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Barnett, W. Steven; Frede, Ellen – American Educator, 2010
It's fairly well known that high-quality preschool programs can have life-altering impacts on disadvantaged children, including reductions in school dropout and crime, and increased earnings. Not as well known is that terrific preschool programs have important academic and social benefits for middle-class children too. Decades of research indicate…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Dropouts, Disadvantaged Youth, Public Education
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Kean, Thomas H. – Change, 1987
College assessment systems, suggest New Jersey's governor, must be built from two sides to have integrity: a common core of statewide information about college performance defined by public bodies and boards, and institutional mission-related information defined by college presidents, faculty, and trustees. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College School Cooperation, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
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Scrupski, Adam – Academic Questions, 2002
A committee of secondary school and college educators met in 2001 to develop content standards for teaching public school history. Adam Scrupski came away from that meeting amazed at the arrogance with which they imposed on New Jersey students, the firmly held belief that the story of America is predominantly one of capitalist, imperialist…
Descriptors: United States History, Academic Standards, Secondary School Teachers, College Faculty
Douglas, Joel M., Ed. – 1982
Twelve papers from the 1982 conference of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions are presented. Following an introduction by Joel M. Douglas, the following papers and authors are presented: "Campus Bargaining and the Law: A Decade of Higher Education Collective…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Collective Bargaining
Ponessa, Joan; Boylan, Ellen – Education Law Center, 2004
This report on preschool facilities analyzes regulations proposed by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to implement the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act. (EFCFA). EFCFA, which authorizes and governs New Jersey's public school construction program, was enacted in July 2000 to implement the State Supreme Court's…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Planning, Preschool Education, School Construction, Construction Programs
Ponessa, Joan – Education Law Center, 2004
This report on Long Range Facilities Plans (LRFPs) analyzes regulations proposed by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to implement the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act. (EFCFA). EFCFA, which authorizes and governs New Jersey's public school construction program, was enacted in July 2000 to implement the State…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Facilities Planning, School Construction, Construction Programs