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Download full textExley, Woody – State Education Standard, 2021
Over the last few years, Texas, Connecticut, and California have led the way in approving courses in ethnic studies to provide high school students with engaging, culturally relevant instruction. Texas blazed the trail in 2018 when its state board of education approved an elective course in Mexican American studies. Then in April 2020, the board…
Descriptors: Ethnic Studies, Culturally Relevant Education, Elective Courses, Elementary Secondary Education
Hinterlong, Diane; Lawrence, Branson; DeVol, Purva – NCSSSMST Journal, 2014
The internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) develops creative, ethical leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As a teaching and learning laboratory created by the State of Illinois, IMSA enrolls academically talented Illinois students in grades 10 through 12 in its advanced, residential…
Descriptors: Females, Engineering, STEM Education, High School Students
Direct linkDemski, Jennifer – T.H.E. Journal, 2010
The new faces on the help desk are younger, work for cheap, and may be the tech savviest in the building. This article describes how two IT training programs are teaching students valuable technology skills while providing schools with a much-needed lift to their troubleshooting teams. The programs--Generation YES and Mouse Squad--put students at…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Information Technology, Elective Courses
Kissel, Adam – Academic Questions, 2009
The University of Chicago met widespread national opposition ten years ago after it instituted a new, less demanding core curriculum to make way for more electives. It was part of a plan to make the curriculum significantly less demanding in order to attract more students and improve the school's bottom line in a time of putative budget deficits.…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Elective Courses, Course Selection (Students), Required Courses
PDF pending restorationHayes, Daniel T. – 1977
A survey of the directors of admission at 12 public and 46 private four-year colleges in Illinois was conducted to determine: (1) whether college credit earned by a student during the senior year of high school was recognized; (2) the areas to which this credit was generally applied; and (3) the factors considered in a decision regarding the…
Descriptors: College Credits, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Rindskopf, David; And Others – 1980
This booklet offers a census of course offerings and enrollments in art, music, dance, theater, and literature in junior and senior high schools in Illinois. It is part of a series of reports surveying statewide basic curriculum data. Data were collected in 1977 and reflect the 1976-1977 school year. All public secondary schools in Illinois were…
Descriptors: Art Education, Courses, Dance, Declining Enrollment
