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Friedman-Krauss, Allison H.; Barnett, W. Steven; Hodges, Katherine S.; Garver, Karin A.; Weisenfeld, G. G.; Gardiner, Beth Ann; Jost, Tracy Merriman – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2023
The "State of Preschool 2022" annual report covers the 2021-2022 school year and is NIEER's 20th report tracking preschool enrollment, funding, and policies state-by-state. This report focuses on the recovery since the 2020-2021 school year, where we are compared to before the pandemic, where we've come over the last two decades, and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, State Policy, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Allison H. Friedman-Krauss; W. Steven Barnett; Karin A. Garver; Katherine S. Hodges; G. G. Weisenfeld; Beth Ann Gardiner; Tracy Merriman Jost – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2022
The 19th edition of "The State of Preschool," the National Institute for Early Education Research's (NIEER) report on the annual survey of state preschool policies, includes information for every state on child enrollment, funding, staffing, and quality standards. The pandemic has highlighted and intensified longstanding problems in…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, State Policy, COVID-19, Pandemics
Friedman-Krauss, Allison H.; Barnett, W. Steven; Garver, Karin A.; Hodges, Katherine S.; Weisenfeld, G. G.; Gardiner, Beth Ann – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2021
The 18th edition of "The State of Preschool," the National Institute for Early Education Research's (NIEER) report on the annual survey of state preschool policies, includes information for every state on child enrollment, funding, staffing, and quality standards. It also includes information about where children are served, preschool…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, State Policy, COVID-19, Pandemics
Hakuta, Kenji; Pompa, Delia – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2017
Since the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015, state teams have been preparing their state plans aligned with ESSA for submission in April or September 2017 to the U.S. Department of Education. Because ESSA lands much of the decision-making and responsibility in education at the state and local levels, state education leaders…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, State Programs, Accountability, Educational Legislation
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Perrine, William M. – Music Educators Journal, 2013
Race to the Top is the latest in a line of federal programs reshaping K-12 education. This article traces the history and goals of Race to the Top, with particular attention paid to the means by which practicing classroom teachers are evaluated and held accountable for student learning as measured by standardized tests. Implications for music…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Teacher Evaluation, Accountability
Thompson, Sandra; Thurlow, Martha; Lazarus, Sheryl – 2001
This report provides a comprehensive account of the performance of students with disabilities on state assessment measures. Following an overview of the issues, it explains the laws that govern the reporting of assessment results (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA) and Title I of the Elementary and Secondary…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Compliance (Legal), Data Collection, Disabilities
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, 2012
This "Report Card to the Public" is published in accordance with Alaska Statute 14.03.120 for the school year 2011-2012. Under state law, each school district is required to report information about its plans and performance to its community. This report includes a statewide summary of performance results. It reports the status of public…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, School Districts, Academic Achievement
Duffey, Delia, R.; Fox, Christine – State Educational Technology Directors Association, 2012
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is the principal association representing the technology leadership in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. This is SETDA's ninth annual report on select educational technology activities. This year's report includes…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Leadership, Grants, Communities of Practice
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1999
The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1994 includes explicit requirements to ensure that students served by its Title I are given the same opportunity to achieve high standards and are held to the same high expectations as all students in each state. By the spring of 2000, states should be prepared to submit evidence…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment
Elmore, Richard F., Ed.; Rothman, Robert, Ed. – 1999
The purpose of this document is to help states and districts meet the challenges posed by the 1994 reauthorization of Title I. The goal in developing this document was to produce a practical guide for states and districts to use in developing the systems they were creating under the Title I law. Following an introduction to Title I, chapter 2…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Compensatory Education, Educational Change, Educational Testing
Petro, Janice Rose – 1996
Chapter I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is the largest federally-funded program designed to provide services to elementary and secondary students to meet the special needs of educationally deprived students who reside in areas with high concentrations of low-income families. The 1994-95 school year is the last year of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1978
This report provides brief descriptive information about State compensatory education (SCE) programs in 17 States: (1) California; (2) Connecticut; (3) Florida; (4) Georgia; (5) Hawaii; (6) Maryland; (7) Michigan; (8) Nebraska; (9) New Jersey; (10) New York; (11) Ohio; (12) Oregon; (13) Rhode Island; (14) Texas; (15) Utah; (16) Washington; and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Ancillary Services, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. Compensatory Education Programs. – 1996
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 (with its reauthorizations) is designed to help disadvantaged children meet challenging content and performance standards. Part A of Title I provides financial assistance through State educational agencies to local education agencies (LEAs) to meet the educational needs of…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
Both Federal and State administrative policies were examined by a Congressional committee as part of a general evaluation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs. The principal findings of the committee are presented. Proceedings of the hearings on Title I administration, statements of educators, and supporting statistics…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education