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Howard, Mimi – Education Commission of the States (NJ1), 2006
Over the past decade, investing in learning programs for young children has emerged as a central strategy in states' efforts to improve educational achievement and opportunity. This trend has been fueled by strong public support and a steady stream of research findings on the influence of the first few years of life on cognitive and emotional…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children
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Hackmann, Donald G.; Wanat, Carolyn L. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2007
This paper describes the process of principal licensure reform in Iowa. Upon adoption of the ISLLC standards, the state department of education required revision of all principal preparation programs to conform to state code and guidelines developed by an external review panel. This paper analyzes the review process and compares five programs that…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Guidelines, Content Analysis, Principals
Cooperman, Saul; Bloom, Joel – 1985
The New Jersey State Department of Education adopted the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) as a high school graduation requirement beginning with the ninth grade class of 1985-86. This document is a tool to support educators in making the necessary curriculum modifications to improve basic skill mastery and student achievement on the HSPT. It…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Boards of Education, Competence, Curriculum Development