Achieve and the U.S. Education Delivery Institute have developed a practical Common Core Implementation Workbook for all states in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). This workbook uses a proven performance management methodology known as "delivery" to lay out clear action steps for states and districts. It…

This annotated bibliography, co-authored by the National High School Center and the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center, identifies articles that address high school redesign as it relates to students with disabilities and special education's role in such initiatives. The articles are organized around the National High School…

Amidst the debate over funding cuts, an increased focus on teacher effectiveness, and the move toward e-learning, many question the importance of quality educational facilities. But an examination of developmental and psychological theory suggests that exceptional schools have an exciting and crucial role to play in 21st century education. So,…

How do forward-looking institutions with rich landscape and architectural heritages integrate contemporary programming and design? This article explores the evolution of the Mills College campus and compares it with two larger western universities: the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) and Leland Stanford, Jr., University (Stanford…

Several of the campus heritage plans funded by the Getty Foundation served as laboratories for applying the relatively new field of cultural landscape preservation to campus planning. With a strong landscape component, the heritage plans of The University of Kansas, Cranbrook Academy, the University of California, Berkeley, and elsewhere remind…

The Irish Department of Education and Skills (DoE) is strongly committed to energy efficiency and to reducing CO[subscript 2] by developing and implementing energy level ceilings in relation to school design that aim to remain below half of the accepted good practice in the field. This approach works within normal departmental budgetary limits to…

This proposal for the creation of a Department of Education, a Council of Educational Advisers, and a Joint Education Committee, is based on the conviction that only such major steps will give education the strength of status it requires in the federal structure. Education tomorrow will be bigger in every way and, with present methods, it is…

A simulated planning conference used both informed experts (simulating state planners and societal groups) and "Monte Carlo" procedures (simulating random events) to identify some possible futures for the state of Connecticut and to examine rational planning behavior patterns. In the simulation the participants were divided into two…

The story of one school district that developed a strategy of comprehensive planning to maximize resources and to increase the involvement of teachers, administrators and parents in the process of goal-setting and assessment. (Author/DAG)

The optimum scope of an effective educational planning process is determined by the ability of the planners to comprehend and affect the relevant communication network, on the one hand, and their ability to develop and use transformative processes, on the other. (Author)

There have been many persisting issues and problems in educational planning in the Korean scene. The major ones can be identified as involving (1) approaches, (2) organization, (3) the process, (4) priorities, and (5) the position of private schools and their financial support. (Author)

School planning is a powerful process for focusing the dreams and aspirations, the creative talents, and energies of individuals on a common sense of mission that is essential for transforming schools. Psencik and Hirsh offer 20 carefully crafted sessions that will guide participants in establishing a common vision and implementing research-based…

This article described teaching programs which utilized differentiated teaching staffs. (BB)

Suggests achieving accountability by utilizing a planning calendar using weeks within which the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays fall as the controlling time period. (Author)

The author identifies some of the jobs which satellites can do for education," looks at the constraints which limit satellite use" and trys to raise the questions for education which they present." (Author/AK)