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Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1969
The Elementary and Secondary Education Cost-Effectiveness Model originally developed to a detailed mathematical specification has now been developed into a computer programmed form which can be used at the school system level. This, the Office of Education Cost-Effectiveness (OECE) Model, is based on the major hypotheses that changes in student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Agents, Compensatory Education, Computer Programs
Fresno City Unified School District, CA. – 1969
This second volume of the Fresno Educational Master Plan describes seven major factors identified during the development of PROJECT DESIGN and considered crucial to effective educational planning for the future in Fresno, California: (1) Direction of future social change; (2) school management needs; (3) school district philosophy, values, goals,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavioral Objectives, Cooperative Planning, Educational Change
Schafer, Ronald, Comp. – 1968
An educational park, providing equal educational opportunities for students of both minority and majority groups, is proposed as a solution to the problems of race and socioeconomic deprivation in the Seattle metropolitan area. Positive features of the educational park include its provision for quality education through adaptation, innovation,…
Descriptors: Black Education, Comprehensive Programs, De Facto Segregation, Decentralization
Bell, Thomas O., Ed. – 1967
In July 1967, the Idaho State Department of Education requested the College of Education of the University of Idaho to undertake a study of the organization of the public school districts of the State. This publication contains a compilation of speeches and proceedings of the initial State conference at the University of Idaho. This conference was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Organization, Class Size
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1971
The philosophy, strategies, and pitfalls of educational accountability, and information on the development and implementation of accountability programs are outlined in this conference report. Educational accountability is a term used in connection with activities such as assessment, evaluation, auditing, and performance contacting. The speakers'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Conference Reports
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, GA. Commission on Colleges. – 1976
The Commission's study, one of a number of examinations of the Federal Government's impact of education, calls on the Carter administration and the 95th Congress to begin an era of cooperation in curtailing the enormous growth of federal regulation in higher education. The statement affirms the commitment of the member institutions to the social…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Discriminatory Legislation, Educational Legislation
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Kline, Elinor; And Others – Reading Research and Instruction, 1987
Describes Colonel Francis Parker's efforts to humanize beginning reading, discussing how they offer guidelines for present day lesson planning. Reveals that his aims were to connect reading with children's interests and backgrounds, with content area studies, and with modes of expression such as speaking, drawing, oral reading, and writing. (SKC)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational History
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
The text is provided of the National Governors' Association report on the quality of undergraduate education, the state role, student assessment as a means of measuring educational quality, institutions that have implemented successful assessment programs, and the actions needed of governors, legislatures, coordinating and governing boards, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accrediting Agencies, Change Strategies, College Role
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Zimmerman, Enid – Art Education, 1984
A review of reports, a survey, and national assessments of art education shows that visual art students are not learning art knowledge and skills because art teachers do not teach art appreciation, art history, or design and drawing skills. Priorities concerning art education content and teaching methods must be changed. (RM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art History
Whitebook, Marcy; Sakai, Laura – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2004
Demand for child care services has grown steadily over the last few decades due to demographic trends, public policies, newly discovered links between brain development and early environments, and the number of parents entering the labor market for reasons such as welfare reform. As a result, most U. S. children under five spend time on a regular…
Descriptors: Career Development, Child Care, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Persistence
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"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) Governor Bush Signs Middle Grades Reform Act, Sends 250 Reading Coaches into Florida Middle Schools; (2) The…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Public Education, Exit Examinations, Educational Indicators
Peterson, Kenneth D.; Peterson, Catherine A. – Corwin Press, 2005
Effective teacher evaluation is at the core of improving the quality and value of education and principals bear the responsibility of implementing a teacher evaluation program that helps develop highly qualified teachers and promotes high academic standards. In this easy-to-use handbook, the authors offer a fresh, innovative look into teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Principals, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness
Fine, Michelle; Weis, Lois – 2003
This collection of papers examines the crisis in public education, focusing on poor and minority children. There are seven chapters in two parts. After "Introduction: Silenced Voices and Extraordinary Conversations" (Michelle Fine and Lois Weis), Part 1, "Scenes of Silencing," includes: (1) "Silencing and Nurturing Voice…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Diversity (Student)
Mid-Atlantic Lab. for Student Success, Philadelphia, PA. – 2003
This publication, one in a series, is intended to bridge the information gap between what the research says and what actually transpires when various programs and reform initiatives are implemented in schools. This particular publication presents 30 questions to 5 participants of the Distinguished Principal Fellows program. The questions are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Administrator Responsibility
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 2000
As part of efforts to improve school readiness by enhancing the quality of early childhood education, the state of Maryland developed standards for the use of staff in center-based child care and Head Start programs to mirror the standards in place for public school prekindergarten programs as well as a state accreditation process for center-based…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers
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