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Download full textNASBE Policy Update, 1997
This policy digest reviews the current status of state level graduation policies and the inclusion of students with disabilities in more rigorous student accountability measures. The results of two surveys conducted by the Council of Chief State School Officers on the inclusion of students with disabilities in state level graduation requirements…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Disabilities, Graduation Requirements
McKinney, Kay, Ed. – 1985
According to a national survey of 1,200 adults conducted between November 1984 and January 1985, Americans are solidly in favor of raising standards for graduation from junior and senior high schools, even if the changes result in the failure of their own children to graduate. The respondents were not willing to support these reforms if they were…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Attitudes, Educational Improvement, Graduation Requirements
Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1984
College programs in the arts are described, and an essay on the role of the arts in liberal education is presented. In the essay, "Windows and Doors," Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. suggests that imagination is the primary agent of the educational process and is basic to moral development and moral thought. He argues that the arts have an…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, College Programs, Fine Arts
Lehman, Paul R. – NASSP Curriculum Report, 1988
The appearance of a graduation requirement in the arts has focused attention on public school systems to provide comprehensive music education coursework. As a result, this report discusses trends in secondary music education course requirements, suggests strategies for implementing a meaningful music curriculum, cites obstacles to expanding music…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Curriculum, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Trends
Stumpo, Vincent M. – Curriculum Report, 1997
Recent research on student achievement conducted by the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) indicates that American students are deficient in reading, mathematics, writing, and other skills. To reverse this trend, the Accountable Curriculum, a program that raises expectations for students was created. The program is a departure…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Curriculum Design, Degree Requirements
Armes, Nancy – 1984
This bulletin describes the Dallas Community College District's (DCCD's) efforts to develop a common learning core curriculum. Introductory material discusses the creation of Committees for Common Learning to decide on standards and requirements for all students who enroll in degree programs at any of the seven district colleges and to design an…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1983
The uses of computers by colleges and universities are described, and some definitions of computer literacy are proposed. In addition, an essay, "Computing and Higher Education: The Revolution Is Through the Gates," by Robert G. Gillespie briefly considers the efforts colleges are making to explore the potential of the personal computer.…
Descriptors: College Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Thurlow, Martha; Thompson, Sandra – NCEO Policy Directions, 2000
This paper identifies issues to consider as educational policy makers make decisions about diploma options and graduation policies for students with disabilities, especially in the context of the increasing use of requirements that students pass specified tests to graduate. A table compares advantages and disadvantages of four diploma options: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Decision Making, Degrees (Academic)
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1980
The Regents Competency Testing Program has been designed to assure that all students develop adequate skills in reading comprehension, writing, and mathematics before graduation from high school in New York. This bulletin provides information on two of the program's three basic elements that contribute to the accomplishment of this goal. First,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Handicap Identification
Monahan, William – Executive Review, 1982
To accomplish needed reform in education, this author recommends that a combination of purposes must be pursued; these involve the four major elements constituting an educational context, which are characterized as pattern, preparation, practice, and "compaction." Pattern is defined as all aspects of the structure and configuration of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Goldberg, Marge; Guy, Barbara; Moses, Judith A. – Parent Brief, 1999
This publication discusses education reform and the movement toward standards and assessments and its impact on students with disabilities. It is designed to provide parents with information about changes in assessment and graduation criteria, and assist parents in investigating the changes happening in their districts and states. Different…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Mobus, Martine; Verdier, Eric – Training & Employment, 1997
In both France and Germany, the government, employers' organizations, and unions all participate in defining vocational diplomas based on a national framework of procedures of elaborating and standardizing titles. Important differences between the diploma definition processes in France and Germany may be identified. In Germany, the issue is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Bildung und Wissenschaft, 1997
This journal issue provides a comprehensive review of the remedial school system for students with disabilities in Germany. Introductory material describes the school system as a whole, the rights of children with disabilities within the system, and the existence of significant differences in school laws and services among the 16 German states.…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Practices
Thurlow, Martha; Ysseldyke, Jim; Erickson, Ron; Elliott, Judy – NCEO Policy Directions, 1997
This report examines issues concerning the participation of students with disabilities in state and district assessments and offers principles and recommendations for increasing their participation. This report suggests that 85 percent of students with disabilities could participate either in the regular assessments or by using accommodations and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Data Collection
Rosenfeld, Stuart A. – Strategic Indicators, 1985
This paper analyzes college entrance examinations and graduation rates as indicators of the quality of education and of school systems in the South. The following implications and conclusions are discussed: (1) Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATS) were designed to measure outcomes for students intending to continue on to higher education and thus are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
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