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Granger, Robert C. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2008
No Child Left Behind (NCLB), with its emphasis on standards-based accountability, has put educators under considerable pressure to improve student academic outcomes. Much of the funding for after-school programs comes from education budgets and is administered by state and local education agencies. Consequently, after-school programs are often…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Finance, Politics of Education, Academic Achievement
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2008
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "Great Expectations": Parents Expect Children to Pursue Postsecondary Education but Don't Think Schools…
Descriptors: College Planning, American Indians, Alaska Natives, State Standards
Sibley, Michael O., Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2007
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Technical Education, Public Education, Career Education
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2010
Each edition of the IDRA Newsletter strives to provide many different perspectives on the issues in education topics discussed and to define its significance in the state and national dialogue. This issue focuses on Teaching Quality and includes: (1) Ensuring Teaching Quality in a Civil Rights Context (Bradley Scott); (2) An Unspoken Culture…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Civil Rights, Educational Change, Newsletters
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2007
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) House Committee Holds Hearing on NCLB Reauthorization: Alliance President Offers Testimony on NCLB and High Schools;…
Descriptors: High Schools, Low Income Groups, Public Education, Newsletters
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, 2004
Teachers in too many schools are confronted with too many students who have become disengaged from classroom learning. Re-engagement in classroom learning is the key to maintaining positive behavior. This issue of the quarterly newsletter of the Center for Mental Health in Schools includes the following features and regular segments: (1) Beyond…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Motivation, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
Glassman, Deborah, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2002
IMHE-Info is the newsletter published by the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme. This issue includes: (1) Internationalisation Quality Review (IQR); and (2) What do Students Expect? How do HEIs Respond? IMHE News, publications of interest and upcoming events are included.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Administration, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2002
IMHE-Info is the newsletter published by the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme. This issue includes: (1) Study Visit to Canadian Universities: Diversity and Access in Higher Education; and (2) Institutional Responses to Changing Student Expectations--The Asian Perspectives. IMHE News, publications of interest and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Institutional Administration, Foreign Countries
Gaylord, Vicki, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration (NJ1), 2008
This issue of "Impact" focuses on employment and women with disabilities. An editorial introduction notes that work is important to women with disabilities for numerous reasons. Among them are feeling successful and important, earning money, being independent, having a reason to get up in the morning, making a meaningful difference in the lives of…
Descriptors: Employment, Mentors, Females, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Forum for Youth Investment, 2006
Much has been written lately that asks the question--are young people across this country ready for college? The Forum for Youth Investment, Connect for Kids, Voices for America's Children and many state Kids Count organizations have developed this series for state advocates to share the vision, messages and state policies being proposed to…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Income, School Readiness
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals: Senator Reed Proposes New $500 Million Bill to Improve…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Public Education, High School Students, Newsletters
Bank, Barbara J., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
In this two volume set, educators explore the intersection of gender and education. Their entries deal with educational theories, research, curricula, practices, personnel, and policies, but also with variations in the gendering of education across historical and cultural contexts. The various contributors discuss gender as a social construction.…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Sororities, Sex Fairness, School Choice
Gaylord, Vicki, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration (NJ1), 2006
The passage from childhood to adulthood is a passage for families as well as individuals. As young people with disabilities move from their teen to adult years, they and their families experience many growing pains in common with all families at that stage of life. In addition, there are often milestones, questions, concerns, needs, and challenges…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Employment Level, Job Skills, Mental Retardation
Hettleman, Kalman R. – Abell Foundation, 2004
Students with disabilities across the nation, including Baltimore City, are failing to achieve their academic potential. Inadequate instruction and other inappropriate or unlawful practices cause and conceal the dysfunction of special education. At long last, the illusion and broken promises of special education have been publicly exposed. Under…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Learning Problems, Federal Legislation, At Risk Students
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