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Nyoni, Jabulani – Perspectives in Education, 2013
The South African State is mandated by Sections 28(2) and 29(1) of the South African Constitution to make provision for the education of a South African child in fulfilment of the child's constitutional rights. Teacher Unions (TUs) and provincial Departments of Basic Education (DBEs) have often promised South African high school student body, in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Remedial Programs, Educational Legislation
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McAndrews, Gordon L. – High School Journal, 1977
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Reynolds, Diane – 1983
This paper provides the background for and provisions of the accountability materials that were authorized by the Louisiana Bureau of Elementary Education to monitor schools' compliance with the Louisiana Competency Based Education Law. In order effectively to manage the two major components of the law--the Pupil Progression Plans and the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Competency Based Education, Elementary Education
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1982
The U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Special Services for Disadvantaged Students program was reviewed during 1977-1980 using a sample of 11 grantee institutions. Attention was directed to the management of the program, whether program goals were being met, and progress of students in the program. The program's goal is to increase postsecondary…
Descriptors: Accountability, Ancillary School Services, College Programs, Disadvantaged
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2006
This is one of three documents constituting the mandated Interim Report on the National Assessment of Title I. This Executive Summary describes the studies that comprise the National Assessment of Title I and provides executive summaries of the findings of Volumes I and II. Volume I, Implementation of Title I, focuses on implementation of key…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Federal Legislation, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Fairchild, Miriam E.; And Others – 1988
A cost effectiveness study by the Austin (Texas) Independent School District of its elementary compensatory reading programs, namely, the Chapter 1 Reading Improvement Program (Chapter 1 Regular) and Schoolwide Projects (SWP), found that the Schoolwide Projects cost two to three times as much to achieve the same gains in student achievement as did…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education
Gross, Betheny, Ed.; Goertz, Margaret E., Ed. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2005
This report focuses squarely on strategies for instructional improvement in American high schools. Specifically, this study examines how high schools that perform below average incorporate their state's accountability goals into their own goals, identify their challenges, and search for strategies for instructional improvement. It focuses on how…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, High Schools, Instructional Improvement, Accountability
Alaska State Commission on Postsecondary Education, Juneau. – 1985
Designed to provide direction for postsecondary education in Alaska for the next 5 years, this statewide plan analyzes the present status of postsecondary education in the state and offers goals and strategies for the future. Following an executive summary of goals and strategies, the report presents an introduction to the growth of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness
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Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1994
This report summarizes accountability, productivity, and quality enhancements within the Illinois community college system, including highlights from reports prepared by the system's 49 colleges, systemwide analyses conducted by Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), and state-level accountability and productivity initiatives. Following an…
Descriptors: Accountability, Ancillary School Services, College Athletics, College Outcomes Assessment