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Cummins, H. J. – Wallace Foundation, 2013
What happens when teams from 57 cities building afterschool systems gather to discuss two key system responsibilities--improving afterschool programs and using data for informed decision-making? Lots of rich discussion. This report covers a national afterschool conference held in February 2013. It details what mayors, program providers, system…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Decision Making Skills, Management Information Systems, After School Programs
Cavanagh, Sean – Education Week, 2011
A pair of Ohio school districts, a short drive down Interstate 70 from each other, share similar goals. Each wants to improve student achievement by strengthening curriculum and instruction and giving teachers and principals the tools to make it happen. But the Huber Heights and Brookville school systems diverge in their approach to meeting those…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Instructional Improvement
Ohio State Advisory Council for Vocational Education, Columbus. – 1975
The report reviews vocational education activities in Ohio for fiscal year 1975 and makes recommendations for the improvement of the vocational program. Goals for vocational education in Ohio are outlined, and the State's delivery system is described according to planning, organizing, operation, leadership, coordination, and evaluation. A chart…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annual Reports, Delivery Systems, Educational Finance
Ohio State Bureau of Employment Services, Columbus. – 1995
This report summarizes the activities conducted in 1994 in relation to the 23 recommendations included in Ohio's Action Agenda for Adult Literacy. The recommendations are grouped into the following categories: coordination/collaboration, public awareness, research, program resources and support, advocacy/funding, and accountability. Some of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Advocacy
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1995
This document summarizes efforts made during fiscal year (FY) 1994 to implement Ohio's action plan for accelerating the modernization of vocational education, Ohio's Future at Work. First, background information is provided about the plan's formulation in 1990. Listed next are 10 legislative actions that have been identified as necessary to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Career Education, Change Strategies
Shahan, Victoria; Arendt, Cynthia K.; Pohl, Deborah – 2000
This handbook is intended to help Missouri school districts develop and implement quality family and consumer sciences programs that will prepare students of all ages to be critical, ethical thinkers and successful family, career, and community leaders. The handbook begins with a bibliography listing 27 resources. The following are among the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Competence
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Griswold, Philip A. – Journal of School Improvement, 2001
Addresses the issue of substitute teacher shortages in Ohio schools. Describes three studies conducted to determine the availability of substitute teachers and the impact of shortages. Poses solutions, including hiring more permanent substitutes, rescheduling teacher meetings to work around substitute availability, and increasing substitute…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Workload