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Download full textLynn, Randy; Glynn, Jennifer – Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, 2019
Since 2012, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has supported educational enrichment in rural areas by awarding over $3.3 million in grants to six outstanding organizations operating in Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. In this report, the authors combine the experiences of these organizations with findings from the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Rural Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Direct linkSwartz, Elizabeth – Teaching Pre K-8, 2005
This article describes fifty-five skill-building activities for use in teaching grades Pre-K through 8. Activities are labeled according to basic skill areas, and activities for parents are included as well.
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Skill Development, Learning Activities, Parent Participation
California State Univ., Sacramento. Academic Senate. – 1984
Designed for college-bound students, their parents, and high school teachers, counselors, and administrators in California, this statement sets forth recommendations concerning the skills, attitudes, and qualities that should be imparted by high school science programs and the curriculum and courses to impart them. Prefactory material provides…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Biology, Chemistry, College Preparation
Huntington, Fred – InCider, 1984
Provides guidelines on selecting software for preschoolers and a buyer's guide with entries arranged by manufacturer. Each entry includes: name of the software package; current price; a list of special features (paddle/joystick required, graphic, and sound); and brief comments (such as subject and/or skill area and format). (JN)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
1994
The Kentucky Education Reform Act established learning standards that were higher than those of previous educational systems. The main gauge for assessing how well students measure up to these standards is a statewide system that evaluates what students know and can do. In 1991, the Kentucky State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Field, Cynthia E. – InCider, 1987
Discusses some of the possibilities for using Apple II computers to teach young children basic skills and enhance their computer literacy. Reviews 14 pieces of software from seven different publishers. Provides the name and address of the publisher, along with a description of each program and its capabilities. (TW)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1982
The purpose of the five-year plan described in this document is to enable the Minneapolis public schools to anticipate and respond to changing educational, economic, and demographic conditions that affect the school district. The plan affects all elements of the public school system and includes decisions regarding key actions or policies required…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Educational Environment
