The author lists some 20 principles as restated by state-level decision makers, presents definite ideas on how policy should be stated, and calls on states to review not only their policy statements but also their rules and regulations. (Editor/HD)

The effectiveness of a statewide coordinating agency is dependent upon its statutory powers, makeup of its board and prestige of its members, the size and quality of its staff, the credibility and reliability of its policies, its ability to establish continuing and working relationships with institutions, executive and legislative leaders, budget…

The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education is responsible for statewide planning, coordination, and advocacy for higher learning in our state. In conjunction with these responsibilities, the Commission publishes an annual systemwide accountability report on higher education in New Jersey designed to identify priorities and inspire dialogue for…

This report presents findings from case studies conducted during the 2003-04 school year, the second year that the supplemental services provisions of NCLB had been in effect. It follows up on baseline data collected the previous school year. This study conducted interviews in a purposive sample of six states and nine school districts, which were…

Access to family-supporting jobs now requires education or training beyond high school, but college is becoming less affordable and the education "pipeline" from high school to and through college remains shockingly inefficient, despite the reform efforts of the past several decades. According to one study, for every hundred students who enter…

This report begins with an overview of conditions that affect Nevada education and key challenges created by those conditions. It then describes a number of state and local reform activities designed to address these challenges. Within this context, findings on student achievement and graduation rates are presented -- both for students overall …

The Code of Virginia requires school divisions statewide to submit data annually to the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) on incidents of discipline, crime, and violence. Incidents reported include those that occurred on school property, on a school bus, or at a school-sponsored activity. The federal Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 (GFSA, Sec.…

This document, presented in PowerPoint slide print-outs, discusses the Kentucky Community and Technical College System's role as strategic partner in Kentucky's economic and workforce development system. The KCTCS is composed of 25 colleges in sixteen geographic districts. The KCTCS has 3 main goals that it hopes to achieve by 2020: (1) access…

This document describes Wayne Community College's (North Carolina) strategic plan for 2001-2002. The college's goals, as well as objectives set forth by the North Carolina Community College System, are discussed. Long-range goals include: (1) enhancing student success through college-wide programs and services; (2) providing opportunities for…

"Michigan's State Technology Plan (1998)" includes 21 Recommendations and 14 Belief Statements that focus on incorporating technology into the curriculum, training teachers and other staff members, funding educational technology programs, and establishing technical standards and a telecommunications infrastructure on which educators can…

In an attempt to provide feedback to state and local program directors on ways to improve current procedures, an analysis was made of the effects of non-custodial parents' referrals to the workforce. This employment assistance program was designed to increase the income-producing and parenting capacities of non-custodial parents in Bexar County…

In October 2000, the North Dakota Department of Human Services and the Head Start Collaboration Office convened the Early Care and Education Summit with the goal of developing a multi-year collaborative Early Care and Education Plan for the state. This document presents the Five-Year Visioning Plan, comprised of a vision statement, a mission…

This document proposes a model for operating state aid that provides a more equitable and rational system of state aid appropriations that would primarily benefit rural and low socioeconomic area community colleges. Operating state aid is appropriated on the basis of a statutory formula that uses the previous year's appropriation and growth in…

In the winter of 1999, the Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB's) Educational Technology Cooperative analyzed technology equipment standards and guidelines from state departments of education and higher education agencies in the SREB states. This report, which is based on a summary of these guidelines and standards, reflects the Educational…

This paper reviews the efforts of the Idaho Council for Technology in Learning to provide consistent and thorough standards for planning for educational technology, presents keys for meeting those standards, and offers suggestions for using these keys to successfully implement and account for planned technology use in the curriculum. The planning…