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Utah State Office of Education, 2012
Utah has successfully implemented a variety of endeavors to ensure literacy for all students. Proficiency rates in language arts in Utah have improved in all grade levels since 2005. Emphasis has been placed on grades K-3 and early intervention for students at risk. Resources available to these students include optional extended-day kindergarten,…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Early Intervention
Lee, John Michael, Jr.; Edwards, Kelcey; Menson, Roxanna; Rawls, Anita – College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2011
When the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education (subsequently referred to as the commission) convened in fall 2008, the educational landscape was facing a number of issues that the commission's members recognized as formidable challenges to those students who aspire to enroll and succeed in college. Summarizing the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Minority Groups, Higher Education, Graduation Rate
Wexler, Dara; Culp, Katie McMillan – Education Development Center, Inc., 2004
During the summer and fall of 2003, Education Development Center's Center for Children and Technology (CCT) undertook a formative evaluation of Seeing Reason: Mindful Mapping of Cause & Effect, an Intel Teach to the Future professional development seminar. Intel's seminars are designed to introduce teachers to software tools that they can use…
Descriptors: Seminars, Professional Development, Formative Evaluation, Educational Technology
Martin, Wendy; Kanaya, Tomoe; Crichton, Jacinth – Education Development Center, Inc., 2004
This report reviews data from a survey of teachers conducted in April 2003, along with relevant data collected from application forms and surveys administered at the last training session attended by Intel Teach to the Future participants. All of these data were collected as part of an evaluation of the U.S. implementation of Intel Teach to the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology
Martin, Wendy; Hupert, Naomi; Culp, Katie McMillan; Kanaya, Tomoe; Light, Daniel – Education Development Center, Inc., 2004
Intel Teach to the Future was designed to provide a professional development experience that would prepare teachers to use technology with their students. The developers of the Intel Teach to the Future program began with two equally weighted goals, one related to the type of impact they wished to have and one related to the scale of impact. The…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Professional Development, Educational Technology
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning PREL, 2004
Perhaps more than at any other time in Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, (PREL's) history, 2003 was a year of change, renewal, and innovation. There was a change in leadership, a move to new headquarters, and a commitment to seek new opportunities. Throughout these transitions, PREL's staff and Strategic Plan provided a strong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1985
In addition to being one of the largest states in the country, California is also known for innovation and change. Reform in California often presages change throughout the country. The views of California teachers are, therefore, of special Significance to policymakers. This survey examines the 1985 views of California teachers for strengthening…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Kindergarten, Public Schools