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Bill Kottenstette; Janyse Skalla – Colorado Department of Education, 2024
The Innovation Schools Act of 2008, ยง 22-32.5-102, et seq. C.R.S., was designed to provide a pathway for schools and districts to develop and implement innovative practices in a wide variety of areas and contexts to improve student outcomes. Innovation schools are required to articulate a vision around the autonomies they are seeking, as well as…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, State Legislation, Institutional Mission, Educational Objectives
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Andresen, Bent B. – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
In Denmark, 1:1 classroom has been implemented in all public schools (grades 1-9). Each student regularly accesses, processes, produces and exchanges written material using a computer (PC, laptop, tablet, etc.). These devices are considered as tools to enhance educational objectives, and in the article I present findings from research about how…
Descriptors: Literacy, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Literacy Education
Rochford, Joseph A.; O'Neill, Adrienne; Gelb, Adele – Stark Education Partnership, 2010
During the 2009-10 academic year, 1,444 8th grade students in the Canton City, Plain and Marlington Local School Districts (hereafter called Stark students) took the EXPLORE Test as part of a pilot project, "Ready to Go: Increasing Eighth Grade Readiness," sponsored by the Stark Education Partnership with funding from the Ohio College…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pilot Projects, Familiarity, Academic Achievement
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Aukerman, Robert C. – New England Reading Association Journal, 1970
Lists the hierarchy and objectives of USOE's Right-to-Read Program and includes a description of the National Reading Council. (MB)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, National Programs
Chabe, Alexander M. – 1983
An examination of the Russian reading program, this report first describes the nature of American interest in Soviet education. Sections 3, 4, and 5 then present overviews of the Soviet cultural context, the structure of the Russian language, and the organization of the Soviet school system. Section 6 discusses the course of language study from…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Toney, John W. – 1974
An evaluation was conducted to measure and assess student growth and development in the Second-Shift Program at the Johnstown Area Vocational-Technical School (Pennsylvania). The program was designed to provide educational services to students not generally accepted into the school's regular vocational program (eighteen of the forty participating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Career Development
Impara, James C. – 1972
A Florida program of assessment and accountability, wherein student achievement of specified minimum objectives is measured on a statewide level, is summarized. Background information, objective selection procedures, program management, and information utilization are discussed. (DG)
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decision Making
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1984
In 1983-84, Johnson O'Malley Indian education programs operated in 17 public schools and 2 tribal preschools in Washington state, serving 1,386 students with a budget of $222,421. The overall objectives of the programs for Indian students were to increase reading and math proficiency, improve the high school graduation rate, promote cultural and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Attendance Patterns, Cultural Awareness, Dropouts