The Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative (MBLC) is a demonstration project taking place in 47 schools in Washington State led by the Washington State Board of Education (SBE). The schools are receiving funding and participating in professional learning and a statewide network to support implementation of mastery-based learning (MBL) and culturally…

The Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) program, written into the Every Student Succeeds Act, gives up to seven state educational agencies the opportunity to launch innovative assessment pilots in their public schools, with the goal of eventual statewide implementation. As of August 2020, the U.S. Department of Education had…

Our education system is in desperate need of innovation. Despite radical advances in nearly every other sector, public school students continue to attend school in the same buildings and according to the same schedule as students did more than a hundred years ago, and performance is either stagnant or worsening. One of the most important…

Title IV-C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act calls for maintenance of a state "innovative-exemplary program" to work with local education agencies in the development and dissemination of new educational projects. To date, over 126 Kansas districts have been involved in this program. This booklet discusses a number of…

The topics of six speeches presented at the 1969 American Vocational Convention include a bilingual office occupations project, distributive education in a rural setting, vocational subject mix and on the job training curriculum, integrated shop programs for small high schools, and innovations in industrial arts and home economics. (BC)

Presented are brief descriptions of the winning entries in this magazine's contest for existing programs to serve as prototypes for wide-scale use in elementary schools of the 1980s. Top prizes went to computer literacy, energy education, and nutrition projects. Twenty runners-up are also described. Project addresses are included. (SJL)

The Brillion School District is located in Brillion, Wisconsin, approximately 20 miles south of Green Bay in the heart of the Fox Valley. Brillion High School (BHS) has approximately 330 students in Grades 9-12. Brillion is home to approximately 3000 residents. Interestingly, Brillion also serves as the headquarters of three major manufacturing…

This catalog is a collection of profiles describing 50 exemplary programs developed by teachers in New York City schools. The profiles are arranged by subject area and subdivided by grade level, which ranges from kindergarten through grade nine. Each profile includes the following information: (1) a brief program description; (2) staffing; (3)…

The SOLVE story begins with a History of SOLVE and a Statement of Need. The needs of the member schools of SOLVE are nearly all focused on staff development skills. In the section on Staff Development the writers of this project have detailed some expectations for teachers in the individualization of instruction. Also in this section are detailed…

The introduction to this report summarizes the council's 1968 activities in reviewing and evaluating PACE (Projects to Advance Creativity in Education), Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Part 1, "The Past," summarizes the purpose of Title III and the major accomplishments and problems of the first two years.…

A secondary analysis of the Alum Rock Educational Voucher Demonstration reveals a failure to implement the major aspects of voucher theory. (Author/AM)

This document presents 11 student affairs programs selected by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators as being exemplary programs in their field. All of the programs demonstrate innovative approaches to improving campus life and expanding opportunities for students. The programs address a broad range of objectives, including…

This document presents 10 student affairs programs selected by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators as being exemplary programs in their field. The programs address a broad range of objectives, including preparing students to become effective leaders; helping students combine work and academics; involving students more…

CLOSE (Center for Laboratory Oriented Studies and Experimentation) is an organization of engineering educators and 5 industries engaged in improving and strengthening engineering curricula devoted to laboratory oriented studies. (Editor)