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Au, Kathryn H. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2013
Educational policy in the U.S. currently centers on college and career readiness, with the spotlight is on high schools to meet higher expectations for students' literacy achievement. Ever-rising expectations are consistent with the U.S. standards movement, now in its third iteration. As funding for school improvement becomes increasingly scarce,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, High Schools
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Datta, Lois-Ellin – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Evaluates the success of efforts to federally legislate knowledge utilization in Hawaii. Programs in the fields of agriculture, energy, and education are described; examples of federally supported knowledge utilization strategies in the United States are given; and areas where improvement is needed are suggested, including timeliness,…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Information Utilization
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
Comments made by 11 governors concerning higher education in their "State of the State" addresses to state legislatures are presented. Statements include those of Terry Branstad, Carroll Campbell, Robert Casey, Steve Cowper, Mario Cuomo, Edward DiPrete, George Mickelson, Rose Mofford, Stan Stephens, James Thompson, and John Waihee. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Budgets, Certification, Educational Attitudes