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Arold, Benjamin W. – Program on Education Policy and Governance, 2022
Anti-scientific attitudes can impose substantial costs on societies. Can schools be an important agent in mitigating the propagation of such attitudes? This paper investigates the effect of the content of science education on anti-scientific attitudes, knowledge, and choices. The analysis exploits staggered reforms that reduce or expand the…
Descriptors: Evolution, Creationism, Science Education, Religion
Copeman Petig, Abby; Montoya, Elena; Austin, Lea J. E.; Edwards, Bethany – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2018
The state of Washington is home to more than 566,000 children under the age of six (U.S. Census Bureau, 2017). About 306,000 of these children have all available parents in the workforce and, thus, potentially need child care (Child Care Aware of America, 2017). Like many states in recent years, Washington has committed public and private…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Descriptions
Kipnis, Fran; Whitebook, Marcy; Austin, Lea; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2013
The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at the University of California, Berkeley, is assisting the New Jersey Council for Young Children (Council) in collecting and analyzing information about the state's early learning professional preparation and development system. The project consists of two phases: a Mapping Phase and a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality, Academic Degrees
Illinois State Board of Education, 2004
The Illinois Mathematics Assessment Framework is designed to assist educators, test developers, policy makers, and the public by clearly defining those elements of the Illinois Learning Standards that are suitable for state testing. It is not designed to replace a local mathematics curriculum and should not be considered a state mathematics…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Tests, State Standards
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1998
This publication shows gains and losses for health education in Missouri's public schools. Data come from the School Health Education Profile, a survey that monitors the status of health education in public schools, including education to prevent HIV infection and other important health problems, at the middle, junior, and senior high school…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Comprehensive School Health Education, Course Content, Educational Quality