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Daugherty, Michael; Carter, Vinson; Sumner?, Anna – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2021
Both those inside and outside of the education community are becoming increasingly familiar with the STEM acronym and the extensive efforts underway nationally to develop integrated PK-12 STEM programs that promote critical thinking, problem solving, 21st Century skill development and authentic learning experiences (Ingram, 2019). However, for…
Descriptors: Standards, Technological Literacy, STEM Education, Preschool Education
Hyslop, Anne – New America, 2014
In the 2013-14 school year, twenty-four states required students to be proficient on standardized tests in order to graduate from high school. But starting next year, and in the years to come, states will launch more rigorous, college- and career-ready assessments aligned to the Common Core. As they do so, they should revisit the stakes on these…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Standardized Tests, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Davis, Laurie L.; Moyer, Eric L. – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2015
This report is made up of seven chapters relating to Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) performance level setting (PLS). Chapter one describes the goals of the PARCC program, content standards measured by PARCC, PARCC performance levels, and components of the PARCC system. Chapter two discusses the goals of…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Program Descriptions, Educational Objectives
Department of Defense Education Activity, 2013
This strategic plan provides the Department of Defense Education Activity's (DoDEA's) formal agenda for becoming one of the Nation's best unified school systems. Where Volume I establishes the enduring elements of the plan--DoDEA's mission and vision, core values, and strategic goals--Volume II provides the initial strategic way forward for…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Strategic Planning, Military Service, Elementary Secondary Education
Grantmakers for Education, 2012
As in previous years, the report draws from a survey of Grantmakers for Education's (GFE's) membership that provides a snapshot of giving patterns as well as grantmakers' qualitative impressions of lessons and insights from their work. This year, to mark the report's fifth anniversary, GFE also looks back to provide a historical perspective on…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Private Financial Support, Educational Finance, Philanthropic Foundations
Times, Chris, Ed. – Southeast Comprehensive Center, 2010
This edition of the eBulletin highlights the issues of raising standards, ensuring access to rigorous curricula and assessments, and ensuring that every child is both work and college ready upon graduation. With the increased emphasis placed on these issues in recent years through the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and the American…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, College Preparation, Educational Assessment