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Direct linkMcQuade, Aaron – State Education Standard, 2015
Research has shown that an idle summer is not just boring; it can cost a student as much as two to three months of educational progress. Summer is critical to each child's development, both mind and body. Any meaningful attempts to get at America's equity divide and the consequent gap in opportunities for kids must include summer education as a…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Youth Programs, Academic Achievement, School Community Programs
Pitcock, Sarah; Seidel, Bob – State Education Standard, 2015
As numerous studies from 1906 on have confirmed, children lose ground in learning if they lack opportunities for building skills over the summer. Nonetheless, summer learning loss comes up but rarely in the national discussion of education reform. By the end of summer, students perform on average one month behind where they left off in the spring.…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Maintenance, Program Development, Educational Policy
Download full textCole, Cassandra M.; Robinson, James N.; Ansaldo, Jim; Whiteman, Rodney S.; Spradlin, Terry E. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2012
As one part of a broad reform package, the 2011 Indiana General Assembly passed Senate Enrolled Act 001 (Public Law 90), a bill that significantly changed the way Indiana teachers will be evaluated and compensated. An earlier Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) policy brief, "Revamping the Teacher Evaluation Process"…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Change, State Legislation
Christensen, L.; Carver, W.; VanDeZande, J.; Lazarus, S. – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2011
The Council of Chief State School Officers' "Accommodations Manual: How to Select, Administer, and Evaluate the Use of Accommodations for Instruction and Assessment of Students with Disabilities" was first developed to establish guidelines for states to use for the selection, administration, and evaluation of accommodations for…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Guides, Program Development
Hawthorne, Phyllis – 1975
The assessment and evaluation programs of Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, and Michigan, and the development and implementation of steps they initiated to progress toward the goal of accountability are described in detail in this report. Following the introduction, section 2 discusses the laws enacted by the four states that are the basis for their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Educational Legislation
Hennes, James D. – 1977
Colorado's Educational Accountability Act, enacted in 1971, requires that each of the state's 181 school districts undergo a process of planning and implementing school improvements. This report utilized local districts' findings to answer the following questions: (1) To what extent is the Educational Accountability Act being implemented in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Packard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1990
This paper presents research findings concerning the Career Ladder pilot test program in Arizona. The program is designed to reward and motivate teachers based on performance. One of the program's key features is the flexibility and innovation allowed to participating districts in their individual development of program designs and structures. An…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Ladders, Change Strategies, Elementary School Teachers
Educational Improvement: Implementation Manual for the Kentucky Educational Improvement Act of 1978.
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1978
The Kentucky Educational Improvement Act of 1978 mandated local school districts to initiate two programs: (1) screening and diagnostic test; and (2) development of district educational improvement plans outlining remedial programs or activities. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS/S) were selected as the statewide screening instruments…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Citizen Participation, Diagnostic Tests
Alberta Evaluation Research Associates, Ltd., Calgary. – 1968
An independent, external evaluation of the compensatory component of the Educational Opportunities Fund of Alberta, Canada covered the period from July 1973 to June 1976 and focused on twenty-one northern Alberta school districts. Results revealed that pupil mastery of basic skills has improved and pupil selfconfidence has increased since the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Handicapped, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1988
Examined in this book are issues related to the education of at-risk children and youth. Part 1 of the volume consists of 12 original papers presented and discussed at the Council of Chief State School Officers' (CCSSO) 1987 Summer Institute. Papers concern: (1) values, standards, and climate in schools serving students at risk; (2) schools and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Community Support, Disadvantaged Youth
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1987
This monograph outlines the "Long-Range Plan" for Texas public schools, which was implemented by the state board of education in compliance with legislative mandate. The plan, to be reevaluated and updated each biennium, originated from the perceived needs of a diverse and changing demography. The report presents listings of state board…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Board of Education Policy
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2002
This is the eighth annual report on California higher education performance indicators prepared by California Postsecondary Education Commission pursuant to Assembly Bill 1808 (Hayden, Chapter 741 of the Statutes of 1991). "Performance Indicators of California Higher Education, 2001" presents background on the development and recent…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Annual Reports, Educational Indicators, State Legislation
