Title I accountability requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) represent the present-day instantiation of Lau, which requires schools to provide a program for English learners (ELs) that supports their meaningful engagement and to provide transparent information about EL program quality. This study uses critical policy analysis to…

Career-connected learning is an educational strategy that combines high-quality academic instruction, skill-based learning, and real-world experiences to prepare students with the knowledge and skills that they need to pursue their college and career goals. Career-connected learning can be delivered in a variety of ways, including in core content…

The Race to The Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) is designed to improve the quality of early learning and development and close the achievement gap for children with high needs. The Departments of Education and Health and Human Services define high needs to include children who are English learners, often referred to as English Language…

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal Two of the Quality Education Program (understanding other social, cultural, and ethnic groups) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories or teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal One of the Quality Education Program (regarding student self-esteem and understanding) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

The general needs assessment instrument can provide the means for a school district to assess its needs relative to the Ten Goals of Quality Education. It is comprised of 63 area behavior statements, which encompass the 10 goals, and a 5-point rating scale (most important-least important) for each. The individual needs assessment instrument is…

This booklet, which is part of the Quality Education Program Study, describes the purpose and use of needs assessment instruments. (See TM 001 375 for project description; see TM 001 378 for copy of assessment instruments.) (MS)

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal Five of the Quality Education Program (regarding good citizenship) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

The general needs assessment instrument can provide the means for a school district to assess its needs relative to the Ten Goals of Quality Education. It is comprised of 63 area behavior statements, which encompass the 10 goals, and a 5-point rating scale (most important-least important) for each. The individual needs assessment instrument is…

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal Six of the Quality Education Program (regarding good health habits) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal Seven of the Quality Education Program (regarding creativity) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

This handbook addresses itself to the identification and validation of successful programs and practices that may facilitate constructive educational change in the nation's schools. The effort focuses on projects funded by Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which operates under a legislative mandate to fund exemplary…

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal Four of the Quality Education Program (regarding interest in school and learning) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal Eight of the Quality Education Program (regarding vocational development) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal Nine of the Quality Education Program (regarding student understanding of human accomplishment) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)