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Gallup, George H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
Reports the full results of the 1982 Gallup Poll of the public's attitude toward education. Topics covered include major problems confronting the schools, rating of the schools, federal funds, budget cutting, curriculum changes, special education, and federal control. (JM)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum, Discipline Problems, Educational Trends
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Crampton, Faith E. – Journal of Education Finance, 2001
Reviews 1999 school finance legislation, analyzes 1994-99 state education finance activity, and discusses established and emergent trends in funding for school infrastructure, educational technology, charter schools, student achievement (class-size reduction, school-year extensions, reading instruction, and alternative placements), teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Charter Schools, Educational Equity (Finance)
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Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1994
The Task Force on Early Childhood and Elementary Education, created by the Texas State Board of Education in January 1993, found that the current system of early childhood and elementary education is struggling to meet the challenges of childhood in today's Texas. This report summarizes the task force's call for schools to reconfigure themselves…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Continuous Progress Plan, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1983
As part of a comprehensive study of all mandates placed by the state of Illinois on elementary and secondary education, an analysis was undertaken of the school day/school year mandate in its historical perspective, inquiring into its original purpose, how well that purpose has been served, whether the mandate is still needed, and whether a…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1980
A detailed analysis of Utah's eleven 1979-1980 statewide special purpose educational programs are presented in this report. Each section includes statistical data, program information, evaluation processes, recommendations, and guidelines. The 11 areas covered under this report are bilingual education, career education, community education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Education, Community Education, Compensatory Education
Clinchy, Evans; And Others – 1971
Discovered or "found" space in a school system most often appears as (1) space that a school system already owns in its outdated buildings and which is being used inefficiently; and (2) space lying close at hand in warehouses, factories, industrial plants, or in little-used public buildings. Found space is one solution to the problem of…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Innovation, Building Systems, Construction Costs
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2006
The Optional Extended Year Program (OEYP), funded by a grant from the state, provides extended learning opportunities for students in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) who are at risk of academic failure. The primary focus of an OEYP is to reduce and ultimately eliminate the need for student grade-level retention by providing additional…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, School Districts, Grants, Elementary Secondary Education
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1983
This document presents the reports of the Colorado State Board of Education appointed task forces on the Education Profession, the Family and School, and School Time. The task force on the Education Profession made recommendations in the following areas: personnel preparation and certification, recruitment and retention of education personnel, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, Attendance, Board of Education Role
Kansas State Board of Education, Topeka. – 1990
This state plan for the delivery of special education services to exceptional children in Kansas begins with submission statements and certification documents. The plan then presents policy information concerning the following areas: full educational opportunities goal; free, appropriate public education; screening and evaluation; individualized…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Advisory Committees, Child Advocacy, Confidentiality
National Education Commission on Time and Learning, Washington, DC. – 1994
The Education Council Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-62) established the National Education Commission on Time and Learning as an independent advisory body charged to do a comprehensive review of the relationship between time and learning in U.S. schools. Based on its 24-month investigation, the Commission found that American students spend an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Class Organization, Comparative Education
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Div. of Special Education Services. – 1993
This document contains six inserts for the Colorado Administrative Decisions Notebooks, a compilation of all Colorado Special Education Administrative Decisions issued in 1992, including all Impartial Hearing Officer Decisions, State Level Review Decisions, and Federal Complaint Findings. The full text of each decision is preceded by a case…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Case Studies, Confidentiality, Costs
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Special Education Services Unit. – 1994
This document contains all Impartial Hearing Officer Decisions, State Level Review Decisions, and Complaint Findings issued in Colorado in 1993 and is intended as a resource tool for assuring the provision of a free appropriate public education to children with disabilities. The full text of each decision or finding is preceded by a case summary…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Ancillary School Services, Compensatory Education, Compliance (Legal)
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Div. of Special Education Services. – 1995
This document is a compilation of Colorado Special Education Administrative Decisions issued in 1993 and 1994, including Impartial Hearing Officer decisions and complaint findings. Topics covered in the compilation include decisions on procedural safeguards, due process hearings, the extended school year, discipline (suspension and expulsion),…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Ancillary School Services, Case Studies, Compensatory Education
Shapley, Kelly; Vicknair, Keven; Sheehan, Daniel; Pieper, Amy; Jepson, Dana; Sturges, Keith; Bush, Joan; Vandiver, Sherrie – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2004
Researchers conducted case studies of Ninth Grade Success Initiative (NGSI) grants to gain a greater understanding of issues facing large numbers of at-risk students, many of whom, despite potentially receiving services as early as kindergarten, still reach ninth grade unprepared to succeed academically in high school. Case studies focused on NGSI…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Grants, Educational Change, Case Studies
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes evaluation results of the AISD state-funded Optional Extended Year Program for 2002-2003.
Descriptors: School Districts, Extended School Year, Elementary School Students, Parent Participation
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