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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1990
This comprehensive statewide plan was developed to revitalize the Maryland educational system on the school, school system, and state levels by 1992. The plan incorporates the following elements: (1) a set of data-based areas that are considered most useful to inform and guide the school's instructional results for each student; (2) a computerized…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Decision Making, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textWalker, B. J., Ed. – Cityschools, 1995
"Cityschools" reports on research regarding the transformation of urban schools to make this research more accessible to practitioners in urban classrooms. This theme issue focuses on youth violence, exploring how some schools, families, and communities are working together to organize their resources and to design strategies to fight violence.…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Educational Change, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Stern, David; And Others – 1992
This book offers a comprehensive guide to the Career Academy high school model, including detailed descriptions of the model, practical advice, case histories, histories of existing programs, evaluation results, and an analysis of the model in the context of other research and policy analysis. Part 1 of 3 gives an overview of the dilemmas and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cooperative Education, Educational Change, Federal Legislation
Tasmanian Education Dept., Hobart (Australia). – 1988
In 1983 the Australian Commonwealth Government announced its new Participation and Equity Program (PEP). To allow schools to focus on new directions, substantial amounts of money were allocated to the states through the PEP so that they could develop programs that focus on nine major areas: (1) curriculum; (2) assessment, accreditation, and…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Jackson, Shirley A. – 1990
The Comprehensive Approach to Restructuring a School was designed as a framework for improving the academic achievement and reducing the dropout rate of poor African American students. The major elements of the Comprehensive Approach are as follows: (1) leadership must have vision and commitment; (2) communication processes, developed by a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Achievement, Black Education, Black Students
Conley, David T.; And Others – 1994
This report presents the framework for a legislatively mandated proficiency-based approach to admissions at Oregon's eight public baccalaureate-granting institutions. The goal of the report is to present a systems-level description of why and how a proficiency-based admissions system should operate. Part 1 considers the implications of the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Change Strategies, Competency Based Education, Compliance (Legal)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
Schools and school districts throughout the nation are developing and implementing educational programs designed to improve teaching, learning, and school management. This report provides a description of how schools and school districts in various parts of the country are developing and implementing improvement programs, based on their own…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Conferences, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
