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Download full textMelton, Dustin – Arizona State Department of Education, 2004
Presently, state and federal school accountability efforts require greater attention to performance measures, such as the graduation rate, which serve as key indicators of a school's success in educating its student population. AZLEARNS, Arizona's school accountability system, includes a school classification system based on a set of performance…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Accountability
Peer reviewedMallette, Bruce I. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1992
The study of academics and athletics presents several methodological problems. Athletics research requires knowledge of numerous definitions and an understanding of the political environment in which sports operate, as revealed by an analysis of several models for calculating graduation rates, because these issues shape research outcomes.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletes, College Athletics, Graduation
Miller, Ronald C.; And Others – 1987
The report documents the evaluation of a New York City program, the State Incentive Grant to Improve Pupil Performance, in which high school special education teachers received training in general education curriculum and instructional techniques to fulfill a new regulation allowing high school special education students to meet general education…
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Inservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedLederman, Douglas – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1992
Lead news stories on intercollegiate athletics in newspapers and on television are increasingly common. If the media are to report accurately on college sports, campus leaders must be willing and prepared to share information on the related educational and fiscal issues, including graduation rates, admissions information, and program financial…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Athletics, Disclosure, Financial Support
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of General and Occupational Education. – 1989
This five-section handbook contains provisions of the education law, commissioner's regulations, and related state education department policies and guidelines that form the legal basis of occupational education programs in New York. Section 1 of the handbook provides a brief description of why a restructuring of the occupational education program…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1986
The manual is intended to help local education agencies implement Georgia's laws for providing effective instructional programs for deaf-blind children. A definition and eligibility criteria for deaf-blind children are presented. A section discussing due process considers screening, referral, comprehensive evaluation, individualized education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Deaf Blind, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Montana State Office of Public Instruction, Helena. – 2002
This document presents Montana's standards and guidelines for career and vocational/technical education (CVTE). The guide begins with a directory of Montana's key CVTE personnel and specialists. Part 1 presents the federal and state definitions of CVTE and provides an overview of Montana's system for delivering CVTE and its philosophy regarding…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education
