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Parent Involvement and Extended Learning Activities in School Improvement Plans in the Midwest Region. Issues & Answers. REL 2011-No. 115
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Kochanek, Julie Reed; Wraight, Sara; Wan, Yinmei; Nylen, Leslie; Rodriguez, Sheila – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2011
According to the reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly referred to as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, Title I schools that fail to make adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years are required to develop or revise school improvement plans aimed at boosting student achievement.…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Educational Improvement, Summer Programs
Parent Involvement and Extended Learning Activities in School Improvement Plans in the Midwest Region. Summary. Issues & Answers. REL 2011-No. 115
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Kochanek, Julie Reed; Wraight, Sara; Wan, Yinmei; Nylen, Leslie; Rodriguez, Sheila – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2011
According to the reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly referred to as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, Title I schools that fail to make adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years are required to develop or revise school improvement plans aimed at boosting student achievement.…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Educational Improvement, Summer Programs
Make Your Job Summer Program. A Report to the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
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Silander, Megan; Chavez-Reilly, Michael; Weinstein, Meryle – Institute for Education and Social Policy, 2015
Teaching entrepreneurship--how to create, grow and run a business or organization--is one potential means to increase college and career readiness skills. Learning how to start a business can improve critical thinking, communication and collaboration (Gallagher, Stepien, & Rosenthal, 1992; Hmelo, 1998), which are key qualities for academic as…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Business Skills
Living, Loving & Learning: Giving Them a Chance.
Alvino, Peter; Hoss, Madeline – 1985
Since 1982 migrant children in grades K-8 have participated in a McLean County (Illinois) summer program of academic instruction and recreation aimed at instilling a love for learning and a desire to grow academically. The program is administered by the state compensatory section during June, July, and August with a student/teacher ratio of 8 to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Migrant Education, Migrant Programs
Staff Development Guide to Focus on Life-Centered Education for Migrant Youth.
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Wernick, Walter – 1981
Designed to assist administrators of staff development programs for personnel engaged in Illinois' summer educational programs for migrant youth, this guide contains suggestions for a 2-day intensive staff inservice program. Providing a continuum of difficulty to allow selection of activities and levels most appropriate to local needs, the guide…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Career Exploration, High School Students
[Illinois Career Development Month Ideas and Activities.]
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Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 2000
This document is intended to help practitioners plan and implement activities for observance of Career Development Month in Illinois. Part 1 examines the following topics: the definitions of career development and education-to-careers; the rationale for devoting a month to career development; a career framework; and suggested Career Development…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Career Development