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Download full textNavarro, Richard; Barbarasa, Estera; Thakkar, Ami – RTI International, 2017
We explore the recent undertaking in El Salvador to establish the country's first industry-higher education clusters in four economic sectors critical to growth and competitiveness: (1) information and communication technology; (2) light manufacturing; (3) energy and energy efficiency; and (4) agroindustry and food processing. These clusters take…
Descriptors: Universities, College Role, Economic Development, Knowledge Economy
Mathis, William – National Education Policy Center, 2012
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have ardent supporters and strong critics. The actual effect of the CCSS, however, will depend much less on the standards themselves than on how they are used. Two factors are particularly crucial. The first is whether states invest in the necessary curricular and instructional resources and supports, and the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Performance Factors
Mathis, William J.; Trujillo, Tina M. – National Education Policy Center, 2016
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaced the No Child Left Behind Act with great fanfare and enthusiasm. Granting more power to states and curbing what was seen as federal overreach was well received. However, the new legislation maintains a predominately test-based accountability system with a federal mandate for interventions in well over…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Accountability, Intervention
Hanemann, Ulrike; McCaffery, Juliet; Newell-Jones, Katy; Scarpino, Cassandra – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2017
This report highlights the critical role family literacy and learning play in breaking down barriers between different learning contexts and engaging hard-to-reach adults and children in education. This report was developed as part of a family learning project initiated by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in 2016. Based on the…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Family Literacy, Intergenerational Programs, Barriers
Best, Jane; Cohen, Courtney – McREL International, 2013
The goal of the Common Core State Standards is to address the academic needs of all students and prepare them for college and the workforce. Implementation guidance and professional training for teachers, particularly for those working with special populations of students, requires thoughtful consideration. While the Common Core allows teachers to…
Descriptors: State Standards, Special Needs Students, Program Implementation, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Le Mouillour, Isabelle – Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2012
The European credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET) has benefited from the development of national qualifications frameworks and the learning outcomes approach to qualifications. It has also profited from the mutual trust and transparency created by successful learning mobility and lifelong learning experiences. The year 2012…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Program Implementation
Klau, Kenneth – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010
State educational accountability models are in transition. Whether modifying the present accountability system to comply with existing state and federal requirements or anticipating new ones--such as the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Race to the Top competition--recording the experiences of state education agencies (SEAs) that are currently…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Politics of Education, Accountability, Models
Direct linkBruns, Eric J.; Hoagwood, Kimberly Eaton; Rivard, Jeanne C.; Wotring, Jim; Marsenich, Lynne; Carter, Bill – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008
The article surveys the various state-level evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation challenges and strategies adopted for children, youths, and families. The federal government also supports EBP through development and intervention research, training and technical assistance, and evaluation of different planning and implementation strategies.…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Program Implementation, State Surveys, State Programs
Kugle, Cherry; Smith, Nancy – Data Quality Campaign, 2007
The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) is a national, collaborative effort to encourage and support state policymakers to improve the collection, availability and use of high-quality education data and to implement state longitudinal data systems to improve student achievement. The campaign aims to provide tools and resources that will assist state…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies, Management Information Systems, Student Records
Davison, Fred C. – EDUCOM, 1984
Goal setting, empowering champions (individuals who make a difference in initiating change), faculty-initiated activities, and faculty-staff development opportunities are the four major factors in determining success in computing at the University of Georgia. Each of these areas is discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Performance Factors
Kugle, Cherry; Smith, Nancy – Data Quality Campaign, 2006
The Data Quality Campaign is a national, collaborative effort to encourage and support state policymakers to improve the collection, availability and use of high-quality education data and to implement state longitudinal data systems to improve student achievement. The campaign aims to provide tools and resources that will assist state development…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Longitudinal Studies, State Agencies, Program Implementation
Kugle, Cherry; Smith, Nancy – Data Quality Campaign, 2006
The Data Quality Campaign is a national, collaborative effort to encourage and support state policymakers to improve the collection, availability and use of high-quality education data and to implement state longitudinal data systems to improve student achievement. The campaign aims to provide tools and resources that will assist state development…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Longitudinal Studies, State Agencies, Program Implementation
Oblinger, Diana G., Ed.; Rush, Sean C., Ed. – 1998
This collection of 16 monographs centers around the theme the "future compatible campus," which is based on the premise that higher education will become a "connected campus" in a technology-enabled environment consisting of three components: connected learning, connected service to the community; and connected management. In…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Services, Computer Assisted Instruction
