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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) U.S. Senators Harkin and Enzi Release Draft Language to Revise NCLB: Senate Committee to Consider Draft Containing…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Aid, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education
British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2009
This "Engage" newsletter features articles on student mobility research, supporting the BC Transfer System and inter-provincial initiatives. It announces the publication of five reports profiling students who transferred to British Columbia universities in the period 2003-04 to 2007-08. These reports provide detailed demographic and…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, Transfer Policy
National Staff Development Council, 2009
"NSDC Policy Points" is a newsletter published by the National Staff Development Council (NSDC). This issue of "NSDC Policy Points" presents an interview with Sir Michael Barber, who worked for British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the implementation of his priority programs, including education. In his interview, Barber talked…
Descriptors: Interviews, Program Implementation, Educational Policy, Delivery Systems
Heslop, Joanne – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2009
This newsletter highlights research results on the Mobility of Transfer Students (MTS), a branch of research conducted under the auspices of the Student Transitions Project (STP). In this annual study, students enrolled in the Fall of 2007 in BC colleges, university colleges, and institutes were followed into calendar year 2008 to identify those…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Qualifications, College Credits, Foreign Countries
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) Kline Introduces State and Local Funding Flexibility Act: Bill Would Allow States and School Districts to Move Money…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Civil Rights, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education
Online Submission, 2007
The Educational Policy Institute's (EPI's) quarterly publication on issues relating to student success. This issue contains: (1) Opening Shots (Watson Scott Swail); (2) Deconstructing Student Departure: Lessons from Research on Canadian Community College Students (Peter Dietsche); (3) Interview with John Gardner; (4) A Story of a First-Gen: 21…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, First Generation College Students, Academic Achievement
Beckner, Gary, Ed.; Prause, Kelley, Ed. – Association of American Educators Foundation, 2008
"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) Historical Change (Barbara R. Davidson); (2)…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Public Schools, Teachers, Federal Legislation
Sibley, Michael O., Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2010
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Counties, Public Service, Public Education, Bullying
Weiss, Suzanne – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2007
In November 2006, the U.S. Department of Education issued new rules making it easier for schools and districts to use gender-separate classes, programs and activities as a strategy for enhancing educational achievement and opportunity. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings described the revised Title IX regulations as part of a greater effort to…
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Charter Schools, Outcomes of Education, Educational Quality
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2008
"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) More Good, Less Bad, and Still Need for Improvement: Latest International Test Reveals U.S. Progress in Math and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Guidance, Vocational Education, Public Education
Online Submission, 2006
"Student Success" is EPI's occasional e-magazine dedicated to the discussion of retaining students in higher education. This is the second of three parts in the Institutional Strategies Series. The first article in the March issue outlined the barriers to student retention, both from the extant literature and also from interviews and surveys that…
Descriptors: Campuses, Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
Online Submission, 2006
"Student Success" is EPI's occasional e-magazine dedicated to the discussion of retaining students in higher education. This is the third of three parts in the Institutional Strategies Series. The first article in the March issue outlined the barriers to student retention, both from the extant literature and also from interviews and surveys…
Descriptors: Campuses, Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2005
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This April 15, 2005 issue of "Chronicle for Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "M.A. Students as Pledges" (Hengen, Nicholas); (2) "It's All An Illusion" (Schweber, Simone); (3)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Newspapers, Electronic Publishing
Curriculum Review, 2005
Each month, "Curriculum Review" offers teachers mutual support, the sharing of ideas, and words of encouragement to help them face challenges in the classroom. The May 2005 issue of "Curriculum Review" contains the following articles: (1) "We Hear from Readers"; (2) "What They're Saying"; (3) "District…
Descriptors: Bullying, Public Schools, Internet, Student Recruitment
Morris, Pamela A.; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Duncan, Greg J. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2005
Over the past 30 years, welfare and other public programs for poor families have focused increasingly on promoting parents' self-sufficiency by requiring and supporting employment. Evidence from a diverse set of random-assignment experiments now reveals some of the conditions under which promoting work among low-income, single parents helps or…
Descriptors: Young Children, Low Income Groups, Employment Programs, Welfare Services
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