The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) is at the forefront of national efforts to align high school curriculum to college and career readiness standards. Embarking on a mission it calls A Personal Journey for Next Generation Learners, Maine has employed several key strategies to ensure all of its students graduate from high school with the…

This report provides materials developed by a project to determine the extent to which the states are involved in school-sanctioned community service programs. Chapter 1 summarizes responses of state education agency (SEA) staff to a questionnaire that focused on permission for student participation in school-sanctioned community service programs,…

The School Curriculum Industry Partnership in Great Britain aims to bring about change in school curriculum to promote students' understanding of industry and industrial society. This article discusses the program's rationale, operating principles, curriculum context, linkage between classroom and industry activities, and implementation in special…

In 1983 the Australian Commonwealth Government announced its new Participation and Equity Program (PEP). To allow schools to focus on new directions, substantial amounts of money were allocated to the states through the PEP so that they could develop programs that focus on nine major areas: (1) curriculum; (2) assessment, accreditation, and…

This report is the summary of key aspects of Tech Prep in Illinois over the five year period of 2001-2005 during which all Tech Prep consortia provided annual data based on federal legislative requirements and state-determined essential elements of successful programs. These annual Tech Prep reports enable local educators to monitor student…