The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) "Guide to Accreditation" includes a full description of TEAC's principles and standards, the accreditation process and audit, and detailed instruction on writing the "Brief." This revision includes expanded information on (1) preparing an "Inquiry Brief Proposal" and the audit of the "Inquiry…

In 2008, the California Community Colleges Board of Governors amended its Title 5 Regulations to include provisions for granting conditional approval for educational centers. Prior regulations pertained to full or final approval only. The Commission's current guidelines do not contain provisions for conditional approval. This agenda item outlines…

The importance of student assessment, particularly for summative purposes, has increased greatly over the past thirty years. At the same time, emphasis on including all students in assessment programs has also increased. Assessment programs, whether they are large-scale, district-based, or teacher developed, have traditionally attempted to assess…

State and local educators encountered both opportunities and obstacles in their first year of implementing the School Improvement Grants (SIGs) funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In 2009, the ARRA, better known as the economic stimulus package, provided $3 billion for SIGs to help reform persistently low-achieving…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to question the appropriateness of a proposal for a new European Qualifications Framework. The framework has three perspectives: historical; analytical; and national. Design/methodology/approach: The approaches are diverse since the first insists on the institutional and decision-making processes at European…

New program approval is one of the functions performed by a coordinating Agency, and was recognized in the 1967 legislation creating the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, which requires approval by the Commission or the General Assembly before any new program is implemented by a public institution of higher learning. This document…

Article investigated teacher attitudes and their place in educational change. (RK)

Describes current funding opportunities within the NIE's three program areas: teaching and learning, educational policy and organization, and dissemination and improvement of practice. Each entry includes title, description, contact person, and announcement dates and proposal deadlines where applicable. Eligibility and funding information is also…

Westcotes School in Leicester, an urban comprehensive school, is trying to come to grips with the realities of becoming a multi-racial school. Discusses the efforts of the school's administrator and teachers in helping young black and Asian students to overcome their educational and social disadvantagement. (Author/RK)

Author examines some of the fundamental issues raised by the proposals for a 16 plus examination. (Editor/RK)

Although the federal government dedicated nearly $40 billion to funding student loans in 2006, only 60 percent of potential students from low-income families attend college, compared with 90 percent from high-income families. This paper argues that enrollment rates are lower than they could be because potential students undervalue loan subsidies,…

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides several funding opportunities that can assist states in designing, developing, and implementing statewide education longitudinal data systems. These new and enhanced information systems will enable states to track student progress within and across the secondary and postsecondary education…

In anticipation of several consequences to the federal governments' interpretation on Mainstreaming or "the least restrictivement environment" for the handicapped of the new federal legislation (PL 94--142), NJEA's Committee on Exceptional Children proposed the policy discussed here. (Editor/RK)

Article describes policies and projects designed to give older citizens educational experiences suitable to their needs. (RK)

Presents an edited selection of points from an address concerning the present range of the NFER'S activities and other suggestions and comments from the forum's delegates. (Author/RK)