The author provides an overview of the types of accreditation available for postsecondary institutions and the organizations that issue accreditation. (CH)

Special programs for gifted and talented children cannot be justified. A program of education for gifts and talents is proposed. Since it would be open to all, it would naturally serve the special educational needs of the precocious in a way that is less morally problematic than selective programs. (MT)

Author argued that the attempt to gather valid data to measure educational standards is bound to fail. (Editor/RK)

This study estimated the amount of time required to teach standards at four grade levels (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12) as compared to the time available for instruction. Teachers from four districts in Wyoming, Colorado, and North Dakota made three types of judgments regarding each benchmark within a standard: amount of time needed to teach a given…

To fulfill the promise of standards-based education, vigilance is required to correct some of the missteps and deviations from the original vision of reform that fueled the move toward standards-based education. In this document, the National Education Association (NEA) provides concrete recommendations and strategies designed to remedy missteps…

The 2006 Performance Standards Review Commission (PSRC) was appointed by the Board of Education "to assess the effectiveness of the performance standards and to review the implementation of the performance standards by the Board and the schools to determine whether the standards should be modified" (Section 302A-201, Hawaii Revised…

This publication presents the American Federation of Teachers' (AFT') convention resolution on standards-based assessment and accountability. It reaffirms the AFT's commitment to high standards for all students and to the development of a standards-based system of education. It recommends that to be successful, it is necessary to create a system…

The inclusion of students with disabilities in state and district assessments rests on a fundamental belief: all children can learn. This belief centers on all children who receive educational services, even those whose teachers and therapists work with them at home or in the hospital. The purpose of this chapter is to clarify the rationale for…

Several decisions have been made with regard to the general structure and direction of the planned update of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Standards for Library Schools, 1976. The changes planned fall into two categories: structural and conceptual. Structural changes would reduce the number of categories…

This handbook features a presentation that summarizes the main ideas and current approaches in inquiry-based, content-rich mathematics education. This presentation is a product of Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) professional development efforts, and has been used with teachers, administrators, parents, and at diverse community…

Contemporary Mathematics in Context is a four-year, integrated mathematics program developed by the Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP) at the Everyday Learning Corporation. The program features student and teacher materials for a three-year core curriculum for all students as well as a fourth-year course continuing the preparation of students…

Nearly every state focuses on implementing standards-based systems but supports educational reform in as many different ways as there are states. An examination of 15 districts located in 13 states suggests, however, that some states and districts have policies and practices in common that support a district's capacity for reform, whether there is…

This document is an external evaluation report on the America's Choice School Design. The design is a K-12 comprehensive school-reform model focusing on raising academic achievement by providing a rigorous standards-based curriculum and safety net for all students. Its essential principles and tools include high expectations for student…

This article justifies the development of an international system for classifying education and explains the classification's structures, categories and applications. (KM)

Academic integrity has been seriously attacked by the existence of companies that sell professional term papers to students. (Author/PG)