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Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2014
The Regional Educational Laboratory of the Pacific (REL Pacific) program at McREL International partners with schools, state departments of education, and other education stakeholders to use data and research to drive data-informed decisions. Dedicated, experienced staff work closely with local experts, who provide support for ongoing regional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Data Analysis, Educational Research, Geographic Location
Shumer, Rob; Digby, Cynthia – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2011
The purpose of this investigation is to tell the story of how six states are developing Programs of Study (POS) as mandated by the Perkins IV federal legislation. The authors' effort focuses on how states' technical assistance systems evolved and what successes and challenges existed for states developing POS. There was no intent to compare one…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Federal Legislation, Program Validation, Vocational Education
Jones, Joseph; Southern, Kyle – CNA Corporation, 2011
Federal education policy in recent years has encouraged state and local education agencies to embrace data use and analysis in decision-making, ranging from policy development and implementation to performance evaluation. The capacity of these agencies to make effective and methodologically sound use of collected data for these purposes remains an…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Grants, Educational Policy, Federal Programs
Conley, David T.; McGaughy, Charis; Ward, Terri; Martinez, Mary – Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2008
In April 2008, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) contracted with the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) to facilitate a series of regional workshops and provide technical assistance to strengthen efforts to improve college readiness for all students. This final report summarizes these activities…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Workshops, Technical Assistance
US Department of Education, 2011
This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Information Dissemination
Carson, Arthur L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
Because of close relations between the Philippines and the United States in the earlier years of this century, developments in the Philippines since that country achieved its independence in 1946 are of particular interest to Americans. An important aspect of the island nation's efforts in its first 15 years of complete self-government is the…
Descriptors: Educational History, War, Politics of Education, Economic Factors