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Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2021
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Teaching Quality." Contents include: (1) Using Project-Based Learning and STEAM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Kirkpatrick, Nanda D.; And Others – 1991
This paper describes magnet school programs offering a special or enhanced curricula to attract an ethnically diverse population at all grade levels in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District (HISD). Researchers collected data through interviews, site visits, brochures, campus programs summaries, and an analysis of the Student Master File.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups
National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1992
This tip sheet provides information on key educational reform issues and advises education writers on covering vocational education. Part one, Key Educational Reform Issues Areas, addresses three issues: integrating academic and vocational education, tech prep, and performance standards and measures. Eight integration models are described:…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Career Choice, Career Ladders
Davidson, Mary – 1983
The interim findings of a citizen commission charged with monitoring the implementation of the Chicago (Illinois) Public School desegregation plan are presented. The first of four sections of the report describes the context for the monitoring effort, including legal suits against the school systems in the 1960s and the events and legal decisions…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Desegregation Plans, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
Kirkpatrick, Nanda D.; And Others – 1991
This report describes after-school programs available in the Houston (Texas) Independent School District (HISD). Fifty-nine sites offer either after-school child care or instruction to elementary school students in the HISD. Magnet's Extended Instructional Day program is the largest and the Houston Committee for Private Sector Initiatives'…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Attendance, Black Students, Children
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. Office of Intercultural Programs. – 1991
This report evaluates the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District (DMICSD) Intercultural programs. The following types of programs are in place: (1) a Voluntary Transfer Program; (2) paired schools; (3) magnet schools; (4) Extended Day Kindergarten; (5) English as a Second Language (ESL)/Bilingual Education; (6) a Bilingual…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1983
Aimed at acquainting taxpayers with Texas public schools, this collection presents 14 illustrated articles describing examples of strong elementary and secondary school programs in districts across the state. The first three articles report on Wichita Falls' successful elementary reading instruction program; Houston's magnet schools, which offer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Change Strategies, Community Involvement