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Demmon-Berger, Debbie – Updating School Board Policies, 1986
Interest in preschool programs appears to be increasing, but the experts continue to disagree over the value of such programs. This review of recent developments accomplishes the following: (1) looks at the popular acceptance of a school-sponsored, universal, voluntary, free, prekindergarten program in South Tama County, Iowa; (2) notes research…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Community Support, Preschool Education
Download full textMichigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1976
The purpose of this report is to fulfill the statutory requirement (Public Act 294, 1974) that the Michigan State Department of Education "make an annual report relative to bilingual instruction programs to the legislature and the governor." The report is designed to present the information necessary to understand the 1975-76 status of…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1977
This paper sets forth the position of the Michigan State Board of Education regarding bilingual instruction. First is a summary of policies already established as a result of the adoption of "The Common Goals of Michigan Education," the rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court as enunciated in Lau vs Nichols, federal legislation (ESEA Title…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students
Woodruff, Jane Bruner – 1986
This paper traces the evolution of curriculum reform in Mississippi from a state level, norm-referenced accountability system to a performance-based, centralized accreditation system that integrates instructional management requirements into improvement standards. Accountability legislation has primarily been concerned with quality of student…
Descriptors: Accountability, Board of Education Policy, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1987
This monograph outlines the "Long-Range Plan" for Texas public schools, which was implemented by the state board of education in compliance with legislative mandate. The plan, to be reevaluated and updated each biennium, originated from the perceived needs of a diverse and changing demography. The report presents listings of state board…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Board of Education Policy
Mitchell, Douglas E.; And Others – 1986
This paper reports a 2-year study of education policy that sought to identify, describe, and analyze the essential building blocks of state-level education policy and to discover the factors responsible for creating differences among states in their use of these elements to construct an overall framework for school regulation and support. Sample…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities, Educational Finance
