The sixteenth in a series on instructional technology, this report on South Carolina's ETV network describes its relationship with individual institutions and how, in their own way, they make use of its services. Through its sharing of resources, outreach programs, and linkage of institutions, the ETV system has made possible otherwise unreachable…

This study compared scores on the Indiana Statewide Test for Educational Progress (ISTEP) for students who received implementation of the Shurley Method program with those of students who did not receive the program. The Shurley method, developed by B. Shurley, is a language skills teaching method aimed at students of all learning styles that…

This is the first report on the performance indicators adopted by the Illinois Board of Higher Education in February 2003 to assess progress toward the six goals of "The Illinois Commitment." This imitative is a work in progress that will be implemented and refined over multiple years. This first report focuses on the statewide and…

The Council of Chief State School Officers has completed a 2-year project to develop and test Surveys of Enacted Curriculum in Mathematics and Science. This final report describes advances in survey methods and analyses of enacted curriculum data, highlights central findings of the research, and presents applications of the survey and data tools.…

This document contains information on financing trends in higher education in Connecticut. A summary of the 2002 operating budget shows estimated expenditures, requested funds, and the Governor's current and recommended budget amounts. The next section considers higher education spending in the state context. About 4.4% of the Governor's…

This document contains information on financing trends in higher education in Connecticut. A summary of the 1999-2001 operating budget shows actual expenditures for fiscal year (FY) 1999, estimated expenditures for FY 2000, the appropriate for FY 2001, and the Governor's recommended budget for FY 2001. These figures are given for the general fund,…

This study examined state teacher licensure requirements and the extent to which there is reciprocity of these credentials across state lines. Receiving states often do not recognize out-of-state teacher licenses. True teacher license reciprocity is rare. For national leaders interested in facilitating the portability of teacher licenses,…

This report contains data on state funding for higher education for the 1997-1998 school year. State funding for higher education continued to grow in FY98 for the fifth straight year, increasing 6%, or $2.8 billion, over the prior fiscal year. The amount of support for higher education exceeded $49 billion, and the 1-year and 2-year percentage…

This booklet describes grant and scholarship programs available to Oklahoma students. It opens with a chart showing tuition rates at Oklahoma colleges and universities and summarizes the average cost of attendance at Oklahoma's public institutions of higher education. The various aid programs are described in these sections: (1) state need-based…

The enactment and early implementation of remedial education policy reform was examined in Massachusetts and Oklahoma. The study also addressed the question of why "stakes for students" is an increasingly attractive option in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education reform. In these states, as in others, the high levels of…

In response to a request of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, public universities and community, technical, and state colleges in Texas were asked to provide examples of efficiencies implemented on their campuses between Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 and FY 2003. For purposes of this request, an efficiency was defined as an activity that…

The Washington Promise Scholarship program was established to encourage excellent academic performance and to reward low- and middle-income students who demonstrate meritorious achievement in high school by providing them a 2-year scholarship. An evaluation was conducted to study the program and its impact on college attendance and student…

This study provides updated information about states' kinship care policies for children in foster care based on a survey conducted in 1999. Almost all states give preference to and seek out kin when placing a child in foster care. However, states vary in the way that they assess and support kinship care. Most states assess kin differently than…

This special report discusses the budget allocations of the proposed Illinois Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 budget. The report highlights two critical issues with far-reaching implications: the use of tobacco settlement monies and phased-in tax relief measures. The report describes steady growth across most agency-level appropriations, with the Department…

The Family to Family Initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation has encouraged states to reconceptualize, redesign, and reconstruct their foster care systems. By 1996, the Foundation had selected and funded five states and six counties in two other states to develop family-centered, neighborhood-based family foster care systems within one or more…