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Direct linkEwell, Peter – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2012
"Making the Grade: How Boards Can Ensure Academic Quality"--popularly referred to as "The Little Yellow Book" by boards, faculty, provosts, and assessment specialists--provides clear guidance for the board's role in the most important "business" of academe: educating students. As public calls for greater accountability skyrocket, this new edition…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Educational Quality, Educational Practices, Teaching (Occupation)
Bracey, Gerald W. – 1997
In 1991, the first data-based analysis of the condition of public education was published, countering a prevalent view that the U.S. education system was verging on collapse. Subsequent reports followed, seven of which appear here. The reports contend that schools are about as effective as they have even been--although the population they serve…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Educational Research
American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC. – 2002
More than 2,100 charter schools serving more than 500,000 students operate in 37 states and the District of Columbia. This book contains a report of a study that examined the first 10 years of the charter-school movement. The study addressed the following questions: (1) What students do charter schools serve? (2) Are charter-school teachers more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Charter Schools, Educational Assessment
Creighton, Theodore B. – Corwin Press, 2006
Since the first edition of "Schools and Data", the No Child Left Behind Act has swept the country, and data-based decision making is no longer an option for educators. Today's educational climate makes it imperative for all schools to collect data and use statistical analysis to help create clear goals and recognize strategies for…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Program Evaluation, Educational Technology, Decision Making
Download full textNational Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
Since the creation of the National Cooperative Educational Statistics System in 1988, states have joined with the National Center for Education Statistics to produce and maintain comparable and uniform education statistics. Through the National Forum on Education Statistics, states have met to develop and propose a set of basic data elements for…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Definitions
Wirt, John; Choy, Susan; Provasnik, Stephen; Rooney, Patrick; Sen, Anindita; Tobin, Richard – 2003
This volume presents indicators of important developments and trends in American education in 2003. Recurrent themes underscored by the indicators include participation and persistence in education, student performance and other outcomes, the environment for learning, and societal support for education. In addition, this volume contains a special…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
