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Direct linkPhillips, Loraine; Roach, David; Williamson, Celia – Liberal Education, 2014
In Texas, educators working to coordinate the efforts of fifty community colleges, thirty-eight universities, and six university systems are bringing the resources of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) initiative to bear in order to ensure that the state's nearly 1.5…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, State Colleges, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Shared Resources and Services
Turner, Crystal – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The number of school districts needing to focus their attention on ensuring that their students are receiving a 21st Century education has grown considerably with the creation of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) and the looming deadline of the 2014-2015 school year when the new assessments will be given. The assessment dates,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Superintendents, Program Implementation
Download full textOffice of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
In his 2012 State of the Union Address, President Obama laid out a blueprint for an economy that is built to last. The President's plan affirms that the strength of the American economy is inextricably linked to the strength of America's education system. Particularly in times of economic challenge, American employers need a workforce that is…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Educational Change
Porter-Magee, Kathleen – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2011
Ohio adopted the Common Core standards in English language arts (ELA) and math last year, but now stands at a crossroad in making sure statewide assessments are aligned to those standards. Ohio is a participating member in two federally funded assessment consortia--the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) and the Partnership for the…
Descriptors: Consortia, Accountability, Language Arts, Alignment (Education)
Peer reviewedBraun, Henry – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2011
The focus article "Road Maps for Learning: A Guide to the Navigation of Learning Progressions" by Black, Wilson, and Yao (this issue) is a veritable tour-de-force, covering a great deal of education ground while spanning the heights from models of the interplay among curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment to interpretations of student…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Change, Consortia, Accountability
Paris, David C. – Council of Independent Colleges, 2011
From the fall of 2008 through the spring of 2011, 47 colleges and universities, organized and supported by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), administered the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) to their students. The CLA is a test of critical thinking, analytic reasoning, problem solving, and written communication developed by the…
Descriptors: Campuses, Critical Thinking, Consortia, College Faculty
Toch, Thomas; Tyre, Peg – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2010
The National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers have sponsored the development of common K-12 education standards in math and English/language arts--a project known as the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI)--in an effort to improve college readiness for the nation's students and replace the patchwork…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, State Standards, Testing
Naylor, Michele – 2002
The evolution of eight Tech Prep consortia since reauthorization of federal Tech Prep legislation in 1998 was examined in a 4-year longitudinal study. Cross-consortium changes were identified through field visits and personal interviews between 1998-2001 with a wide range of stakeholders, especially administrators, faculty, and students.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability
