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Direct linkLemons, Christopher J.; Kloo, Amanda; Zigmond, Naomi; Fulmer, Deborah; Lupp, Lynda – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2012
One of the primary challenges in developing effective accountability systems is determining how best to include students with disabilities. The purpose of this paper is to report on the initial implementation of one option for including students with disabilities into the accountability system in the United States. In 2007, federal guidance…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Accountability
Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Public Instruction, Harrisburg. – 1968
Proceedings of the first meeting of the State Advisory Committee for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Quality Education Assessment are provided. The proceedings are comprised of the following: Superintendent's Message; Charge to the Committee; The Plan for Assessing Educational Quality in Pennsylvania; What Will Quality Education Assessment Measure?;…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Quality, Educational Testing, Evaluation Criteria
Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2006
Published twice a year and distributed nationwide, "Strategies for Success" keeps readers informed about events and developments in the field of drug testing. It reports the latest research findings on the effectiveness of drug testing as a tool for reducing substance abuse. Each issue also provides a wealth of guidance and resources on…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Testing Programs, Program Costs
Shefrin, Carol; Shafer, Dehra; Forlizzi, Lori – 2000
The Assessment Tools for Adult Education project was designed to provide training and support to staff of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) funded programs to help them use assessment tools and procedures to document the learning gains of the adult students they serve. The following candidate assessment…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Porter, Andrew; Chester, Mitchell – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2002
The purpose of implementing an assessment and accountability program in an urban school district is to improve student learning of worthwhile content. Current levels of achievement in most U.S. urban districts are unacceptably low. Average achievement test results conceal the fact that achievement levels of students of color are substantially…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Test Results, Low Income, Persistence
Nichols, Natalie P. – 1976
To help secondary school business teachers and school counselors in Pennsylvania assist students in making career choices and securing a job, this guide provides information on job counseling and developing business education programs. The first chapter focuses on the changing employment climate and outlines activities that will increase…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Education, Business Skills, Career Choice
