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Download full textMissouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1990
An administrative manual prepared in compliance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, and to supplement the State Plan, was distributed to all local educational agencies in Missouri to communicate the need for actively encouraging the enrollment in school of homeless children and youth. The manual includes the following: a summary…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Attendance, Census Figures
Miller, Mary Helen; And Others – 1990
In June 1989, the Kentucky Supreme court ruled the state's elementary and secondary school system unconstitutional. A Task Force on Education Reform provided recommendations to the General Assembly for reforming the educational system which resulted in the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990. This act mandates the creation of a system of public…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
Grossman, Tabitha – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
The long-term health of each state's economy rests on the state's ability to educate and eventually employ citizens who contribute to its economy by filling jobs in a variety of sectors. With the globalization of the economy and shifts in supply and demand for a wide variety of occupations, students in public schools need effective teachers and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Human Capital, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Improvement
Stedron, Jennifer M.; Shah, Tajel; Bautsch, Brenda; Martin, Patricia; Deye, Sunny; Bailey, Lamar; Handel, Stephen J.; Vasavada, Natasha; Shen, Yilan; Exstrom, Michelle; Shelton, Sara; Santiago, Helen; Bell, Julie Davis; Quin, Bradley J.; Baum, Sandy; Bell, Julie Davis; Sturtevant, Anne; Bautsch, Brenda; Williams, Ronald; Kerouac, Pamela; Badolato, Vincent – College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2010
There are formidable challenges at every level of the system that confront students who aspire to enroll and succeed in college. In 2007, the College Board formed the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education to study the educational pipeline as a single continuum and identify solutions to increase the number of students who…
Descriptors: Public Policy, State Action, State Legislation, State Surveys
SERVE Policy Brief, 1996
Virtually no school is safe from violence. FBI statistics, which show that juvenile crimes actually peaked during the mid-1970s, are at odds with the public perception that crime rates among young people are at an all-time high. The FBI acknowledges, however, that the crimes committed by young people tend to be more serious than in the past, and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Crime, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention
Urschel, Jane W. – American School Board Journal, 2002
Interviews with 11 Colorado state legislators about their views on local control reveal they have no fear of pushing the constitutional envelope when it comes to legislating school policy. School board members must get involved in the legislative process, whether by lobbying legislators on behalf of important education issues or testifying as…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Legislators, Lobbying
West, Judy Ferguson – 1983
Listening skills are the most used and least taught of the communication skills. However, in 1978 the United States federal government, through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, added listening and speaking to reading, writing, and arithmetic as determinants of literacy and needed basic competencies. Through the 1978 legislation, funds…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Guidelines
Laguardia, Armando; Nave, Gary – 1994
The Oregon Professional Development Center (OPDC) was created by the Oregon Department of Education to support school councils in the state as they make local changes to meet the requirements of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. School councils will be established at every school in Oregon, charged with three main areas of work:…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Institutional), Educational Improvement
PDF pending restorationOklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1993
This handbook for Oklahoma school administrators incorporates vital information about school operations and improvement in one volume. It provides detailed information on the following areas: contracts and their due dates; the progress of House Bill 1017; accreditation; federal/special, financial, and professional services; school improvement; and…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedSaunders, Beatrice N., Ed. – Social Work, 1981
Describes in four articles the political role of the social workers both nationally and at the state and local levels, including advice on how to give effective legislative testimony. Experience with California's Proposition 13 illustrates the impact of taxes on human service programs and the need for legislative advocacy. (JAC)
Descriptors: Activism, Counselor Role, Delivery Systems, Financial Support
Cwikiel, Wilfred – 1992
This guidebook is designed to assist concerned Michigan citizens, local governments, conservation organizations, landowners, and others in their efforts to initiate wetlands protection activities. Chapter 1 focuses on wetland functions, values, losses, and the urgent need to protect wetland resources. Chapter 2 discusses wetland identification and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Classification
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of School Health Education and Services. – 1991
A framework for New York communities interested in establishing drug-free school zones is provided in this guidebook. Chapters 1-4 present background information to familiarize the reader with drug-free school zones, relevant alcohol and drug abuse policies and concepts, and school/community partnerships. Chapters 5 and 6 offer guidelines for the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Drug Abuse
Siegel, Peggy M. – 1984
Several approaches that policymakers may wish to consider in enacting and sustaining educational excellence are summarized. This issue brief draws from presentations given at two sessions on education and excellence held at the 1983 meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures. California's approach is highlighted, based on the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1995
This handbook has been prepared to assist Albertans in understanding the provincial charter school concept, to assist charter organizers with their planning and preparation for the establishment of charter schools in Alberta, and to assist those responsible for processing charter school applications. Bill 19, The School Amendment Act, which…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC. – 1993
In this document, the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) develops a framework to assist state policymakers, particularly, as well as other stakeholders, in initiating debate and reforms to redefine expectations and the role and responsibilities of school boards in fulfilling these expectations. These recommendations draw upon: analyses of…
Descriptors: Board Candidates, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
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