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Pine, Patricia – 1985
In a survey of 1,500 administrators, most of the 400 respondents agreed by an 8 to 1 margin that reforms to raise academic standards in public schools are necessary. In high schools, a decline in reading, vocabulary, and math skills is due basically to a decreased academic emphasis. Solutions include more required courses, more opportunities for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains, College Bound Students
Kirst, Michael W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
Reform efforts that manipulate time, content, materials, and teacher variables have the best chance of success in a period of fiscal steady state. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMichigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
This resource document outlines the expectations and standards for kindergarten through 12th-grade educational programs in the state of Michigan. Developed over several years in cooperation with representatives from 33 state organizations and local school district staffs, the standards suggest expectations for educational programs that may be used…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills, Compensatory Education
