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Download full textLevitt, Roberta – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2017
The enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act (2002) and the subsequent succession of legislative acts have had a profound impact on educational policy. An increased emphasis on teacher accountability and effectiveness led to the use of standardized test results to determine tangible rewards or punishments. In response, a culture of teaching to…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Common Core State Standards, Educational Policy
Fischer, Christian; Müller, Kerstin – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2014
While the focus in Germany was initially on disabled children only, the promotion of gifted and talented children has become increasingly important. Different organisations and institutions, ranging from parents' associations to foundations, offer a large variety of measures catering for the special demands of gifted and talented children,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Talent Development, Administrative Organization
Porto, Norma Carneiro Monteiro – 1968
The economic rather than the educational aspect of Brazil's Ministry of Education and Culture is presented in this historical summary. The study was done as part of Brazil's national program of educational reform. Brazil is currently re-evaluating its school system with the view of adopting a nationally-administered system similar to that in…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Economic Factors, Educational Administration
Ryan, W. Carson, Jr. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
The problem of organizing human labor resources has suddenly emerged, like so many other social and economic problems, from the realm of the academic into that of the immediate and practical, largely under the stimulus of war necessity. Through the selective draft act, the Federal employment plan, and specialized training under the War Department,…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Education, Job Skills, Career Guidance
Anderson, Jean E. – 1994
This report, which is intended for individuals developing family literacy (FL) programs, contains background information on the research, development, operation, evaluation, and outcomes of federal- and state-level FL initiatives. Discussed in section 1 are the following topics: the importance/benefits of FL programs; definitions of literacy and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1923
Hampton Institute has developed an educational technique in several lines which is of interest especially to those institutions that are still trying to find their way under difficulties and that for lack of vision as well as lack of support are unable to reach the high ideals of training which have resulted from the careful working out of the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Administrative Organization, Extension Agents, Vocational Education
