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Farmer, Laurelyn Irving – Innovative Higher Education, 1989
Some states are mandating basic skills testing and encouraging comprehensive universities to provide remedial programs for students who do not pass the tests. Texas House Bill 2182 is an example of this trend and is discussed in light of 10 key issues posed by assessment experts. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, College Students, Competence
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Horn, Joseph – Texas Education Review, 2000
Examines perceived incompetence within Texas colleges of education, discussing: whether schooling promotes equality; prior analyses of the issue; grade inflation and social promotion; and student teachers' attitudes and curricular preferences. Overall, admissions standards are too low, resulting in marginal teachers who retard students' academic…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
IDRA Newsletter, 1998
This theme issue presents an overview of the standards movement, and examines some difficulties in implementing high standards in an equitable manner for all students. "Faster Than a Plymouth: Reflections on the 'Opportunity To Learn Standards'" (Bradley Scott) discusses the need to create similar experiences and opportunities for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Bilingual Education, Educational Assessment
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O'Neil, John – Educational Leadership, 1993
Since the U.S. has no strong centralized educational program, the drive for systemic change is proceeding more slowly and unsystematically than in Japan or France. Systemic reform strategies must emphasize building schools' capacity for self-renewal. Getting from uniformly high standards to diverse delivery systems is the challenge. Marshall…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Definitions, Delivery Systems
King, Richard A.; Mathers, Judith K. – School Business Affairs, 1999
Policy makers are turning away from individual performance pay, favoring school-based rewards that expand curriculum or fund other improvements. Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Texas have adopted performance-based rewards and sanctions. Policy makers must balance state and local control and align performance indicators with school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Tests
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"Everyday Mathematics," published by Wright Group/McGraw-Hill, is a core curriculum for students in kindergarten through grade 6 covering numeration and order, operations, functions and sequences, data and chance, algebra, geometry and spatial sense, measures and measurement, reference frames, and patterns. At each grade level, the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Kindergarten
Lopez, Gloria Ann – 1990
The report describes a 2-year Texas project which identified academic competencies needed by first-year college students in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and critical thinking. Presentations at conferences and educational meetings brought the competencies and their implications to the attention of over 300 Texas educators. Additional…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Bound Students, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Afterschool Alliance, 2002
Studies show that afterschool programs improve academic achievement, reduce grade retention and increase student attendance and interest in school. Across the country, afterschool is a key element in strategies to turn around under-performing schools. The superintendent of Philadelphia and the governor of Virginia have used afterschool to turn…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Educational Change, State Standards
Newman, Carol; Thomas, Kay – 1999
This paper examines issues related to alternative teacher certification, discussing teacher certification in Texas and noting that most researchers agree that both traditional and alternative routes to teacher preparation need improvement. For over a decade, alternative certification has become increasingly available in Texas. This paper…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alternative Teacher Certification, Bilingual Teachers, Educational Quality
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Bernal, Ernesto M.; Valencia, Richard R. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2000
Reviews major issues germane to the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) case. Discusses the second wave of Texas standards-based reform that would institutionalize retention for students failing a state-mandated achievement test, proposed federal legislation limiting use of high stakes tests, and psychometric and policy lessons learned from…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Black Students, Court Litigation, Criticism
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Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1998
Presents the Texas standards for U.S. history in the following areas: (1) history, (2) geography, (3) economics, (4) government, (5) citizenship, (6) culture, (7) science, technology, and society, and (8) social studies skills. Offers 26 standards in total and provides expectations for the students in each area. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness, Economics Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 2001
This document presents the Texas master plan for educational technology developed by the Education Technology Coordinating Council (ETCC). An executive summary lists ETCC goals and recommendations. The first section of this report provides an overview of educational technology in Texas, including: background; the charge, implementation, guiding…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agency Cooperation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Objectives
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Lutkus, A. D.; Lauko, M.; Brockway, D. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This report presents results for the first trial school-district-level science assessment in NAEP at grades 4 and 8. Ten urban public-school districts voluntarily participated: Atlanta City, Austin Independent School District, Boston School District, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, City of Chicago School District 299, Cleveland City School…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Measures (Individuals), Grade 4, Science Tests
Grayson County Coll., Denison, TX. – 1995
A statewide evaluation of the mental health technologies programs of Texas' community colleges was conducted to determine the extent to which the programs use the principles of competency-based instruction (CBI) and performance standards and to establish whether competencies being taught have been evaluated in the workplace. The following were…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1991
This publication presents approved guidelines for Texas institutions of higher and postsecondary education in the academic preparation of practitioners in the field of fitness for health. Developed in response to the rapid growth of this field, the guidelines identify and recommend the knowledge and expertise required in career preparation, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
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