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Atchison, Bruce; Workman, Emily – Education Commission of the States, 2015
Once considered a strategy to support working parents with child care needs, the majority of states now view access to high-quality preschool programs as a critical long-term economic investment in the future workforce. For the third year in a row both Republican and Democratic policymakers made significant investments in state-funded pre-K…
Descriptors: State Aid, Educational Finance, Kindergarten, Preschool Education
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2010
This paper presents findings of a study that examined Californians' views on science education. The findings are based on telephone interviews with 1,004 adults conducted April 7-22, 2010. Cell phone and Spanish language interviews were included to provide more complete coverage of California's population. In order to enhance understanding of the…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Focus Groups, Science Education, Telephone Surveys
Strange, Marty; Johnson, Jerry; Showalter, Daniel; Klein, Robert – Rural School and Community Trust, 2012
"Why Rural Matters 2011-12" is the sixth in a series of biennial reports analyzing the contexts and conditions of rural education in each of the 50 states and calling attention to the need for policymakers to address rural education issues in their respective states. While it is the sixth in a series, this report is not simply an…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Education, Educational Policy, Annual Reports
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1976
This publication presents results of a survey that sought to identify significant educational needs as perceived by school officials in the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Data were gathered through questionnaires mailed to the school board chairman and superintendent of each local school district, as well as the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Curriculum Problems, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Research. – 1974
One of a series dealing with reading, mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, cultural arts, health, and physical education, this report on reading is designed to help North Carolina teachers in planning instructional programs for public school students and to inform the general public of students' educational needs and attainments.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Evaluation, Grade 3
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Research. – 1974
One of a series dealing with reading, mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, cultural arts, health, and physical education, this report on language arts is designed to help North Carolina teachers in planning instructional programs for public school students and to inform the general public of students' educational needs and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Evaluation, Grade 3
Petersen, Allan; Cepeda, Rita – 1984
A review is provided of the clientele, provision of services, and potential growth of English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction in California's community colleges as a step in the development of a coherent philosophy and practical strategy to meet current and future needs. Section I provides background information on ESL instruction in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
Skillett, Jack; And Others – 1980
A survey patterned after the annual Gallup Poll of Public Attitudes Toward Education was conducted, by calling 880 adults in their homes. Every effort was made to minimize sampling error. Respondents answered 8 demographic and 22 opinion questions. According to the majority of Kansans: local newspapers and word of mouth or personal involvement are…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Needs, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Pennsylvania State Univ., Middletown. Capitol Campus. – 1993
A study examined the acceptability of distance education as a means of staff development for literacy and adult basic education (ABE) providers in rural Pennsylvania and the perceived need and available resources for such a program. The major project activities were a review of the literature on literacy staff development by distance education in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Educational Needs
Crone-Koshel, Linda; Margolin, Arnie – 1997
A state survey examined the opinions of West Virginia educators about the educational system and needs for educational reform. Surveys were sent to 182 recognized educators (those receiving awards in the past 10 years), all 55 superintendents, and a random sample of 1,000 teachers and 41 principals. A total of 384 surveys were returned. Followup…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Voices for Illinois Children, Chicago. – 1992
Developed by Voices for Illinois Children, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group that addresses problems faced by Illinois children and their families, this booklet evaluates in a report card format the condition of Illinois children in the areas of education, health, special needs, and economic level. Sections of the booklet describing each of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Montana State Dept. of Labor and Industry, Helena. – 1988
Beginning with a glance at Montana's past, this publication looks to the state's future in terms of demographic patterns, employment growth, technological changes, educational needs, and workplace changes. Population, work force, and employment projections are compared with national trends. Productivity and job changing are considered, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Choice, Career Development, Demand Occupations
Clagett, Craig A. – 1997
In 1997, the Maryland Community Colleges Technology Council (MCCTC) undertook a survey of the state's 18 community colleges to assess the status of instructional and administrative technologies and their needs for improvement for the following 5 years. Fifteen-page questionnaires were sent to the colleges requesting information on instructional…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computers, Educational Needs, Educational Technology
Connecticut Univ. Health Center, Farmington. – 1997
A survey of 813 pediatricians in Connecticut assessed the knowledge and involvement of pediatricians with both the early intervention and special education systems. The 311 responses were analyzed in terms of background demographics, characteristics of respondents, description of medical practice, training about children with disabilities,…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Needs
Miller, Pamela F. – 1985
To determine the current state of the art of the teaching of vocational ethics in the state of Illinois, a survey of Illinois educators was conducted in the spring of 1985. A sample of 650 teachers were asked if and to what extent vocational ethics were currently being taught in their state. About 50 percent of the teachers, kindergarten through…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
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