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D'Brot, Juan – National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, 2022
Accountability mechanisms and processes have evolved with changes in statute. State Education Agency (SEA) accountability systems may exhibit characteristics of compliance- and/or improvement-focused systems in light of requirements under the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act" (ESEA) and its reauthorizations under the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Best Practices, Disclosure, State Departments of Education
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Lewis, Morgan V.; Stone, James R., III – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) had a unique status among federally funded research and development center in education. Its funding was authorized by the federal legislation for career and technical and administered by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, not the Institute for Education Sciences.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Vocational Training Centers, Research and Development Centers, Responsibility
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Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Burch, Patricia; Good, Annalee; Acosta, Rudy; Cheng, Huiping; Dillender, Marcus; Kirshbaum, Christi; Nisar, Hiren; Stewart, Mary – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014
School districts are spending millions on tutoring outside regular school day hours for economically and academically disadvantaged students in need of extra academic assistance. Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), parents of children in persistently low-performing schools were allowed to choose their child's tutoring provider, and together with…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Instructional Improvement, Program Implementation, After School Education
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Turnbull, Brenda J.; White, Richard N.; Sinclair, Elizabeth; Riley, Derek L.; Pistorino, Carol – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2011
This final report presents findings from a multi-year evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers, a federally funded program that provides technical assistance to states in connection with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. With the redesign of the Center…
Descriptors: Expertise, Program Design, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
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Turnbull, Brenda J.; White, Richard N.; Sinclair, Elizabeth; Riley, Derek L.; Pistorino, Carol – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2011
This final report presents findings from a multi-year evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers, a federally funded program that provides technical assistance to states in connection with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. With the redesign of the Center…
Descriptors: Expertise, Program Design, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
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Jaiani, Vasil; Whitford, Andrew B. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the policy process that led to the passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in the United States and the Bush Administration's role in this process. Design/methodology/approach: The research design is historical and archival. A description of the NCLB Act is given and the major provisions and…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Federal Legislation, Accountability, Government Role
State Educational Technology Directors Association, 2010
This is the first in a forthcoming series of reports documenting state administration of educational technology funding included in the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" (ARRA). The ARRA included a $650 million allocation in ESEA Title II, Part D, commonly referred to as the "Enhancing Education through Technology…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Program Administration
Magill, Kathleen; Reeves, Cynthia; Hallberg, Kelly; Hinojosa, Trisha – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2009
The Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program is part of the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) that was authorized under Title VI, Part B of the "Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965" ("ESEA"), as amended by the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB"). The RLIS program provides additional funds…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Rural Schools, Low Income, Program Implementation
Pfeiffer, Jay; Klein, Steven; Levesque, Karen – Online Submission, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides several funding opportunities that can assist states in designing, developing, and implementing statewide education longitudinal data systems. These new and enhanced information systems will enable states to track student progress within and across the secondary and postsecondary education…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Education Work Relationship, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Bakia, Marianne; Means, Barbara; Gallagher, Larry; Chen, Eva; Jones, Karla – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2009
The purpose of this report is to provide descriptive information about educational technology practices related to the core objectives of the U.S. Department of Education's Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program. The EETT program is part of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB") and, like other elements…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Federal Legislation, Program Administration, Technology Integration
Shaul, Marnie S. – Government Accountability Office, 2006
With the 2002 enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA), GAO was mandated to review the Troops-to-Teachers program, which provides financial assistance and counseling to help military personnel obtain their teacher licenses, especially in priority subject areas, such as math and science, and find employment in high-need districts and…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Military Personnel, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Education Programs
Spradlin, Terry E. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2005
For this report, CEEP staff collected information on testing timelines, subjects, grade configurations, names, and SEA testing contacts. As with the 2003 report, discussion in this report is limited to the testing components of state assessment programs, such as Indiana's ISTEP+ program, used for compliance purposes with state and federal…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Program Administration, Minority Groups, Federal Legislation
Sunderman, Gail L.; Kim, Jimmy – Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (The), 2004
This report examines the implementation of No Child Left Behind's (NCLB) supplemental educational service provisions in eleven urban districts--Mesa Public Schools and Washington Elementary District Schools, AZ, Fresno Unified School District and Los Angeles Unified School District, CA, Chicago Public Schools, IL, Buffalo Public Schools and New…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, School Districts, Supplementary Education, Administrator Responsibility
US Department of Education, 2007
Five years ago the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) launched a revolution in our education system by insisting that all students should be proficient in reading and math by 2014 and demanding comprehensive reforms to reach this national goal, including strong assessment and accountability systems, a highly qualified teacher in every classroom, more…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, State Standards, Educational Finance
US Department of Education, 2005
This document presents the 50th semiannual report on the activities and accomplishments of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Department of Education (Department). During this reporting period, the OIG issued 123 audits, inspection reports and memoranda, and closed 95 investigations. As detailed in this report, this office continues to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Special Education, Federal Government, Financial Audits
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