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Trahan, Christopher – 2002
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) amends and changes programs from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Although the main component of this bill is Title I, it also highlights teacher education quality. NCLB was accompanied, for fiscal year 2002, by the largest increase ever in federal education aid, targeting federal resources to support…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Beginning Teachers, Educational Legislation
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; And Others – 1981
The prevalence of underprepared students attending colleges, the need to define literacy requirements of courses, the implications of research on literacy in the design of remedial programs, and the need for systematic evaluation of such programs are considered. Literacy is broadly defined as a language competence that is used to achieve both…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Cultural Context, Curriculum Evaluation