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Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
Public school facilities primarily serve an educational role, and they also serve a civic role as voting places and emergency shelters. School districts collectively spend tens of billions of dollars each year on facilities construction needs at the nearly 100,000 K-12 public schools nationwide. About half (an estimated 54 percent) of public…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Facilities, School Districts, Kindergarten
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Chicago, IL. Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. – 1984
A manual for accreditation visiting teams is presented that may also be used by colleges preparing for evaluation by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. After describing the role of the visiting team in the Commission's accreditation activities and the selection of the team,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
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Thormann, Joan; And Others – Computers in the Schools, 1986
Discusses the findings of four studies that examined the use of microcomputers in special education classrooms. Surveys, interviews, and observations were used to discover software currently in use with handicapped learners, the instructional design limitations of software, and the potential impact of computer-assisted instruction on handicapped…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design
Joselowsky, Francine; Thomases, Jean; Yohalem, Nicole – Forum for Youth Investment, 2004
This tool was created in order to help young people and adults develop a common language for talking about how to improve schools. The tool provides educators, young people, administrators, policy makers, parents, community members and other stake holders with a common lens for reflecting on their schools and for planning change. It can also be…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Observation, Young Adults, Educational Change
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Chicago, IL. Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. – 1994
This comprehensive handbook contains accreditation materials of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. These include the general institutional requirements, the criteria for accreditation, and new policies on institutional change. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction to Voluntary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Chicago, IL. Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. – 1997
This handbook contains accreditation information from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, including general institutional requirements, criteria for accreditation, and policies on educational change. Chapters include: (1) "Introduction to Voluntary Accreditation and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role