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Turkan, Sultan; Oliveri, Maria Elena – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
In this article, we review translation, adaptation policies, and practices in providing test accommodation for English language learners (ELLs) in the United States. We collected documents and conducted interviews with officials in the 12 states that provide translation accommodations to ELLs on content assessments. We then summarized challenges…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Testing Accommodations, Translation, Media Adaptation
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Morgan, Grant B.; Robertson, Shun; Houchins, Carlie – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2014
Nearly 40% of all public community college enrollment is in noncredit courses. While there have been several recent reports on the noncredit function at community colleges, little has been done in terms of large-scale studies and/or statewide analyses on this population. The purpose of this study was to explore one state's community college…
Descriptors: Noncredit Courses, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, State Surveys
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Baughman, Kristen N.; Bruce, Jacklyn – Journal of Leadership Education, 2012
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine the self-perceived proficiency level of Commissioners of Agriculture in six leadership skill areas. Major findings noted their proficiency in these areas. Researchers recommend providing professional development opportunities and software training for Commissioners at their annual…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Leadership, Agriculture, Leadership Effectiveness
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Hoffman, Pamela K.; Davey, Cynthia S.; Larson, Nicole; Grannon, Katherine Y.; Hanson, Carlie; Nanney, Marilyn S. – Health Education Research, 2016
Weight-related outcomes were examined among high school students in Minnesota public school districts according to the quality of district wellness policies. Wellness policy strength and comprehensiveness were scored using the Wellness School Assessment Tool (WellSAT) for 325 Minnesota public school districts in 2013. The associations between…
Descriptors: High School Students, School Districts, Wellness, School Policy
Education Week, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has redoubled attention to the challenges families face in making sure their children are fully prepared and supported in their journey through school. This first of three Quality Counts 2021 installments provides grades and scores for the nation and each state on a range of factors setting students up for success in school…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Census Figures, Educational Quality
Busch, Douglas M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As school district revenues are reduced by state allocating agencies, local school district administrators and school boards frequently evaluate alternative sources of possible revenue. One emerging source of revenue that many school districts explore is a local education foundation. Local education foundations are 501(c)(3) nonprofit…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Nonprofit Organizations, Educational Finance, Public Schools
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Robelia, Beth; Murphy, Tony – Environmental Education Research, 2012
This paper presents results from 15 little publicized state and national environmental surveys in the US that used similar questions. Our analysis reveals trends in adult understanding of environmental issues. These trends indicate that many may have difficulty making informed decisions about environmental policy as citizens, voters, and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, State Surveys, Environmental Research, National Surveys
Connors-Tadros, L. – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2014
Federal Staff from the U.S. Department of Education asked the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) to provide information on the number of states that include prekindergarten teachers in state teacher evaluation systems. This was a quick turnaround response to a request from the Office of Management and Budget. In response to this…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Early Childhood Education, Inclusion, Teacher Evaluation
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Jaana, Mirou; Ward, Marcia M.; Bahensky, James A. – Journal of Rural Health, 2012
Purpose: Present an overview of clinical information systems (IS) in hospitals and analyze the level of electronic medical records (EMR) implementation in relation to clinical IS capabilities and organizational characteristics. Methods: We developed a survey instrument measuring clinical IS implementation and classified clinical IS across 5 EMR…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Information Systems, Classification, State Surveys
DiPerna, Paul – Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2013
The "Maine K-12 & School Choice Survey" project, commissioned by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and conducted by Braun Research, Inc. (BRI), measures Maine registered voters' familiarity and views on a range of K-12 education topics and school choice reforms. The author and his colleagues report response levels and…
Descriptors: Familiarity, School Choice, Opinions, Sampling
DiPerna, Paul – Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2013
The "Texas K-12 & School Choice Survey" project, commissioned by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and conducted by Braun Research, Inc. (BRI), measures Texas registered voters' familiarity and views on a range of K-12 education topics and school choice reforms. The author and his colleagues report response levels and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Familiarity, School Choice, Opinions
US Department of Health and Human Services, 2011
This chartbook uses the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) to report on recent findings on children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in the United States. The NSCH provides a unique view of CSHCN in the context of where they live, play and go to school. It also allows comparisons to children without special health care needs.…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Special Health Problems, Health Behavior, Child Health
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Yatsko, Sarah; Lake, Robin; Bowen, Melissa; Cooley Nelson, Elizabeth – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
In 2009, the federal government committed over $3 billion nationwide to help states and districts turn around their worst-performing schools. The U.S. Department of Education intended for the School Improvement Grants (SIGs) to spur dramatic change.This report looks at the results of a field study of the first-year implementation of those grants…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Educational Improvement, Incentive Grants
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Clements, Margaret; Stafford, Erin; Pazzaglia, Angela M.; Jacobs, Pamela – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2015
As the use of online courses in high schools increases rapidly across the United States, schools are using courses from a multitude of sources to achieve a variety of educational goals. Policies and practices for monitoring student progress and success in online courses are also diverse. Yet few states formally track or report student…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, State Surveys, Online Courses
Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Fay, Maggie P.; Bork, Rachel Hare; Weiss, Madeline Joy – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2013
Early college readiness assessments as well as "transition" curricula designed to help high school students avoid remedial coursework upon arrival to college represent promising approaches to decrease the numbers of entering college students who are academically underprepared. Yet little is known about the availability of these…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Preparation, Transitional Programs, State Programs
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