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Intercultural Development Research Association, 2023
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Opportunity." Contents include: (1) Students Deserve to Read Diverse Books --…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Books, Diversity, Reading Material Selection
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2020
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "The Census Effect." Contents include: (1) The 2020 Census is Here -- Schools…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Immigrants, Undocumented Immigrants, State Government
Aceves, Lorena; Crowley, Daniel Max; Rincon, Brenda; Bravo, Diamond Y. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2022
The main goal of this social policy report is to propose a holistic approach for promoting developmental success among Latinx children and youth. This report highlights the need to 1) redefine success and 2) account for intersectional inequalities. First, the current demographic landscape of Latinx students is presented to showcase the variability…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Change, Hispanic American Students, Child Development
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) A Time for Deeper Learning: New Alliance Brief Says Deeper Learning Is Imperative for All Students; (2) Setting New…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Indicators
Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators Foundation, 2011
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Balancing Act: Achieving a Harmony between…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Newsletters, Family Work Relationship, Literacy
Edwards, Virginia B., Ed. – Education Week, 2015
This 19th annual edition of "Quality Counts" takes a broad look at the issues and forces shaping the discussion around early-childhood education. It examines how new academic demands and the push for accountability are changing the nature of early-childhood education for school administrators, teachers, and children alike. Reporters…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Kindergarten, Primary Education
Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators Foundation, 2011
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) The Hope and Promise of Charter Schools: A…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Charter Schools, Federal Legislation, Science Teachers
National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2011
As the Race-to-the-Top Assessment Consortia develop their assessments, they will need to develop shared accommodations policies to ensure that their tests are used in consistent ways across the participating states. Developing a common set of accommodations policies will require that Consortium members recognize the divergent viewpoints that…
Descriptors: State Standards, Consortia, Federal Programs, Student Evaluation
Henggeler, Scott W.; Schoenwald, Sonja K. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2011
In a context where more than 1,000,000 American adolescents are processed by juvenile courts annually and approximately 160,000 are sent to residential placements, this paper examines "what works" and "what doesn't work" in reducing the criminal behavior of juvenile offenders and presents examples of government initiatives that have successfully…
Descriptors: Intervention, Antisocial Behavior, Delinquency Prevention, Juvenile Courts
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) On Anniversary of "Brown Versus Board of Education," Providing True Educational Equality for All Students…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Dropouts, Federal Aid, Politics of Education
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Waiting Game Continues for FY 2011 Appropriations: Short-Term Spending Measure Averts Government Shutdown, Postpones…
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Public Education, Federal Government, Budgets
US Department of Agriculture, 2009
This paper provides an update on all the new products and projects that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has been working on, in its effort to help schools meet the nutritional needs of the students and to help in the President's challenge to End Childhood Hunger by 2015. This issue includes: (1) Back to…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Hunger, Food Service, Child Health
Council for American Private Education, 2009
"Outlook" is the monthly newsletter for the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). Each issue contains information relating to private education such as: new legislation and regulations, the most recent research, court rulings, national trends, federal initiatives, private school news briefs, and more. This issue includes: (1)…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Guidance, Federal Programs, Eligibility
Whitehurst, Grover – Brookings Institution, 2009
Former President George W. Bush finished his tenure without having won congressional renewal of his No Child Left Behind (NCLB) policy. With President Barack Obama now at the helm, NCLB is up for debate. Brown Center Director Grover "Russ" Whitehurst examines Reading First, a key component of NCLB, that aims to ensure that all children…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs
Headden, Susan M. – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2009
The term "college kid" seems all but meaningless these days, given the rising numbers of adults on campus. The current economic downturn is funneling hundreds of thousands of over-25 Americans into postsecondary education--and that trend is sure to intensify as the global, knowledge-based economy demands workers with ever-higher levels of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Adult Learning, Access to Education, Federal Programs
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