This report provides a roadmap and action steps for state policymakers to catalyze transformational change in K-12 education toward a future vision for systems that ensure success for all students. In this report, iNACOL articulates a vision for the future of K-12 education and offers action steps for state policymakers. Its purpose is to inspire…

The State of the Early Childhood Workforce (SECW) Initiative is a groundbreaking multi-year project to shine a steady spotlight on the nation's early childhood workforce. The SECW Initiative is designed to challenge entrenched ideas and policies that maintain an inequitable and inadequate status quo for early educators and for the children and…

This good practice guide is intended to assist public and private registered training organisations (RTOs) planning to commence higher education (HE) delivery. The guide is based on research undertaken by Victor Callan and Kaye Bowman, who completed case studies with six providers currently delivering higher education qualifications in addition to…

The locally-elected school board is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining, developing and operating local schools. School board members make important decisions with long-lasting implications for their community and its citizens. They establish a vision for the public education system in their community, are responsible for hiring and…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, (also called the NCAA) understands that the decision to transfer to another school is an important and often difficult one in students' college career. Therefore, students should not transfer until they know all the rules and potential consequences. This guide addresses students who are interested in…

This guide directly addresses students who are interested in transferring to an National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) school l to play a sport. The guide introduces them to the key issues and NCAA rules involved in transferring. It takes them through the steps they will need to understand the transfer rules, determine whether they…

The Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) will establish technical standards and guidelines to ensure that the survey design and implementation processes of PIAAC yield high-quality and internationally comparable data. This document provides a revised version of the technical standards and guidelines originally…

Advises reading professionals on how to approach legal testimony as an expert witness. (AEA)

"Leading Work with Young People" provides a selection of writing from a complex and dynamic field of work. The editors bring together key readings and newly commissioned material to present a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives on leading and managing work with young people. The book will equip students with the knowledge, skills,…

Needing to fill coaching positions without corresponding openings in teaching positions, administrators are forced to hire coaches of varying competencies who do not teach in the building, thereby lessening opportunities for communications. Suggestions for screening, orienting, communicating with and evaluating "off the street" coaches…

Trade and industrial (T & I) instructors desiring professional development and credentialization through a university have numerous problems in validating and receiving credit for their technical competencies obtained through prior experiences and noncollegiate training. In the past, teachers have either acquired specialization competency based on…

The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has adopted the following quality assurance and control policies for education program evaluation in Louisiana: (1) anyone who accepts and executes responsibility for planning, conducting and reporting evaluations of educational programs, projects, and materials approved by the State Board…

Designed to serve as an introduction to trusteeship in Mississippi libraries, this revised handbook re-defines the role of the trustee in library development as independent libraries are merged into larger administrative units. Sections briefly cover trustee appointment, qualifications, his/her authority and responsibilities to the community, the…

Reauthorization of ESEA through the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 included provisions for qualified paraeducators. Section 1119(g) states that all paraprofessionals who are performing instructional duties and are funded with Title I funds, including all paraprofessionals performing instructional duties in a schoolwide building, must meet…

This booklet contains criteria and guidelines designed primarily for those who are involved in funding, planning, or implementing staff training and development in relation to National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in England. It was produced in consultation with a working group composed of representatives from the Department of Education and…