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Staker, Heather; Arnett, Thomas; Powell, Allison – Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, 2020
The idea of student-centered learning is not new; teachers have long sought to design personalized, competency-based environments that are tailored to individuals and that empower students to drive their own learning. What is new is the emergence of an online learning ecosystem and, with it, the technical possibility of equipping all students with…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Labor Force Development, Credentials, Competency Based Education
Brickman, Michael – American Enterprise Institute, 2021
Education reformers have spent decades doggedly working to improve student outcomes in K-12 education by championing policies spanning federal, state, and local jurisdictions. Higher education is a much different story. Policy ideas at the federal level are plentiful; however, state- or institution-level policies are examined and implemented far…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), 2020
On the federal and state levels, 2019 was an important year for Career Technical Education (CTE). In addition to creating their four-year state plans for the federal Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), at least 45 states and Palau enacted at least 208 policy actions related to CTE and career…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Vocational Education, Educational Finance
Solberg, Scott; Martin, Judith; Larson, Mindy; Nichols, Kathryn; Booth, Heidi; Lillis, Jennifer; Costa, Leo – National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, 2018
"Promoting Quality Individualized Learning Plans throughout the Lifespan: A Revised and Updated ILP How to Guide 2.0" expands upon the guidance and resources in NCWD/Youth's earlier ILP [Individualized Learning Plan] How to Guide. ILP How to Guide 2.0 provides career development resources and examples of ILP implementation for an…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Career Development, Program Implementation, Elementary Secondary Education
US Department of Education, 2022
The components within this Strategic Plan reflect the Administration's and Department's priorities for the direction of the Department and the future of education in the nation. The priorities, such as improving educational equity and meeting the needs of students, are highlighted and woven throughout this Strategic Plan and require…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Educational Planning, Federal Government, Public Agencies
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2013
In the twenty-first century, learning takes place almost everywhere, at all times, on all kinds of paths and at all kinds of paces. With the click of a mouse or the touch of a screen, young people and adults can access a wealth of information, analyze it, and produce new knowledge at any time. These learning opportunities break wide open the…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Evaluation Methods, Information Storage, Labor Force Development
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Mathis, William J. – Teacher Educator, 2011
Contemporary test-based reforms are often grounded in the claim that test performance is the key to international economic competitiveness. However, this oft-repeated assertion lacks empirical support. According to the World Economic Forum, the United States' recent loss of economic competitiveness standing is due to macroeconomic instability…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Opportunities, Economic Impact, Competition
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Polesel, John; Keating, Jack – Oxford Review of Education, 2011
Located differentially (and to its detriment) within a status hierarchy of knowledge, vocational education has been called upon to satisfy an increasing range of political and social needs, including meeting the needs of industry and government and catering for increasing pupil diversity. Faced with stubbornly immobile rates of school completion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Graduation Rate, Educational Policy
Shulock, Nancy; Moore, Colleen – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2013
The California Community Colleges are vital to closing the projected shortfall of Californians with a postsecondary credential and sustaining the state's economic competitiveness. Increasing the number of students who pursue and earn certificates and associate degrees in career technical education (CTE) fields is an important component of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Community Colleges, College Role