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The Problem: Low-Achieving Districts and Low-Performing Boards
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Lee, David E.; Eadens, Daniel W. – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2014
Effective school districts maintain superintendent and school board collegiality which can foster success and connectedness among members. Delagardelle and Alsbury (2008) found that superintendents and board members are not consistent in their perceptions about the work the board does, and Glass (2007) found that states do not require boards to…
Descriptors: School Districts, Boards of Education, Superintendents, Statistical Analysis
Education Rights and Classroom-Based Litigation: Shifting the Boundaries of Evidence
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Welner, Kevin – Review of Research in Education, 2010
The call for American students to meet world-class standards in the federal Goals 2000: Education America Act (1994) and No Child Left Behind legislation, as well as state standards and accountability legislation, has been explicitly inclusive: All students must be held to these high standards. Litigation offers the potential to leverage…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, Academic Standards, Court Litigation
Using STL and AETL: Three Perspectives
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Morrow, Mellissa; Robinson, Melvin L.; Stephenson, Andy – Technology Teacher, 2004
Since the inception of Standards for Technological Literacy (STL) in 2000 by the International Technology Education Association (ITEA), a number of changes have occurred in technology education programs at the state level. With the release of the latest standards publication, Advancing Excellence in Technological Literacy (AETL) (ITEA, 2003),…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Technological Literacy, State Standards, Financial Support
The Politics of Accountability: The Rise and Fall of Goals 2000
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Superfine, Benjamin Michael – American Journal of Education, 2005
In 1994, Congress reauthorized Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and passed the Goals 2000: Education America Act. Together, these two laws were supposed to support the development and implementation of standards-based, systemic reform initiatives in the states. Despite these high hopes, Goals 2000 and Title I faced a number of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Accountability, Federal Legislation, Educational Policy
The Improving America's Schools Act and Elementary and Secondary Education Reform.
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Riley, Richard W. – Journal of Law and Education, 1995
Summarizes the major provisions of the Improving America's Education Act (IASA): (1) higher standards for all children; (2) a focus on teaching and learning; (3) flexibility to stimulate local school-based and district initiatives, coupled with the responsibility for student performance; (4) links among schools, parents, and communities; and (5)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Charter Schools, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
STEPS: An EPSS Tool for Instructional Planning.
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Northrup, Pamela Taylor; Pilcher, Janet K. – 1998
Support for Teachers Enhancing Performance in Schools (STEPS) is a World Wide Web and CD-ROM electronic performance support system (EPSS) designed for preK-12 and preservice educators to assist in designing and developing lessons, units, or curricula; this tool was developed around school reform and accountability initiatives in Florida. To…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education