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Bortolussi, Vicki, Ed. – Communicator, 1998
The CAG "Communicator" focuses on serving gifted students in California. This document consists of the four issues of "Communicator" issued during 1998. Featured articles include: (1) "Underachievement for Some--Dropping Out with Dignity for Others" (Sally Reis); (2) "When Gifted High School Students Fail"…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Standards, Art Activities, Child Rearing
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1999
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program has begun to attract attention as an alternative approach to enhancing the academic preparation of college-bound high school students. The rigorous, comprehensive, two-year curriculum offers eleventh- and twelfth-grade students the opportunity to take college-level coursework and exams while also…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, College Bound Students, College Preparation
Literacy Assistance Center, New York, NY. – 1999
This report provides demographic data on students attending New York City Adult Literacy Initiative (NYCALI) programs. It specifies the number of students served by each literacy provider agency (LPA) and the types of classes they attend. It includes data on total instructional hours offered, total hours of student attendance, enrollment figures…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Sorensen, Christine K. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1997
Outlines criteria of distance education success established by both the state of Iowa and the Federal Star School program. Discusses progress made by Iowa toward federal goals, including infrastructure development, service to underserved learners, improved instruction, increased professional development, greater access to electronic technologies,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness
Ignash, Jan M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1997
Discusses core issues of remedial/developmental education, including state policies, cost, standards, effectiveness, and which sector of higher education should provide it. Describes characteristics of remediation students and provides policy recommendations. (27 citations) (YKH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Budgets, College Students
Carter-Wells, JoAnn – New Directions for Higher Education, 1996
Argues that college graduates need crucial advanced reading skills beyond entry-level skills required for college admission, and summarizes national educational outcomes research on reading competence, including skills of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, and reflection, and attitudes toward reading. Examines implications for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Curriculum, College Instruction, College Outcomes Assessment

Barton, Keith C.; And Others – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1996
Presents seven brief essays addressing recent research efforts and policy initiatives aimed at reforming the history curriculum. Notes that policy recommendations are rarely informed by research on either historical or pedagogical thinking. Authors include Keith C. Barton, Matthew T. Downey, Terrie L. Epstein, Linda S. Levstik, Peter Seixas,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change

Colgain, James D. – Optometric Education, 1997
Factors supporting excellence in optometric residency programs are discussed, including initial student contact and orientation, instructional quality, teacher as resource, student quality, admission procedures, curriculum design, levels of clinical training, resources that expand the resident's experience, stature of the program within the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Role, Admission Criteria, Allied Health Occupations Education

Merrett, Christopher D. – Journal of Geography, 1997
Defines political geography as a discipline specifically concerned with territorial organization and power and how these impact human and political processes. Traces the development of the discipline from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Discusses reasons for its fall from academic grace and its eventual resurgence. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alienation, Economic Factors, Educational Trends

Ecclestone, Kathryn – Educational Studies, 1994
Maintains that professional development based on competency-based education and training is growing. Reviews postsecondary inservice teacher education programs. Argues that democratic traditions in teaching and learning should be included in professional development programs. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Democratic Values, Educational Change

Nelson, Murry R. – International Journal of Social Education, 1993
Maintains that current efforts to reform education and social studies are cycles of media hyperbole and political hope. Contends that issues underlying various programs are really about power and control. Argues that social studies has a role in making schools and students models of democratic thought and action. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Citizenship Education, Comparative Education, Course Content

Burgeson, Charlene R.; Wechsler, Howell; Brener, Nancy D.; Young, Judith; Spain, Christine G. – Journal of School Health, 2001
Describes School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000 physical education (PE)-related findings about state-, district-, and school-level requirements and policies, standards and guidelines, student assessment, evaluation, PE for students with disabilities, collaboration, staffing and professional preparation, recess, and interscholastic sports…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletic Coaches, Board of Education Policy, Child Health
Wasburn-Moses, Leah – Action in Teacher Education, 2005
The field of special education has been consistently plagued with serious personnel shortages, high rates of teacher attrition, criticisms of inadequate teacher preparation, and questionable student outcomes. The recent focus on increased standards and improved student outcomes adds complexity to this situation. Of paramount concern are the need…
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence, Special Education, Legal Problems
Yakimowski-Strebnick, Mary E.; Adedoyin, Kimberly Clark; Connolly, Faith – ERS Spectrum, 2003
The Baltimore City Public School System's (BCPSS) Grade 9 Transition Program was implemented in 2001-02. It is designed to increase student achievement in an era of No Child Left Behind federal legislation by providing additional time and learning opportunities for eighth-grade students who have not met all promotion standards established by the…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests
Shannon, G. Sue; Bylsma, Pete – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2006
The federal requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) have placed a new focus on increasing graduation rates and reducing dropout rates. While the dropout problem has generated research and new programs over the last 30 years, the dropout rate has remained relatively unchanged. Students drop out of school for many reasons, and the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Restructuring, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate