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Hess, Frederick M. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2011
Digital learning makes possible the "unbundling" of school provisions--that is, it allows children to be served by providers from almost anywhere, in new and more customized ways. At the same time, because it destandardizes and decentralizes educational delivery, digital education is far harder to bring under the yoke of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses
Fain, Terry; Turner, Susan; Ridgeway, Greg – RAND Corporation, 2009
This document is the second quarterly progress report for the evaluation of Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) programs for the Los Angeles County Probation Department. The report covers the period from July 1, 2008, through September 30, 2008. The intent of the report is to provide Probation and the community-based organizations (CBOs)…
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Quality Control, Program Effectiveness
Finn, Chester E., Ed., Jr.; Fairchild, Daniela R., Ed. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2012
Will the digital-learning movement repeat the mistakes of the charter-school movement? How much more successful might today's charter universe look if yesterday's proponents had focused on the policies and practices needed to ensure its quality, freedom, and resources over the long term? What mistakes might have been avoided? Damaging scandals…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Quality Control, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Best, Fred; And Others – 1990
Addressing the implications of quality standards and performance measures for California's adult education system, this document focuses on skill assessment and testing systems as a core performance measure. Following an executive summary, the first chapter is an introduction that includes an overview of recommendation 7 of the l989 Strategic Plan…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Community Colleges, Performance Factors