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Download full textJordan S. Berne – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Since 1995, publicly funded pre-K with universal eligibility has proliferated across the U.S. Universal pre-K (UPK) operates at great scale and serves children with a wide range of alternative childcare options. Because these programs are relatively young, very little is known about their long-run impacts on children. In this paper, I use a…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Equal Education, Access to Education, Eligibility
Huang, Denise; Dietel, Ronald – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2011
The number of students attending afterschool programs has skyrocketed in recent years, currently serving an estimated 8.4 million children (Afterschool Alliance, 2009). Consequently, the demand for high quality afterschool programs, and to learn from successful ones, has never been greater. This "Making Afterschool Programs Better"…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, After School Programs, Politics of Education, Educational Policy
National Governors Association, 2007
"Investing in Innovation" provides a snapshot of trends in the states and identifies a wide range of strategies now employed. California's big investments, such as $3 billion for stem cell research, have already grabbed national headlines. But states like Arizona, Indiana and North Dakota, which haven't historically been big research and…
Descriptors: Research and Development, State Action, Investment, Guidelines
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2009
This document is intended to assist State Education Agency (SEA) and Lead Agency (LA) staff and technical assistance providers in designing a meaningful evaluation for the State Performance Plan (SPP)/Annual Performance Report (APR) improvement activities. It provides: (1) information about the relevance of evaluation in the context of improvement…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Technical Assistance, Program Improvement, Guidelines
Banilower, Eric R.; Fulp, Sherri L.; Warren, Camille L. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2010
This report summarizes the activities and findings of the external evaluation of the "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program during the period from July 2009 through June 2010. The SIE program is managed by ASSET Inc. and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Leadership Training, Case Studies, Vignettes
Yeany, Russell H.; Klein, Gerald A. – 1981
A plan has been initiated in Georgia to ensure that project directors and evaluators are cognizant of and organized to meet criteria specified in the Identification, Validation, and Dissemination (IVD) guidelines. The evaluation/validation process involves eight steps: (1) evaluator training, (2) proposal screening, (3) critique of evaluation…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Program Effectiveness
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Special Education. – 1976
Presented is the guide for gifted and talented programs in Arizona public schools. Included in the first section are definitions of such terms as "gifted", an outline of procedures of the local district to obtain state approval of a proposed program, an application form for program approval, and an outline of a suggested program…
Descriptors: Definitions, Gifted, Guidelines, Identification
Fulp, Sherri L.; Warren, Camille L.; Banilower, Eric R. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2009
This report summarizes the activities and findings of the external evaluation of the "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program during the period from July 2008 through June 2009. The SIE program is managed by ASSET Inc. and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary science…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Cohort Analysis, Teacher Leadership
Washington State Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Olympia. – 1976
The seventh annual evaluation report of vocational education in Washington State is presented. Section 1 is a summary of the thirteen recommendations made by the Advisory Council; under each recommendation is a description of the original response of the Commission of Vocational Education to the recommendation, actions taken to date on the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annual Reports, Educational Objectives, Evaluation
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Vocational Education. – 1976
This packet of evaluation guidelines and instruments, developed to aid the Kentucky Advisory Council, provides tools and guidelines for evaluating vocational education programs according to relevance of content, job entry skills, and employability skills. The first section is an overview of the evaluation procedures and describes the evaluation…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
1975
Presented are guidelines and requirements of vocational education programs for secondary school handicapped students in Colorado. It is explained that the 1968 amendment to the Vocational Act of 1963 requires that each state spend 15% of its basic federal grant for vocational training for the handicapped. Work Experience and Study (WES) programs…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Guidelines, Handicapped Children, Program Development
Roderer, Nancy K.; Goshen, Carolyn J. – 1983
Based on analysis of the current system and comparison with existing and possible alternatives, this report evaluates the effectiveness of the Indiana library cooperative network, a de facto network based on the activities of individual libraries, Area Library Services Authorities (ALSAs), the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Guidelines, Information Services, Library Cooperation
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1984
The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 provides for annual federal incentive payments to states if they improve foster care programs by (1) avoiding unnecessary removal of children from their homes; (2) preventing extended stays in foster care; and (3) reunifying children with their families or placing them for adoption. To be…
Descriptors: Adoption, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship
Hanson, Fred M.; Shryock, Clifton – 1974
Prepared by the California State Department of Education, the booklet reviews program components for the educable mentally retarded (EMR). Legal provisions cited include identification, assessment, and reevaluation procedures. Such administrative aspects as financing and supervision are considered. The characteristics and learning styles of the…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines, Mental Retardation
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Program Development. – 1975
In this report are the approved guidelines for an environmental education program to be implemented in the public schools of Kentucky. The contents include a definition of environmental education and an assessment of the current statewide situation. Needs, resources, and strategies, as identified at a statewide conference, are included in these…
Descriptors: Activities, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
