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Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2008
Assigning grades to student work, both during the academic term and as a summation of a student's mastery of subject matter, is a longstanding practice in all levels of education, from kindergarten through graduate and professional studies. Recently, a variety of factors have brought the criteria for assigning, and the resulting distribution of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Grading, Grade Inflation, Public Opinion
Maryland Univ. System Administration, Adelphi. – 1995
This report provides the results of a study of faculty workloads in the University of Maryland System (UMS) during the 1994-95 academic year. It was found that 19,446 course units were taught by full-time (FT) faculty at degree-granting institutions, an increase of 158 course units from the previous year while the number of FT faculty decreased by…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Publishing, Faculty Workload, Higher Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Education, Raleigh. – 1998
North Carolina school districts thinking about building new educational facilities are legislatively required to conduct an analysis that compares the costs and feasibility of building the new building versus renovating an old building. This document contains the cost and feasibility forms suggested for use in this analysis. The forms provide a…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Arkansas Department of Education, 2007
This report presents data on home schooling in the state of Arkansas that covers: students withdrawn from home school; home school student count by county, district, and grade level; and home school enrollments by grade and gender. The report contains the texts of the Arkansas Code Annotated Section 6-15-501 through Section 6-15-508 Home School…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, School Law, Counties, Instructional Program Divisions
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1997
The summary information in this report provides teachers, school administrators, students and the general public with an overview of results from the January 1997 administration of the Social Studies 30 Diploma Examination for the province of Alberta, Canada. The summary is divided into: (1) description of the examination; (2) achievement of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries
Children's Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1994
This directory contains results of a nation-wide survey of state regulatory agencies on family day care licensing information. Data on family day care homes and group or large family day care homes are included. The study reflects changes in regulations in the states as a result of the guidelines for the Child Care and Development Block Grant.…
Descriptors: Certification, Day Care Centers, Family Day Care, Infant Care
Tighe, Mary Ann – 1994
In the wake of Alabama's new rules requiring multicultural education in teacher education programs, a study examined whether multicultural literature was actually being taught in all levels of education in the state, how it was being taught, and who was teaching it. The study covered English language arts classes throughout Alabama in levels K…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cultural Differences, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Jones, Paul L. – 2001
There is no data on the extent to which attention disorder drugs have been diverted or abused at school, or the extent to which state laws or regulations guide local school offices in safely administering these drugs. To clarify these issues, this report provides information on and analysis of: (1) the diversion and abuse of attention deficit…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Drug Abuse, Government Publications, High Schools
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. – 2001
This handbook presents state guidelines for alternative education in Mississippi, which is designed to serve as a learning alternative placement for students who have had difficulty with the regular classroom environment or who have experienced disciplinary problems in the classroom or school. The handbook contains the following sections: (1)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavior Disorders, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Luehr, Ruth Ellen; Hoxie, Ann – 1995
The goal of Minnesota's Early Childhood Screening (ECS) program is to identify normal aspects of a child's health and development while sorting out potential problems that need further evaluation. In addition, all parents are linked to resources in the school and community to enhance their child's development and their own parenting skills. This…
Descriptors: Child Health, Early Intervention, Individual Development, Parent Education
Shaul, Marnie S. – US Government Accountability Office, 2004
The federal government requires states that receive funds from the Child Care and Development Fund to establish basic health and safety requirements. The federal government also requires states receiving federal funds for child care to have procedures in place to ensure that providers being paid with grant dollars comply with the applicable safety…
Descriptors: Child Care, Safety, Health, Law Enforcement
Montana State Office of Public Instruction, Helena. – 2001
This manual is intended to help special education teachers in Montana with the Child Study Team (CST) process. It provides answers and examples for general questions regarding student evaluation and eligibility for special education services and for completing the CST report. The guide begins by answering common questions about the CST process,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Richardson, Geoffrey; Fielden, John – 1997
This study assesses how much control governments of the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly the British Commonwealth) are exercising over their universities. The study encompassed a review of the relevant literature, an examination of the acts and statutes which control universities, and a questionnaire sent to 70 university vice chancellors, which…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administration, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1992
This study examined issues regarding children who receive special education services outside of their home school district--specifically, reasons for these out-of-district placements in Ohio. The study reviewed relevant documents concerning federal and state requirements and funding, and consulted with Ohio Department of Education (ODE) personnel,…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Epper, Rhonda Martin – 1999
This paper analyzes data from a 1998 survey of state academic officers that covered state policies related to distance education technology. Concerning general planning issues, the survey found most respondents rated "overall coordination and planning" as highly important, and that 22 states have a formal technology plan in place (Web…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy
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