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| Equity and Excellence in… | 2 |
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| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
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| Kentucky | 1 |
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| Kentucky Education Reform Act… | 2 |
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Peer reviewedSimmons, Ella Smith – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Under the Kentucky Education Reform Act, Kentucky has redesigned curricular policies and instructional practices and has set in motion a process for restructuring teacher education by defining new standards for effective teaching and new requirements for certification. Guiding principles to prepare a teaching force able to implement school reform…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Criteria, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Peer reviewedNystrand, Raphael O. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Reviews the implementation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) and explores its effects on higher education. The law, largely silent about higher education, does mandate a professional standards board for teacher certification, and there are implications for teacher education. Efforts at the University of Louisville to meet KERA challenges…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
