Each year, the NASP Assistance to States (ATS) committee hosts regional leadership meetings (RLM) as part of the annual convention. In November 2021, state leaders across the country joined forces to learn about the process of implementation science and how to facilitate sustainable change. At the core, implementation science examines critical…

Sixty-six school districts and more than 150 schools in the state of Kansas are participating in the Kansans Can Redesign Project. In this article, we present a case study of using Design Thinking as a systemic process to structure continuous school improvement. The collage of real-life scenarios presented in our case shows the integration of…

This resource serves as the primary evaluation and initial planning tool for state Career Technical Education (CTE) leaders to implement the principles of "Without Limits: A Shared Vision for the Future of Career Technical Education." The realization of "CTE Without Limits" is only possible through shared commitment and action…

This report is the culmination of the "Flexible Pedagogies: Preparing for the Future" series of reports which have considered flexible learning from a range of perspectives. The report proposes fifteen conditions of flexibility to inject new thinking and new practices into an emerging new age. Flexible provision has the potential to…

Innovation is needed to create new industries and jobs to strengthen our nation's security, protect our planet and have an insurmountable amount of new jobs for our people. A great starting point would be educating our children with disabilities. Students with disabilities who were once absent from public school campuses have since been…

This article highlights an assessment of library instruction needs among graduate students in the social sciences. The article addresses the development and implementation of the assessment and the application of assessment results to an established set of library instruction workshops. The article provides a detailed summary of assessment…

Colleges and universities face the challenge of fostering a learning environment for students who lack self-awareness, have little experience with higher level thinking, approach learning as passive recipients, and experience the traditional college academic environment as foreign to their lifestyle. College and university administrators as well…

A disturbing concern that has been expressed by academic economists is the low interest in economics as a major, as evidenced by the declining enrollment in most of the economics departments in American colleges and universities. Though some college and university economics departments are experiencing or had experienced a decline in their majors…

America's education system faces enormous challenges that need to be addressed urgently and systemically. Greater emphasis is now being placed on ensuring that every student, including low-income students and students of color, achieve their potential, but major challenges remain. Far too many public schools have not changed quickly enough to meet…

The purpose of this "Handbook" is to bolster the effective implementation of the intervention models and strategies outlined in the "2010 School Improvement Grant" (SIG) program--section 1003(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)--in order to achieve the program's clear goal--rapid improvement of persistently…

Since the 1980s higher education (HE) in the UK has been continually developing to meet the needs of a changing economy. An economy now based largely on knowledge and its transfer, rather than manual skills and labour, has led to an emphasis by the government on increasing the number of adults with high level skills to contribute to economic…

This commentary discusses Ron Wolk's essay "Think the Unthinkable." The need for variation in curriculum and approach to meet all students' needs is emphasized. The need for variation in what schools are, how they are organized, and what they present to and ask of students is an important theme in Ron's essay, as it is in much of the literature…

In this reorganized and revitalized master's program, traditional admission requirements have become more open, and learning is not by blanket prescription but on the basis of individual needs. (Author)

Better budgeting, better forecasting, and new revenue sources will not eliminate the strains on postsecondary education today. Forces driving this situation include the trend toward part-time and lower-division learners, low graduation rates of low-income students, and failure to meet student needs. Development of "adult-friendly" colleges and…

Graduate education is in an accelerated state of change. Discussed is its responsiveness or unresponsiveness to the forces of change. After contrasting traditional and alternative forms of graduate education, recommendations are made that: (1) graduate institutions and departments should periodically redefine their goals and objectives and make…