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Gates, Susan M.; Herman, Rebecca; Wang, Elaine Lin – RAND Corporation, 2022
The job of the school principal has become much more complex and demanding over the past several decades. Many university-based principal preparation programs--which prepare the majority of school principals--have struggled with how to make the fundamental changes needed to prepare principals for today's schools. To test a path forward, The…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Principals, College Programs, Partnerships in Education
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Healy, Shawn; Dobson, L. Douglas; Kyser, Janis; Herczog, Michelle M.; Genzer, Debbie – Social Education, 2014
Civic learning for all students seems like a reasonable and important aim for all schools to achieve. If we believe that the future of our American democracy depends on a citizenry that is informed, engaged, and responsible, what better place to create future citizens than in schools? The Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools…
Descriptors: State Policy, State Action, Civics, Institutional Mission
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Dowd, Karen J.; Curva, Fely – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2008
Most state professional associations promote and fund at some level, an advocacy program. These advocacy programs usually aim to support or plead for a program, policy, or proposal. They can range from simple communication to complex strategies, from daily interactions to annual productions, and from position papers to onsite, legislative visits.…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Advocacy, Change Strategies, State Programs
Barger, Kenna; Murray, Renee; Smith, Janie – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2011
Through the "Strengthening Statewide College/Career Readiness Initiative" (SSCRI), Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has collaborated with states on state policy goals and actions needed to improve high school students' academic readiness for postsecondary study and reduce the need for remedial work. SREB created and implemented…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, State Programs, Transitional Programs
Data for Action, 2011
Nearly every high-priority item in national, federal, state, and local discussions about education--and policy proposals across the political spectrum--requires high-quality longitudinal data to inform its design, implementation, and evaluation. This factsheet shares Data Quality Campaign's (DQC's) analysis of what "Data for Action 2011:…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Alignment (Education), Labor Force Development, Educational Improvement
Data Quality Campaign, 2010
To address key policy and programmatic questions and help improve student and system performance, states must work to link data across the early childhood, postsecondary and workforce (P-20/workforce) spectrum and share this information with appropriate stakeholders. This issue brief highlights current efforts in California, Florida, Indiana, and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, State Programs, Program Descriptions, Education Work Relationship
Gnezda, Terry; Robison, Susan – State Legislative Report, 1986
This legislative report presents the findings of a 1986 telephone survey of states that have enacted state-funded pre-kindergarten early childhood education programs. The survey was designed to collect data related to the legislative authority, intent, and oversight of the early childhood education programs and to gain information on the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Preschool Education
Florida State Board of Regents, Tallahassee. – 1969
This document outlines a plan (CODE) for the comprehensive development of the Florida State University System. Part I discusses the nature and purpose of CODE, earlier planning efforts, the Board of Regents, and the Office of the Chancellor. Part 2 presents the basic components of CODE, the objectives and educational goals, PPBS, and the planning…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Planning, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Public Schools. – 1984
The report presents recommendations made by a panel of experts in gifted education regarding education for gifted students in Florida. Among recommendations are those for increasing minority representation in gifted programs, modifying the state definition to complement general intellectual ability with specific academic aptitude, using a multiple…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Definitions, Eligibility, Gifted
Hall, Harry O.; And Others – 1979
Described is a vocational education model designed to increase cooperative effort for the improvement of vocational personnel. The introductory section discusses the need for a systematic approach to vocational personnel development in Florida, presents the goals of the system, and briefly summarizes the salient features of each component of the…
Descriptors: Coordination, Inservice Education, Models, Professional Development
CONGER, GEORGE R. – 1968
IN 1967, THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE APPOINTED A SELECT COUNCIL ON POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION TO PREPARE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE STATE'S OFFERINGS AT THIS LEVEL. FORMER CONSULTANTS WHO HAD STUDIED THE FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM PARTICIPATED IN A JANUARY 1968 CONFERENCE. REPORTS OF THE DISCUSSION GROUPS WERE SUMMARIZED--(1) HUMAN RESOURCES, (2)…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Planning, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Proehl, Carl W. – American Vocational Journal, 1971
Describes comprehensive planning of vocational education at the state level. (SB)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Comprehensive Programs, Program Descriptions
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Clark, Phillip A., Ed.; Zemlo, John S., Ed. – Community Education Journal, 1994
Includes "Community Education (CE) Development in the States" (Clark, Zemlo); "State of the States" (Clark, Zemlo); "In Support of State-Level CE Development" (Decker, Romney); "CE in Florida" (Hanley, Robinson); ""CE in Kentucky" (Christenson, Whitus); "CE in Minnesota" (Kerns,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
Aker, George F.; Kemerer, Richard W. – 1980
This guide is intended to assist in identifying the nature and extent of learning needs within the community and determining program priorities consistent with those needs. It is designed specifically for developing Community Instructional Services, a Florida program that addresses the in-life learning needs of adult citizens that are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education, Community Programs
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Zenke, Larry L. – Educational Leadership, 1976
In Florida, a legislatively mandated funding program supports statewide staff development efforts, which are primarily school-based. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development, Staff Development
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