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Rothman, Robert – Harvard Education Press, 2011
"Something in Common" is the first book to provide a detailed look at the groundbreaking Common Core State Standards and their potential to transform American education. This book tells the story of the unfolding political drama around the making of the Common Core State Standards for math and English language arts, which were adopted by…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Change, Academic Standards, Educational Policy
Peterson, Jean – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1993
A high school teacher describes efforts to develop a comprehensive gifted education program while recognizing political realities. The program emphasized use of before-school and after-school periods rather than pull-out, addressed the burdens rather than blessings of high capability, focused on the underachieving gifted, and tried to avoid…
Descriptors: Gifted, High Schools, Political Influences, Politics of Education
Scalzo, Teresa – Currents, 1992
The University of Minnesota Alumni Association has developed from a fraternal organization into a credible and active force in campus and state higher education policy. Networking, careful selection of issues, and clear communication with the college administration have been keys to the group's success. (MSE)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Alumni Associations, College Administration, Fund Raising
National Dissemination Study Group. – 1989
This paper assesses the current status and problems of the National Diffusion Network (NDN), a federally funded endeavor established to enable developers of educational programs to provide evidence that their programs improve student outcomes; and to disseminate their programs nationwide through a network of state facilitators. The study discusses…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Needs Assessment

Campion, William J.; Huffstutler, Jan Weaver – Community and Junior College Journal, 1985
Delineates strategic steps for conducting successful tax election campaigns drawing from the experience of Henderson County Junior College, Texas. Focuses on ways of determining the nature, direction, and strategies of the campaign; campaign leadership and volunteer recruitment; personal contacts; and publicity techniques. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Political Campaigns, Politics
Church, Susan M. – 1996
Arguing that whole language must assume a more critical edge if it is to reach its potential as a force for positive change, this book calls on educators to take action to protect themselves against threats from within and outside the whole language movement. Noting that the most obvious challenges are from critics who offer simplistic solutions…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Learning Theories, Politics of Education
Bennett, Stan – 1985
Described is the development and evaluation of the Micro-Place Social Studies Curriculum, an instructional system for teaching economics and law concepts at the fifth grade level. The curriculum is based on a miniature market economy that requires students to provide food, clothing, and shelter cards for simulated families. Students own businesses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Economics Education
Sims, Serbrenia J. – 1992
This book provides a brief historical review of outcomes assessment in higher education and a general guide to designing, implementing, and evaluating assessment programs. Chapter 1 provides several definitions of commonly used terms and a review of the major actors and the political context. It identifies factors contributing to the recent push…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Achievement Tests

Peck, Charles A.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1989
This study investigated sources of resistance to development of integrated preschool programs, expressed in interviews with 30 parents, teachers, and administrators and in observations of planning meetings. Findings suggest that perceived loss of political control over aspects of programs that have been informally negotiated among parents,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Disabilities, Locus of Control, Mainstreaming

Bourgeois, Etienne; Lienard, Georges – Higher Education Management, 1992
Difficulties in the development of adult education programs in research-oriented, elite universities are discussed, focusing on the differences in traditional values and objectives of adult and university education. Organizational conditions at the University of Louvain (Belgium) that have proven conducive to a successful adult education program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Role
Olivas, Michael A., Ed. – 1993
This book provides a group of articles concerning the equity and efficiency of prepaid college tuition plans. Chapters: (1) introduce the subject; (2) examine the competing financial theories at play in this field; (3) present a study of the Michigan Education Trust's decision to expand its subscriber base by offering a monthly payment option; (4)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Higher Education
Canadian Education Association, Toronto (Ontario). – 1987
This publication consists of papers delivered at a 1986 preconference workshop of the Canadian Education Association. "Recent Legislation and Emerging Trends," by Duncan Green, identifies common themes in three recent pieces of school legislation in Ontario. The second paper, by Judith Anderson, assesses "Trends and Implications for…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Cervero, Ronald M.; Wilson, Arthur L. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
In this book, Ronald M. Cervero and Arthur L. Wilson offer a theory that accounts for planners' lived experience and provides a guide for developing effective educational programs for adults. The book presents three planning case studies that illustrate how power, interests, ethical commitment, and negotiation are central to planners' everyday…
Descriptors: Ethics, Adult Education, Case Studies, Program Development
Barrett, Sharon Fisher; And Others – 1986
This paper focuses on a community's educational improvement project in Tennessee that resulted from executive appointment of a citizen task force in each community. The paper reports project development and results; discussion emphasizes implications for school administrators. A joint task force, appointed in 1985, was directed to develop…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement
Goldstein, William – 1984
Financial planning for education is a difficult task as schools struggle for a share of diminishing tax resources. The presentation of school budgets for voter approval must be done as effectively as possible. When presenting budgets, administrators should take into account that the public has a low tolerance for detail, budgets are boring, a well…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Educational Finance, Educational Status Comparison
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