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Direct linkSmith, Virginia B. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2006
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning have awarded David Spence, its 2006 Virginia B. Smith Award for Innovative Leadership in Higher Education. Mr. Spence is formerly executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer of the California State University system and now…
Descriptors: Interviews, Awards, Leadership, College Preparation
Katsinas, Stephen G.; Bush, V. Barbara – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
50 years after the "Brown v. Board of Education" decision, a high-stakes testing movement, significantly boosted by provisions contained in No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, has emerged with the potential of both positive and negative implications. This paper argues that assessment generally is not tied to the 3 positive outcomes of…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Outcomes of Education, High Stakes Tests
Bond, Iris, Ed.; Ayers, Jeremy, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
To change American high schools, new collective imagination is needed. In an age where the word "teenager" or "adolescent" often inspires fear or frustration, leaders must overhaul the public's attitude about their high school students. In a time when many teachers believe their efforts cannot overcome poverty and other barriers to learning…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Restructuring, Educational Change, Essays
