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von Zastrow, Claus; Roberts, Maxine T.; Squires, John – Education Commission of the States, 2021
State education data systems help policymakers use data to evaluate the impact of their efforts to improve education. By disaggregating the data -- that is, breaking it out by different student subgroups -- policymakers can ensure that their efforts address the needs of students who have been traditionally underserved in educational settings. Yet…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Student Characteristics, Data Collection, Barriers
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Alaimo, Peter J.; Langenhan, Joseph M.; Suydam, Ian T. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Many traditional organic chemistry lab courses do not adequately help students to develop the professional skills required for creative, independent work. The overarching goal of the new organic chemistry lab series at Seattle University is to teach undergraduates to think, perform, and behave more like professional scientists. The conversion of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Organic Chemistry, Alignment (Education), Science Process Skills
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Sherman, Jane; Andreas, Michelle – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2012
How did Washington create a clear organizational structure that assigns responsibility for each aspect of transfer policy to the group that is best suited to manage it (Kisker, Wagoner, and Cohen, 2011)? In this chapter, the authors will introduce the agencies, organizations, and entities that have played a key role in gathering information,…
Descriptors: Transfer Policy, Technical Institutes, Universities, Community Colleges