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European Education and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2023
The diversity of the educational landscape is increasing; however, learners from disadvantaged backgrounds and those who experience discrimination or unequal treatment disproportionately underachieve in schools. Equality, equity and inclusion are fundamental principles of the European Union. They have also become key topics of the educational…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Inclusion, Disadvantaged, Social Discrimination
O'Keefe, Lynette; Dellinger, Justin T.; Scragg, Benjamin; Amelina, Natalia; Mathes, Jennifer – Online Learning Consortium, 2020
To ensure that high quality online learning is being offered in the future, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) commissioned a study to understand the state of online K-12 education pre-, peri- and post-COVID based on the academic period from March 9-May 14, 2020. The intention was to determine opportunities for improvement while identifying areas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
De Witte, Kristof; François, Maxime – European Commission, 2023
The aim of this report is threefold. Its first section provides an overall sketch of the situation across Europe and the underlying mechanisms for the differences in European countries. The second section focuses on the heterogeneities within each country. It examines the disparities among students in order to understand which of those correlate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Achievement Gains
Haney, Joshua; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2011
This report describes AISD teacher concerns regarding the introduction and implementation of the district's Response to Intervention (RtI) framework in AISD middle schools during the 2010-2011 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Teacher Attitudes, Response to Intervention, Middle Schools
Parveva, Teodora; Noorani, Sogol; Ranguelov, Stanislav; Motiejunaite, Akvile; Kerpanova, Viera – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2011
Competence in mathematics is integral to a wide range of disciplines, professions and areas of life. This Eurydice report reveals crucial elements of the policies and practices that shape mathematics instruction in European education systems, focusing on reforms of mathematics curricula, teaching and assessment methods, as well as teacher…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Low Achievement, Teacher Education Programs, Mathematics Curriculum
Tharp-Taylor, Shannah; Nelson, Catherine Awsumb; Hamilton, Laura S.; Yuan, Kun – RAND Corporation, 2009
In 2007, the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) requested that the RAND Corporation monitor implementation of year 2 (2007-2008) of the district's Excellence for All (EFA) initiative and provide feedback to district staff, the PPS board, and other stakeholders. In 2008, RAND expanded to a more comprehensive focus on effective implementation of EFA's…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Strategic Planning, Public Schools, Teacher Surveys
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2004
The issue of retention is a persistent problem in higher education. For the past 100 years, the institutional graduation rate has stubbornly held at the 50 percent mark: half of all students entering higher education fail to realize their dreams and aspirations based on earning a certificate or degree. For students of color in particular, the…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Graduation Rate, Higher Education, Student Diversity
Foster, Emery M.; Iedell, Julia E.; Smith, Rose Marie; Martens, Elias H.; McLeod, Beatrice – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
This bulletin provides the sixth chapter of the Biennial Survey of Education, 1930-32, which has been published in separate chapters dealing with specific segments of the educational system. This document explores the impact of the economic depression on the education of exceptional children. Special day schools and classes for exceptional…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Residential Schools, Disabilities, Special Schools
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1997
For program year 1996-97, 222,639 North Carolina (NC) 9th-12th graders were enrolled in Workforce Development Education (WDE). Twenty-five curriculum products were developed, 34 course blueprints were revised to reflect business/industry practices and state/national standards, and about 3,600 business/industry personnel participated in WDE…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Correctional Education, Curriculum Development, Disabilities