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Direct linkRogers, Laura K.; VanGronigen, Bryan A. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2023
We reviewed public documents to determine the extent to which U.S. state educational authorities facilitate induction for early career principals. We found that only about half of states require any form of principal induction. States commonly delegated induction to districts, but also involved professional associations and external providers.…
Descriptors: Beginning Principals, Staff Orientation, Educational Policy, Competence
Weisenfeld, G. G. – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2017
In 2014, the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) was asked to provide information on how other states are approaching the development and implementation of Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) as part of a comprehensive assessment system. Specifically, the request asked for information about KEA measures used by other states, the…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Student Evaluation, State Standards
Weisenfeld, G. G. – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2017
A state department of education requested information about other states' efforts implementing Kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs). Reviewing experiences from other states implementing KEAs will help inform stakeholder discussions and decision points as they procure a KEA tool; specifically, identifying key data points and reporting; and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Student Evaluation, Barriers
Hochberg, Eric D.; Desimone, Laura M. – Educational Psychologist, 2010
For professional development to be effective as an accountability policy mechanism, it must address challenges posed by accountability while also building teachers' capacity to change. This article details the role of professional development in the accountability system and provides a review of literature on effective professional development,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Professional Development, Reading Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
Connors-Tadros, L. – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2013
In this "FastFacts," a state's Department of Education requests information from the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) on how the research defines skills in social-emotional development, approaches to learning, and executive function, to inform planned revisions to the early childhood indicators of progress for children…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Executive Function, Child Development
Luke, Allan; McArdle, Felicity – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
Federal, State and school-based professional development has become a multi-million dollar educational enterprise in Australia. Yet there are no published models for the making of systems-level professional development policy. Reviewing the literature on the characteristics of effective professional development programs, this paper proposes a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Educational Policy, Theory Practice Relationship
Smith, Jackie A.; Jensen, Susan – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1985
This article presents research findings, definitions, elements, steps, and philosophical issues pertinent to the credentialing process of health educators. (DF)
Descriptors: Credentials, Health Education, Health Services, Professional Development
Download full textSmith, Diana L., Ed. – West Virginia Department of Education, 2009
The goal of the "Closing the Achievement Gap for 21st Century Learners in West Virginia (CAG)" report, 3rd edition, is to update West Virginia educators to the status and improvement of student achievement in West Virginia which may then be utilized as a basis for determining future educational decisions. In order to enhance the quality…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Performance Factors, Achievement Gap, Program Evaluation
Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2004
With the support of the Education Cabinet, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation launched the Professional Development Initiative in early 2004. The Initiative's Implementation Work Group focused on four key areas to enhance North Carolina's system of professional development for K-12 teachers. Those areas were: (1) Professional Development Online…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Online Systems
US Department of Education, 2007
Five years ago the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) launched a revolution in our education system by insisting that all students should be proficient in reading and math by 2014 and demanding comprehensive reforms to reach this national goal, including strong assessment and accountability systems, a highly qualified teacher in every classroom, more…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, State Standards, Educational Finance
Peer reviewedClemson-Ingram, Rochelle Linda; Fessler, Ralph – Action in Teacher Education, 1997
Traces the national reform movement in teacher education. making connections between elements of that reform and statewide reform in Maryland. Components in the Holmes Group, Carnegie Commission, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and National Board for Professional Teaching Standards are compared and contrasted to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Markowitz, Joy; Linehan, Patrice – 2001
This brief paper summarizes information concerning use of the traumatic brain injury (TBI) disability classification by states and the nature of state-level activities related to the education of children and youth with TBI. It notes addition of the TBI disability category to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1990 and provides the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Porch, Stephanie; Protheroe, Nancy – 2003
The context of school district governance is changing and becoming more complex. The individual roles of school board members and superintendents, and the relationship between school board members and superintendents are becoming increasingly important in light of the recent mandates for high student achievement. This brief looks at issues…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
