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Weyer, Matt; Dell'Erba, Mary – Education Commission of the States, 2022
In collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership, Education Commission of the States is turning its attention to STEAM education (adding the "A" for arts), which can promote a more comprehensive approach and provide state policymakers with more policy levers. Several states have already begun implementing STEAM education and are…
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, State Policy, Educational Policy
Achieve, Inc., 2018
This resource is part of a series of reports about challenges facing statewide science assessments and innovative solutions states are enacting to meet those challenges. Deciding to implement a system of assessments is a critical step toward ensuring that all students are getting the high-quality science education they need--but it is also…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Science Tests
Johnson-Staub, Christine; Schmit, Stephanie – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2012
Home visiting is one tool used to prevent child abuse and improve child well-being by providing education and services in families' homes through parent education and connection to community resources. This toolkit provides state policymakers and advocates with strategies for extending and expanding access to state- or federally-funded home…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Child Caregivers, Family Programs, Cooperative Programs
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Meyer, Cassandra; Bhatt, Monica; Wraight, Sara; Behrstock, Ellen; Cushing, Ellen – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2010
Training, recruiting, developing, and supporting talented and effective educators throughout their careers is known as human capital resource management (HCRM) in education. HCRM has been identified in recent literature as one of the ways in which districts and states may increase school effectiveness and improve student learning (Heneman &…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Public Policy, State Legislation, Teachers
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1990
This document briefly describes school improvement opportunities in Michigan, including 19 projects, programs, grants, and plans for school improvement in grades K-12; 2 accreditation processes; 2 school improvement opportunities for intermediate school districts; and 3 opportunities for professional development. Each description contains…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Argumedo, Barbara J. – 1989
In 1988, a study was conducted to examine student assessment and related remedial/developmental programs in Michigan's 29 community colleges. Administrators or instructors with direct responsibility for developmental education programs were surveyed regarding the existence of an institutional definition of and mission statement for remedial…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Diagnosis, High Risk Students
Watson, John F. – North American Council for Online Learning, 2007
Online learning is growing rapidly across the United States within all levels of education, as more and more students and educators become familiar with the benefits of learning unconstrained by time and place. Across most states and all grade levels, students are finding increased opportunity, flexibility, and convenience through online learning.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Resources, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment