left Behind and midway to the nation's goal of having students on grade level or better in reading and math by 2014, more data than ever before has been collected about the academic performance of American students and schools. Information in this brochure charts student demographics, achievement-to-date and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Reading Achievement
Child Trends, 2010
This paper presents a profile of Ohio's Step Up to Quality prepared as part of the Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study. The profile consists of several sections and their corresponding descriptions including: (1) Program Information; (2) Rating Details; (3) Quality Indicators for Center-Based Programs; (4) Indicators for Family…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Profiles, Child Care, Quality Control
Ohio Department of Education, 2004
For too many Ohio Students, high school does not work. The Task Force's vision for solving this problem is clear. The journey to make this vision a reality-- to ensure that every student graduates with the knowledge and skills he or she needs to succeed in college and the workplace and to be a good and productive citizen --will not be easy. But it…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Academic Standards, Postsecondary Education, High School Students
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Matthews, Mabel Jones; Hadley, Thomas D. – College and University, 1993
A study investigated how 362 Ohio high school seniors perceived the quality of selected state universities in Ohio and how those perceptions affected their choice of colleges to which to apply. It is concluded that students do use perceived quality as a basis for application. Implications for practice and further research are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice
Filardo, Mary W.; Vincent, Jeffrey M.; Sung, Ping; Stein, Travis – 21st Century School Fund, 2006
In 1995, a federal report by the General Accounting Office (GAO) estimated that $112 billion was needed to bring the nation's school facilities into good repair. Subsequent studies estimated it would take more than $320 billion to build new schools to handle swelling enrollments, renovate aging buildings, and equip all buildings with the…
Descriptors: School Buildings, School Funds, Educational Quality, Accounting
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Brown, Lionel H.; Beckett, Gulbahar H.; Beckett, Kelvin S. – Journal of School Leadership, 2006
Recent research on "Brown v. Board of Education" has emphasized continuing disparities in the education of White and African American students. This research has used the failure of desegregation to account for persisting gaps in White and Black school funding, teacher qualifications, and student achievement. But the current focus on the…
Descriptors: Principals, African American Leadership, School Desegregation, School Resegregation
Boyd, Richard; Anderson, Donald; Crosby, Emeral; Cunningham, Luvern; Frymier, Jack; Gansneder, Bruce; Roaden, Arliss – 1999
A study was conducted on the factors that affect learning in urban and suburban schools in Ohio, focusing on the 8 urban and 132 suburban school districts in the 8 largest counties in the state. The urban and suburban schools are compared in terms of educational, social, economic, and other factors. The chapters of this report are: (1) "How…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Economic Factors, Educational Quality
Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2005
At a time of growing concern around the U.S. about the academic accountability of charter schools, Ohio has mandated a new regime of testing solely for those schools that may force the shutdown of repeated low performers. Under a new state law, Ohio charter schools that meet certain criteria will have to give an extra set of standardized tests at…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Testing, Standardized Tests, Charter Schools
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2008
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students
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Gideonse, Hendrik D.; Joseph, Ellis A. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1982
Administrators of teacher education programs should exert more leadership and insist on higher standards and adequate resources for their programs. Ohio's new teacher education standard provides for a ratio of one faculty member for every 14 students. (PP)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Educational Needs, Educational Quality
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McKinley, Sandra K. – Journal of Education Finance, 2005
The fight over school funding in most states involves a long battle in the courts that may span several years and never have a definitive endpoint because resistance to adequate funding of public schools appears to be endemic to government processes. The "DeRolph" case, first filed by the plaintiffs in December 1991, is one such legal…
Descriptors: Courts, Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Financial Support
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