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Download full textMassachusetts State Dept. of Education, Malden. Early Learning Services. – 1988
This document presents a self-assessment instrument for early childhood programs serving 3- and 4-year-olds in Massachusetts. The self-assessment is intended to provide guidance to program personnel, local early childhood advisory council members, and parents as they evaluate their programs and identify areas for improvement. The instrument also…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation, Program Evaluation
Lutzky, Amy Westpfahl; Hill, Ian – 2003
Under the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), states have the option to subsidize employer premiums for low-income workers with children. Given the potential for subsidized employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) programs to reduce the number of uninsured children, this study examined SCHIPs regulations and state experiences with premium…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Fringe Benefits, Health Insurance
Iowa State Board of Regents, Des Moines. – 2001
The missions and strategic plans of Iowa's Regent universities are structured to provide high-quality education, research, and outreach services throughout the state. Numerous partnerships and cooperative efforts have evolved to benefit the work of the universities and the needs of Iowans. This book provides an overview of some of these…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment, Health
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 2003
The Colorado Preschool Program (CPP) provides funding to establish quality early childhood education programs that serve children eligible to enroll in kindergarten the following year. A vital component of CPP is to strengthen families and support them as participants in their child's education. District Councils made up of representatives of key…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Family Support, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions
Gandal, Matthew – 2002
The new Elementary and Secondary Education Act amendments require states to begin annual testing in grades 3 through 8 in reading and mathematics by the 2005-2006 school year. Only 16 states currently have grade-by-grade tests in reading and mathematics, and only 9 of those have tests aligned with their standards, as the law requires. The rest of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests, Standards
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 2002
This document contains student and school system performance data on North Carolina's grade 3 pretest, end-of-grade tests, high school comprehensive test, and end-of-course tests. Results were generated from tests administered statewide in the 2000-2001 school year. The grade 3 pretest was administered in reading and mathematics, and the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Performance Reporting. – 2003
Under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), all public school districts, campuses, and the state are evaluated annually for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). The Texas AYP plan meets the requirements of the NCLB, maintains the integrity of the Texas assessment program, and provides a mechanism for evaluating district and campus AYP in 2003. Following…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 2001
This Critical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) sheet focuses on performance indicators in higher education. Performance indicators are concrete pieces of information about a condition or result of public action that is regularly produced, publicly reported, and systematically used for planning, monitoring, or resource allocation. The resources in this…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Indicators, Educational Practices, Evaluation Methods
Walker, Sherry Freeland, Ed. – State Education Leader, 2002
Noting that reports by the National Research Council and the National Reading Panel show that children learn to read best if they are first provided with an understanding that sounds heard in spoken words correspond to letters seen in print, this issue of the "State Education Leader" newsletter explains that once this skill is acquired,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Phonics
Sebring, Amy; Nardo, G. Paul – 2002
To help facilitate focused and deliberate action, this report contains a current baseline assessment of the condition of research at colleges and universities in Virginia. The report brings together key sets of national data on research into one convenient place. It also provide a collection of many of the primary indicators used to assess how…
Descriptors: Facilities, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Higher Education
Betebenner, Damian; Howe, Ken – 2001
This study was commissioned to investigate issues related to the inclusion of the American College Testing Program (ACT) assessment within the Colorado State Assessment Program (CSAP). Analyses were carried out using assessment materials, assessment results, and various data from the ACT and the Colorado State Department of Education. One focus of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, College Entrance Examinations, High Schools
Dulaney, Chuck; Burch, Glenda – 2001
The ABC Accountability Plan in North Carolina elementary and middle schools focuses primarily on the average growth shown by groups of students on end-of-grade reading and mathematics tests. Average test results for a group of students at the end of a year are compared to scores for the same students at the end of the prior year. Two levels of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education
Burger, Don – 2000
"Accountability" and "assessment" are terms that are frequently misused and misunderstood. This document is intended to stimulate conversations about assessment of and accountability for student learning, to raise assessment issues that may prevent improved student learning, and raise awareness about the relationship between assessment and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 2001
The annual Survey of State Student Assessment Programs (SSAP) summarizes what is happening in statewide assessment programs and identifies trends in assessment. The two volumes of this report contain a wealth of information about assessment in the statewide programs. Usually, each question in the survey has a corresponding data table, although in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Student Evaluation, Surveys
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 2002
This report presents information about the state of higher education in Illinois. In November 2000, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education issued the first National Report Card that gave Illinois an overall grade-point-average of 88.8, the best in the United States. Nevertheless, the state could not rest on its laurels, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Graduates, College Preparation, Enrollment
