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Policy to Performance: State ABE Transition Systems Report. Transitioning Adults to Opportunity
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Alamprese, Judith A. – Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The U.S. Department of Education's Policy to Performance project was funded in 2009 to build the capacity of state adult basic education (ABE) staff to develop and implement policies and practices that would support an ABE transition system. Policy to Performance states were selected though a competitive process. State adult education directors…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Federal Programs, Educational Policy, Transitional Programs
College-Readiness in Math: A Conceptual Analysis of the Literature
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Abraham, Reni A.; Slate, John R.; Saxon, D. Patrick; Barnes, Wally – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2014
In this article, we examined the extant literature regarding college-readiness in math for students entering community colleges. Included in this review are the following topics: (a) the role of community colleges between secondary and postsecondary institutions; (b) national initiatives for college-readiness standards in math; (c) Texas…
Descriptors: Readiness, College Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills
Policy to Performance Toolkit: Transitioning Adults to Opportunity
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Alamprese, Judith A.; Limardo, Chrys – Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The "Policy to Performance Toolkit" is designed to provide state adult education staff and key stakeholders with guidance and tools to use in developing, implementing, and monitoring state policies and their associated practices that support an effective state adult basic education (ABE) to postsecondary education and training transition…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, State Policy
State College and Career Readiness Initiative: Statewide Transitional Courses for College Readiness
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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
Setting Your Course in ECI. A Rights Handbook for Families with Children in the Texas Early Childhood Education Program.
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Kirby, Julia, Ed. – 1991
Intended for parents of young children with disabilities in Texas, this booklet describes the Texas early childhood intervention (ECI) program and identifies parent rights. An introductory chart summarizes five steps of family centered services (from assessment and evaluation to the annual Individualized Family Service Plan meeting) in terms of…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Disabilities, Due Process, Early Childhood Education
The State Report on Grade Level Retention of Students as of October 1992. A Report from the State Board of Education, Submitted to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker, and the Seventy-Third Texas Legislature.
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Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1993
As mandated by state law, the Texas Education Agency presents a summary of data relating to grade-level retention of students reported by grade, ethnicity, and gender. The reported total number of students who repeated a grade in Texas schools in 1992-93 was 118,888. An additional 3,243 students, or 1.24% of the first grade, were placed in…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Age Differences, Dropout Rate, Educational Trends