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Christie L. Goodman Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2024
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "School Safety." Contents include: (1) Students Demand Safe, Supportive Schools:…
Descriptors: School Safety, Zero Tolerance Policy, Police School Relationship, Leadership
Christie L. Goodman Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2024
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Education Research." Contents include: (1) Mexican American Studies -- A Deep…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Mexican Americans, Ethnic Studies, High School Students
Kenneth M. Zeichner, Editor; Linda Darling-Hammond, Editor; Amy I. Berman, Editor; Dian Dong, Editor; Gary Sykes, Editor – National Academy of Education, 2024
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) undertook this consensus report on the evaluation and improvement of teacher preparation programs (TPPs). Specifically, this consensus report aims to (1) identify and disseminate best practices for evaluating and improving TPPs to promote teacher effectiveness and student achievement; (2) provide…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation, Accountability, Program Improvement
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2019
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Education Policy." Contents include: (1) Texas Legislature Concentrates on…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Legislation, Educational Finance, State Aid
Cook, Heather D., Ed.; Kohl , Harold W., III, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2013
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Health Behavior
Stanley, Martha L.; Fish, Thomas L. – 1982
This guidebook is one in the Target Topic Series developed to highlight issues and concerns related to effective community education operation. It is intended for the community educator and community education advisory council member who wish to gain a better understanding of advisory councils. The material provides a framework for advisory…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Community Education, Organization
Worthington, Robert M. – 1985
To stress one of this nation's greatest strengths--its ability to form groups or partnerships to solve problems, such as providing quality education to rural America--academic year 1983-84 was proclaimed "National Year of Partnerships in Education." The Intra-Agency Committee on Rural Education, composed of representatives of the 14…
Descriptors: Committees, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1990
This handbook for South Carolina vocational education advisory groups is a procedural guide designed for both advisory group members and educators. It contains suggestions on how councils and committees may be established and used in local vocational education programs for program improvement. Local vocational advisory council provisions are…
Descriptors: Administrators, Advisory Committees, Guides, Policy Formation
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1988
This technical assistance handbook is designed to serve local educators, vocational education administrators, and advisory committee members as a guide and an initial source of information in the establishment and maintenance of local advisory committees. The handbook highlights the policies and procedures of the Idaho State Division of Vocational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Policy, Guidelines, Models
Howell, Keith; And Others – 1991
School Health Advisory Councils (SHAC) can assist schools in carrying out their responsibilities for promoting and protecting the health of students and employees. An active SHAC can be an excellent mechanism for parent and community involvement in the schools, and the SHAC provides a way for the schools to utilize valuable professional resources…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
Jacot, Robert E.; Prendergast, Nancy E. – 1984
Designed to assist college personnel in assessing program needs, this report provides an overview of the humanities programs at Triton College. Part I focuses on curricular humanities programs, including discussions of the role and objectives of the School of Arts and Sciences; humanities courses offered in the school; special humanities…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Educational Trends
Freedman, Susan; Grobe, Terry – 1986
This handbook is designed to assist schools in organizing and managing an effective school improvement council. It is divided into six sections. Section I describes the benefits of a school improvement council from the perspective of the school district, parents and citizens, teachers, the school administration, and students. Section II provides…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Citizen Participation, Decision Making, Educational Improvement
National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1983
As the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) is replaced by the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), this report provides suggestions on coordinated activities by the state advisory councils for vocational education (SACVEs) to assist in the development of overall JTPA policy and the planning of programs at state and local levels. The…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Services, Government School Relationship, Job Training
Ventura-Merkel, Catherine; Lidoff, Lorraine – 1983
Designed as an effort to gather, package, and disseminate useful programmatic information on aging education, this publication is divided into seven substantive sections. Following a preface and acknowledgements, an introduction presents a model of intergenerational programming, a definition of an intergenerational activities committe, purposes of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Committees, Community Programs
New Jersey State Child Care Advisory Council, Trenton. – 1990
The main purpose of this report is to inform the New Jersey Legislature, the Governor, and the citizens of the state about the status of child care in New Jersey. Additional purposes are to report on activities of the New Jersey Child Care Advisory Council in 1989 and recommend to the legislature actions to be taken on behalf of children and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Advocacy, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
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