Prior to 2003, virtual universities were being created at a rate that would question the usual perception that higher education rarely changed, or changed (if at all) at a glacial speed. No comprehensive study of what was actually being created had been done; nor had anyone tapped the experiences of the developers in the states to see what was…

Directed to all New York State business education teachers, other teachers, and business and educational groups, this report contains recommendations made by the Statewide Business Review Committee. Report topics include the following: student populations to be served; business education programs; core requirements of the business education…

Utah's 1987 minimum course description standards for students in kindergarten through third grade are provided in the required core curriculum areas of arts, information technology, science, language arts, mathematics, social studies, and healthy lifestyles. For each curricular area a rationale is given, followed by a brief course description…

The four reports in this agenda item from an Illinois Board of Higher Education meeting provide updates on transfer outcomes, programs, and policies in Illinois. The first report presents data on fall 1996 transfer activity among community colleges, public and private universities, and private colleges in the state; traditional community…

The emergence of tech-prep at the state and local levels was examined in a study of the first surveys of state and local coordinators: a survey of all 812 tech-prep consortia receiving Title IIIE funds for school year 1992-93 (response rate 86%) and a state survey of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (to…