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Pullin, Diana – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
The attorney for the plaintiffs in Debra P. v. Turlington discusses the harmful effects and the arbitrary and unfair nature of minimum competency testing. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Curriculum Development, Equal Education, Graduation Requirements
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1974
Congressmen, federal administration spokesmen, education association representatives, and State and local officials offer their comments in these hearings on the effects of the energy crisis on the nation's education programs. (JF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Environment, Educational Needs, Elementary Schools
PDF pending restorationComptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1976
After a study of ten science education projects receiving NSF financing, the GAO concludes that evaluation of educational materials needs more attention, distribution efforts should be strengthened, and a need exists for more active and systematic project monitoring. Chapter 1 of this document gives a general review of NSF activities and funding…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Problems, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights. – 1993
This hearing examines issues related to proposed legislation that would strengthen the capacity of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement to deal with two widespread problems: (1) mismanagement, corruption and waste in non-instructional educational services resulting from the failure of governors, mayors,…
Descriptors: Black Students, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1980
This is a report of oversight hearings held in Washington, D.C., on January 23 and 24 and February 5, 6, and 7, 1980, to provide the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee of Education and Labor, with a general picture of the current state of American secondary education. The focus…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Discipline
Koretz, Daniel M.; And Others – 1992
In January 1992, the National Council on Education Standards and Testing (NCEST) issued a report "Raising Standards for American Education," which called for the establishment of a national system of educational standards and assessments as a basis for comprehensive reform of U.S. education. This statement is a facsimile of the written…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Reyes, Luis O. – 1990
The crisis of dropping out among Latino high school students points directly to the important role that teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, and community groups can play in creating for each student a vision of the future that includes postsecondary education. The Five Cities High School Dropout Study, which documents the effect of key…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Administrator Role, Community Role, Cultural Awareness
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development. – 1991
In 1983, the Ohio State Board of Education responded to the public's expectations for schools by adopting minimum standards requiring competency-based education in mathematics on a 5-year cycle, of each school district's competency-based education program; and to publish an annual report on competency-based education in Ohio. This document is the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Behavioral Objectives, Calculus, Competency Based Education
