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Allen, I. Elaine; Seaman, Jeff – Babson Survey Research Group, 2017
The objective of this study is to better understand the process by which K-12 school districts select curricula materials in four critical subject areas: Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and History and Social Studies. This research has two primary goals: (1) to understand the process by which K-12 school districts select and adopt…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, Decision Making, Mathematics Instruction
Maina, Nyambura Susan – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2015
At the request of the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs, the Office of Shared Accountability examined the impact of offering Advanced Grade 8 U.S. History on enrollment and performance in Advanced Placement (AP) social studies courses in Grade 9. The study compared Grade 9 enrollment and performance in AP U.S. History or AP U.S.…
Descriptors: United States History, Grade 8, History Instruction, Student Participation
Starr, Joshua P. – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2014
The federal "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" (NCLB) legislation required school districts to ensure that all teachers of core academic subjects met the requirements to be designated highly qualified by July 1, 2006. However, because no Maryland counties were able to comply with the 100 percent highly qualified designation by July 1,…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, School Districts, Counties
Levine, Peter; Lopez, Mark Hugo – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, 2004
A survey conducted by the Council for Excellence in Government and The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) reveals unprecedented information about the content and significance of civics and social studies classes today. Overall, the curriculum and message of history and social studies classes appear to be more…
Descriptors: Politics, Social Studies, Civics, Citizenship Education
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Anderson, Howard R. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1949
Since the Office of Education in 1938 issued the bulletin "Offerings and Registrations in High-School Subjects, 1933-34," no comparable investigation has been undertaken. Because of the absence of current data since 1938 both schoolmen and the general public have only been able to speculate as to enrollment trends. Much of this speculation has…
Descriptors: United States History, Social Studies, High Schools, Enrollment Trends