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Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2008
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) More Good, Less Bad, and Still Need for Improvement: Latest International Test Reveals U.S. Progress in Math and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Guidance, Vocational Education, Public Education
Trombley, William H., Ed.; Sallo, Todd, Ed. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2012
In the first decade of the 21st century, the nation, the states, and colleges and universities began to grapple with the challenges of globalization, changing demography, the implications of the digital era, and of a less expansive public sector. Although not a transformative period for higher education, the decade saw significant innovations in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Community Colleges
Goglio, Alessandro – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
Widening the skills base and improving labour-market efficiency requires the support of good education. This paper describes the structure of the education system, identifies weaknesses and considers ways to improve performance in light of the ongoing rapidly expanding demand for tertiary level education. The paper discusses ways to modernise the…
Descriptors: Universities, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Access to Education
Sassani, Abul H. K. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
The Office of Education has undertaken the preparation of a series of basic studies on education in a number of countries in Europe and Central and South America. This series of studies was made a part of a program to promote understanding of education conditions in those areas and also to furnish the American college registrars with data on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, World History