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Download full textJohn W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2014
Educators nationwide confront a troubling phenomenon: Increasingly, students leave high school unready for college, as evidenced by high rates of placement into remedial courses and low rates of college completion. Many students also lack either the attitudes or skills essential to succeed in a postsecondary setting, or knowledge of how to apply…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Educational Indicators, Predictor Variables, College Bound Students
Texas Association of School Boards, Austin. – 1975
This handbook is intended to provide school board members with a good basic understanding of the school board's duties and functions and its relationship to the community, the school administration, and the school staff. Chapters 1-4 focus in turn on the topics of school board organization and operation, school board-superintendent relationships,…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
Graham, Russell R. – 1975
This booklet examines the liability of school board members in light of the United States Supreme Court ruling in Wood v. Strickland and the provisions of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It was prepared specifically to inform Texas school board members of their legal rights and responsibilities; however, since Texas government officials…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Civil Liberties
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1974
This booklet presents official school accreditation principles and standards for elementary and secondary schools and lists of approved courses for grades 7-12, as revised by the Texas State Board of Education in October 1974. The booklet is organized in four sections that present principles and standards for elementary and secondary schools,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Courses, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Bellis, June; And Others – 1978
This handbook, the successor to the original published in 1973, is designed to help boards of trustees and administrators strengthen both their internal and external communications programs. Key points to be considered by each school board as it develops its own communication program and specific job requirements are outlined. A four-step…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Communication Skills, Communications, Community Attitudes
Anchondo, Jose Jorge; And Others – 1977
Public education consists of various levels of laws, policies, regulations, rules, guidelines, and practices based on the U.S. Constitution. At each level, there is a set of "do's and don'ts" guiding the actions of people involved in public education. This handbook, written to help people understand their rights relating to public…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Bilingual Education, Board of Education Role, Civil Liberties
