This hearing from the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines the support of mental health in the transition from high school to college. Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Robert Casey, Chairman, Subcommittee on Children and Families; and (2) Honorable Bill…

The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) would like to express its appreciation for the recommendations made on funding for K-12 education in the past two reports of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services (the Committee). The BCTF does not like to be repetitive, but the situation with funding of public education…

Many states are currently developing high school reforms labeled "Linked Learning" (formerly known as Multiple Pathways) built on the fundamental insight that career and technical education can be academically rigorous. Linked Learning policies also allow students to gravitate to schooling themes that are personally relevant, and they…

This paper presents two forms of the Educational Quality Bill of Rights (EQBR). The first is a "one-page version", with a very brief single sentence identification of a key element of quality education in response to each of the key questions about the school (covering standards/learning goals, curriculum, instruction, etc.). The second is a "much…

Law-related programs and classes make the study of law pertinent by focusing on issues of genuine concern to students and by attempting to help students develop legal survival skills. Information sources are provided about these programs. (Author/MLF)

Outlines the important role that schools have in teaching students ethical considerations in computer use. Describes how the Cupertino Union School District developed a computer curriculum that includes ethics as a major component. Includes computer listings of crime definitions and a computer ethics policy. (MD)

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…

Makes recommendations for action by Association for Counselor Education and Supervision to enhance school counseling. Discusses need to establish consistency in application of professional standards across school counselor preparation programs, accreditation of school counselor preparation programs, and credentialing of school counselors by state…

In response to a request from the New Mexico legislature, this report assesses the feasibility of establishing technical high schools in the state. The first part of the report relates the current need for technical education to the nation's and the state's rapidly changing technological base. In part two the author addresses the difficulties New…

This document is organized under three knowledge skills standards and two process skills standards which reflect the breadth of environmental education and its goal of environmental literacy. Related benchmarks and indicators suggesting appropriate expectations for learner performance and achievement at specific grade levels (fourth, eighth, and…

Reviews contributions of Alice Miel, a prominent curriculum development scholar-practitioner at Columbia University Teacher's College from 1942 to 1971. Miel advocated development of democratic behavior as schooling's ultimate goal and worked to democratize thee overall school structure. She emphasized that curricular change was a social process…

The focus of this supplement to the Standards for the Approval of Teacher Education Programs in West Virginia is the preparation of specialized educational personnel. Program objectives are described for the following areas--educational audiologist, principal, reading specialist, school business official, school counselor, school psychologist,…

The National Education Commission on Time and Learning (NECT&L) is an independent advisory body authorized by Congress through the Education Council Act of 1991. It has been asked to make a comprehensive review of the relationship between time and learning in elementary and secondary education, including international comparisons, the use of…

The United States Supreme Court expressly created the "Hazelwood" standard to give school administrators more control over student expression occurring during a school-sponsored activity. However, until the Supreme Court strictly defines curriculum, lower courts will continue to make overly broad application of "Hazelwood" to…

This document reports the oral and written statements of persons who testified at congressional hearings on the subject of professional military education. Witnesses included members of Congress, active and reserve military officers from various branches of the armed services, and supervisors of the services' military colleges. Testimony,…