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Grey House Publishing, 2009
From zero in 1991 to 3,800 eighteen years later, charter schools (public schools under contract) today educate well over a million students. This updated, second edition examines the unusual experiment that is charter education and the controversies that surround public choice and charter schools as a means of educational reform. Written by…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Charter Schools, Printed Materials, State Standards
Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA. Center for Secondary School Work Experience Education. – 1981
A project assessed the vocational curriculum resources available to teachers in Connecticut and determined whether these resources met needs of vocational educators. The project was designed as a series of 48 in-depth, on-site interviews at regional vocational-technical schools, educational resource centers, secondary schools, the State Department…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Directories, Education Service Centers, Educational Cooperation
Patterson, Lewis D., Ed.; Ackley, H. Clayton, Ed. – 1979
Voluntary interinstitutional cooperation is examined as a method of overcoming the financial constraints of retrenchment. Findings from 37 case studies on the costs and benefits of various cooperative programs are summarized. The programs reflect both the complexity and variety of interreliance that has evolved among American institutions. It is…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Affiliated Schools, Consortia, Cooperative Planning
Smarte, Lynn; And Others – 1996
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system encompasses the world's largest and most frequently used education database as well as a network of 16 subject-specific clearinghouses and supporting services. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, and is administered by the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Bibliographic Databases, Budgets
Montana State Univ., Bozeman. Center for Community Education. – 1989
This color-coded guide/catalog was prepared as a resource for adult educators through a Montana project that evaluated computer software for teaching basic skills to adults. The guide is divided into three parts. Part I consists of the results of the assessment and evaluation of 119 pieces of software currently being used at 16 adult basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Business Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction