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Katsioloudis, Petros – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2015
This exploratory study was designed to determine if there is a level of alignment between technology education curriculum and theories of intellectual development. The researcher compared Epstein's Brain Growth Theory and Piaget's Status of Intellectual Development with technology education curriculum from Australia, England, and the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Education, Elementary Education, Brain
McAvoy, Paula; Fine, Rebecca; Ward, Ann Herrera – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2016
In this report, the authors present findings from their analysis of social studies state standards. The following questions guided their work: (1) To what extent do middle and high school (grades 8-12) history and civics state standards support teaching about political parties? For the states that do include language about political parties, what…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Social Studies, Politics
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De Bruin-Parecki, Andrea; Slutzky, Carly – ETS Research Report Series, 2016
Currently in the United States, 50 states, 5 territories, and the District of Columbia have established prekindergarten (pre-K) age 4 learning standards that are intended to outline skills and knowledge that set children on a path to success in kindergarten and upcoming grades. These standards are emphasized as a centralizing force in early…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Academic Standards, Skill Development, School Readiness
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State Education Standard, 2012
On June 24, 2010, the Virginia Board of Education unanimously adopted a statement expressing its continuing commitment to Virginia's Standards of Learning (SOL) and opposition to making participation in federal grant and entitlement programs contingent on word-for-word adoption of the newly developed Common Core State Standards in reading and…
Descriptors: State Boards of Education, Core Curriculum, State Standards, Alignment (Education)
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2010
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Education Appropriations Bill Signed into Law: U.S. Department of Education to Receive $1 Billion Increase in…
Descriptors: Public Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Politics of Education
Frantz, Nevin R., Jr.; And Others – 1986
In order to determine the changes in high school graduation requirements and their impact on vocational education programs, a longitudinal study was initiated to track high school and vocational education program enrollments in Virginia and the United States for five years beginning with the 1984-85 school year. A questionnaire was prepared and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Declining Enrollment, Degree Requirements, Enrollment
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Youth Programs. – 1978
Five Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)/Local Education Agency (LEA) programs designed to provide youth with employment-related services were reviewed. Onsite visits were conducted to assess program development and implementation in Houston, Worcester (Massachusetts), Minnesota, Fairfax County (Virginia), and Los Angeles. (Each area…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Problems, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies
Wrigley, Pamela – ESCORT, 2001
The "Help! Kit" for elementary school teachers was produced in 1989 by a task force of Virginia migrant educators who were getting an increasing number of requests for information about and assistance with their English language learners (ELLs). This secondary version of the "Help! Kit" provides helpful information to busy…
Descriptors: Migrants, Migrant Education, English Language Learners, English (Second Language)