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New York State Education Dept. Albany. Office for the Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions. – 1985
The guide is intended to help administrators implement Part 100 Regulations of New York which includes special education within the regular education framework rather than as a separate parallel system. The guide provides a summary of major topics within the Part 100 regulations and discusses implications for students with handicapping conditions…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Pullin, Diana – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
The attorney for the plaintiffs in Debra P. v. Turlington discusses the harmful effects and the arbitrary and unfair nature of minimum competency testing. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Curriculum Development, Equal Education, Graduation Requirements
Watchke, Gary – 1984
This bulletin highlights state initiatives addressing education problems, examines new laws, updates the state of Wisconsin's activities to improve the quality of its education, and concludes with an annotated list of nine publications on educational reform that are available from the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. Information is included…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Administrative Services. – 1984
In May 1983, the Georgia Board of Education identified six tasks to be pursued in an attempt to improve education in the public schools: (1) strengthen high school graduation requirements; (2) establish statewide promotion guidelines for at least one grade in elementary school (the 3rd grade was chosen); (3) implement merit or differential pay for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Change, College Bound Students, Curriculum Development
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
A full report is presented of testimony on teacher preparation given by witnesses before the subcommittee on postsecondary education. Included are the remarks and prepared statements of the following witnesses: (1) Marie D. Eldridge, Administrator of the National Center for Education Statistics, who discussed survey data on making teacher…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria, Career Ladders, Curriculum Development
Texas State Board of Education, Austin. – 1987
This report by the Texas State Board of Education to the 70th Legislature outlines reform legislation established in response to the call for school reform, specifically examining the components and implementation of a well-balanced basic curriculum in public schools. A reproduction of Section 21.101 of the Texas Education Code is supplied,…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Legislation
Jones, Thomas N., Ed.; Semler, Darel P., Ed. – 1983
The chapters in this book contain a comprehensive reference to recent state appellate and federal court decisions affecting the operation and governance of public elementary and secondary schools. The chapters are: (1) "The Use of School Facilities by Student Groups for Religious Activities," (2) "Denial of Standard Diploma to…
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Creationism, Curriculum Development
