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Burton, Alice – 1990
A week of labor education classes is held yearly at Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, California. The goal of the program, called Labor Education Week (LEW), is to fill a perceived gap in high school education concerning the labor movement, and to present labor history and issues in workshops, field trips, classroom discussions, and films.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Educational Resources, Innovation
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Phillips, Douglas A. – Journal of Geography, 1994
Maintains that local school districts will soon be confronted with the task of implementing national standards in geography, history, civics, and government. Asserts that the geography community needs strong partners among teachers' unions and other educational organizations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Blackmore, Jill; Spaull, Andrew – 1986
This five-part paper examines the role of teacher unions in Australian education at the state level. An overview describes the organizational strength of Australia's teacher unions. Part 1, "Teacher Union Growth," presents a history, and part 2, "Teacher Unions and State Education," interprets issues involving unions and…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Change
Frank, Stephen; Feinberg, Randi – Education Resource Strategies, 2008
In this paper, a companion piece to "Strategic Designs: Lessons from Leading Edge Small Urban High Schools" (ED544382), the authors analyze small high school spending in three urban districts--Baltimore City, Boston, and Chicago--to understand whether it is higher than in larger schools; if it is, why it is different; and the policy…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Case Studies, Small Schools, Academic Achievement
Blackman, Linda L.; And Others – 1985
Intended for vocational education teachers and curriculum specialists with an emphasis on the secondary level, this annotated bibliography is designed as a companion guide to "Economic Literacy: A Suggested Instructional Content Guide for Vocational Education." Its purpose is to serve as an aid in the identification of available economic literacy…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business Education, Career Education, Collective Bargaining