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Willard, Ted; Pratt, Harold; Workosky, Cindy – Science Scope, 2012
This is an exciting time to be in science education. New science standards are being developed by a group of science educators from across the country, working with 26 states in a process managed by Achieve, Inc., a non-profit education reform organization. The development of the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS) promises to be the most…
Descriptors: Science Education, Feedback (Response), Educational Change, Academic Standards
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
The Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB's) case study series highlights best practices High Schools That Work (HSTW) network schools and districts are implementing to better prepare students for further studies and careers. Lee's Summit West (LSW) High School near Kansas City, Missouri, boasts of a 99 percent graduation rate; 93 percent of…
Descriptors: Best Practices, High Schools, Educational Quality, Benchmarking
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Saunders, Kristine S.; Reese, Diane – Journal of Extension, 2011
Trying to figure out the promotion and tenure system is one of the major stressors for new Extension faculty. To help new county-based Extension faculty, their supervisors, committee chairs, and other mentors evaluate progress in the probationary years, a Roadmap with specific guideposts delineating expectations for pre-tenure years was developed.…
Descriptors: Tenure, Extension Education, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Evaluation