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Institute for College Access & Success, 2023
In a joint fact sheet, The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) and National Student Legal Defense Network (Student Defense) partnered to provide key facts about the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) and how it can undermine student protections.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, College Students, Student Financial Aid
Tandberg, David A.; Bruecker, Ellie M.; Weeden, Dustin D. – State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2019
The foundational function of the state is the approval of an entity to establish itself as a postsecondary institution. Most often referred to as state authorization, it is the first formal act in the legal operation of an institution and often serves as the foundation upon which other quality assurance functions are built (like accreditation).…
Descriptors: State Government, Government Role, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2015
The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and its 16 members work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all citizens of the West. By promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public policy among its members and their institutions, WICHE strengthens higher education's contributions…
Descriptors: Interstate Programs, Organizations (Groups), Higher Education, Student Exchange Programs
1988
Planning and implementing the National Forum for Youth At Risk, extensive work on reauthorization legislation, and dissemination of research and information on migrant education were the major accomplishments of the Interstate Migrant Education Council's (IMEC) 1987-88 project year. IMEC's members, representing 17 states with 85 percent of the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Conferences, Educational Legislation, High Risk Students
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1987
This annual report summarizes the activities and accomplishments of the Interstate Migrant Education Council (IMEC) during its 1986-87 project year. Extensive work on reauthorization legislation, planning for a national forum on youth-at-risk issues, and preparation of migrant education research were IMEC's major achievements during the period.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Conferences, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. Migrant Education Programs. – 1981
An overview of the Title I Migrant Education Program is provided through summaries of its legislative history, program administration and management, Title I Local Projects/Title I Migrant Education Projects, program goals and objectives, instructional services, supportive services, Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS), formulas for…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Stockburger, Cassandra – 1980
The most obvious and difficult problem facing educators of migrant children is that of frequent interruptions in the child's education caused by his migration. Various solutions have been put forth over the past three decades; these have included providing mobile schools and staff, residential schools, uniform record transfers, interstate credit…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Legislation, Educational Opportunities
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1988
Migrant students--especially those requiring special education--are at a disadvantage in our nation's tradition-based schools. Highly mobile migrant students change schools frequently enough to be out of step with normal school calendars, causing both handicapped and gifted students to be underidentified as candidates for special programs. Migrant…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disabilities, Educational Cooperation, Educational Legislation
Martorana, S. V., Ed.; Nespoli, Lawrence A., Ed. – 1978
This report of a National Conference on Regionalism and Regionalization in American Postsecondary Education contains an overview and summary of the final project report, a keynote address, four papers on the implications of regionalism, some reactor comments, an essay on leadership, and four descriptive accounts of operational regionalization…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Educational Change