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Edwards, Virginia B., Ed. – Education Week, 2016
For the past decade and a half, the fight to improve America's schools has been fought largely on two fronts: academic standards as one battleground, and accountability the other, with the issue of mandatory testing adding heat to a very public--and increasingly politicized--debate. The questions for policymakers and educators are as direct as…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Accountability, State Government, Local Government
Agron, Joe, Ed. – American School and University, 2004
Each month, "American School & University" provides a mix of thought-provoking features, how-to-articles, industry reports, exclusive surveys, new sections, insightful columns, new product introductions and case histories to assist education officials in better performing their jobs. This November 2004 issue includes the following: "Honoring…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Technology Transfer, Research Universities, Educational Environment
Kent, Norma Ed.; Frengel, Elizabeth Ed.; Carey, Donna, Ed. – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 1998
"Removing Vestiges" seeks to provide a forum where advocacy and research can be forged into policy direction for community college leaders. This first edition explores four subject areas. Alex Johnson and Audrey Wynn first offer ways for CEOs and presidents to implement American Association of Community Colleges' recent statement on inclusion, a…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Community Colleges, Service Learning, Cultural Pluralism
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Parker, Laurence – Review of Research in Education, 2005
Passed by the U.S. Congress in the spring of 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was one of the most significant and expansive education policy initiatives ever undertaken by the federal government. The main component of the act, Title I, allocated significant resources to…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Public Education