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Patrick, Susan; Sturgis, Chris – International Association for K-12 Online Learning, 2011
Performance-based learning is one of the keys to cracking open the assumptions that undergird the current educational codes, structures, and practices. By finally moving beyond the traditions of a time-based system, greater customized educational services can flourish, preparing more and more students for college and careers. This proposed policy…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, State Policy, Educational Policy
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Taylor, Vida S.; And Others – Journal of Staff Development, 1989
Networks, consortia, and coalitions among school districts are cost-effective means to provide staff development, improve instruction, and develop curriculum. This article summarizes results of two studies in Oregon that focused on cross-organizational collaboration for school improvement. Guidelines are provided for organizations and individuals…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Consortia, Curriculum Development, Educational Cooperation
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1990
Examples of successful, innovative business-education partnerships are described. Contents include historical background, state-level studies, initiation and implementation, model Oregon programs, and future trends of partnerships. A conclusion is that partnerships are necessary to meet the challenges presented by rapid social change, demands for…
Descriptors: Awards, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
Sagor, Richard D.; Curley, Janet L. – 1991
The impact of action research on student academic and social performance is examined in this paper. Project LEARN (League of Educational Action Researchers in the Northwest), a cooperative initiative with school districts to train teams of educators in collaborative action research, was evaluated in five participating schools--two elementary, one…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Collegiality, Educational Cooperation
Roper, Susan Stavert – 1988
In the summer of 1986, representatives from Southern Oregon State College, the Northwest Regional Laboratory, and the Josephine County School District formed a consortium to design an induction program for beginning rural teachers. During its first year, the consortium presented special on-site graduate credit courses addressing problems new…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Consortia, Educational Cooperation
Jensen, Mary Cihak – OSSC Bulletin, 1985
Partnerships between schools and businesses are becoming more frequent and more reciprocal as the two find common interests; the Salem-Keizer (Oregon) Public Schools provide a nationally recognized example of such a partnership. Salem's program began in 1981 with a joint school board and Chamber of Commerce policy statement. Despite economic…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Educational Cooperation