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Packard, Richard D.; Bierlein, Louann – 1987
Arizona is approaching educational reform through the establishment of a teacher incentive program which completely restructures the way teachers are classified and rewarded. The Center for Excellence in Education at Northern Arizona University was mandated by the state legislature to evaluate district plans over a 5-year test period and to report…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Staff Development
Fingeret, Hanna Arlene; Cockley, Suzanne – 1992
The extent to which current staff development mechanisms in Virginia meet adult basic education (ABE) teachers' needs for skill and knowledge development was the focus of an evaluation. (The state's staff development mechanisms were identified as a centralized resource center, a regionalized training program, a centralized annual conference, and a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Educational Resources, Inservice Teacher Education
Baldus, Lorayne – 1996
The Wisconsin Technical College System Board Phase V Equity Staff Development project continued staff development efforts to eliminate bias and stereotyping in vocational education. Based upon evaluations indicating a need for a postsecondary equity training model, five technical college equity representatives attended two planning sessions to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Educational Environment, Females, Models
Kinney, Patricia; And Others – 1985
The purpose of this paper is to provide information about the current status of available programs, research findings related to quality programs, and issues surrounding programs for 4-year-old children. The paper is intended as a resource for multiple audiences, including decision makers, legislators, regulatory administrators, advocates,…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
Axelrad-Lentz, Susan F. – 1996
Michigan lawmakers funded a competitive grant program for school districts to plan and implement extended school year (ESY) programs of 200 days. The primary purpose was to raise academic achievement. In the spring of 1992, 16 diverse school districts were awarded ESY planning grants. Continuation grants funded 2 ESY implementation years, for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year
Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1981
The Tennessee Nutrition Education and Training (NET) program is part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture effort to develop a coordinated nutrition education program for children from preschool through grade 12. For this second-year evaluation, researchers associated with the University of Tennessee collected data for the evaluation of program…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods