Purpose: This directory identifies, describes, and contains evaluative data evidence-based practices that improve academic performance, close the achievement gap, and improve persistence towards graduation for low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented 6th grade through college students. Methodology: The directory was a…

Purpose: The purpose of this directory was to identify, describe, and evaluate evidence that the education practices improve academic performance, close the achievement gap, and improve persistence towards graduation for low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented 6th grade through college students. Method: The sample for the…

This 2016 directory identifies, describes, and contains evaluative data evidence-based practices that improve academic performance, close the achievement gap, and improve persistence towards graduation for low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented 6th grade through college students. The directory was a production of the…

This booklet provides synopses of 302 dissertations, all written in the period from 1988 to 1997, that focus on Catholic schooling. Of the total, 156 of the dissertations originated at non-Catholic universities, with 106 of these authored at state-supported, public institutions. The dissertations are grouped under the following categories:…

This "Almanac" provides an overview of the external quality review process, its practice and structure, its participating organizations and agencies, and its role in the self-regulation of higher education in the United States. It presents information about all the major participants in external quality review and documents the range and…

This digest identifies Internet resources of particular interest to the educational assessment community. Gopher sites and web sites are identified and discussed for the following organizations and institutions: (1) American Educational Research Association; (2) American Evaluation Association; (3) Arizona State University College of Education;…

Prepared as part of the evaluation of the Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP), this report offers topics for use in obtaining writing samples by which to evaluate student writing. An introduction explains the classification of the topics and suggests ways of selecting topics. The topics themselves are offered in nine appendixes. Four of the appendixes…

The 1995 "School Improvement Network Directory" is part of a series designed to facilitate information exchange and support among schools and districts involved in long-term school-improvement efforts. The directory provides information about 260 schools working with the school-based-management process, Onward to Excellence (OTE), to improve…

In accordance with Public Law 99-457 Part H, Title I Handicapped Infants and Toddlers, the states are required to provide delayed infants and toddlers with multidisciplinary assessment, case management assistance, services, and family outcomes. Public Law 101-476, The Individuals With Disabilities Act, emphasizes changes that increase educational…

Designed as a concerted effort to control the paperwork and reduce the number of data collection reports required by the Connecticut State Department of Education, this report lists the forms the department will use in the 1988-89 school year to collect data on the condition and the progress of education in Connecticut. An introductory section…

Designed as a concerted effort to control the paperwork and reduce the number of data collection reports required by the Connecticut State Department of Education, this report lists the forms the department will use in the 1987-88 school year to collect data on the condition and the progress of education in Connecticut. An introductory discussion…

This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Readers will find funding information, contact information, and a web site for…

This document contains 83 listings and descriptions of courses in the politics of education, education policy, and education policy analysis. Intended to be a reference to current course instructors and individuals about to teach classes in educational politics or policy analysis, the compilation is based upon course syllabuses, catalog…

The present policies and standards for the approval of separately-administered adult high schools were drafted by a task force appointed in 1971 and were adopted in March 1973. It is anticipated that the standards will aid all adult high schools to move forward to new levels of effectiveness. Policies stated relate to definition, school…

This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed…