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Investments in Professional Learning Must Change: The Goals Are Ambitious, the Stakes Are High--And Resources Are the Key
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Killion, Joellen; Hirsh, Stephanie – Journal of Staff Development, 2013
Adapted from the brief "Meet the Promise of Content Standards: Investing in Professional Learning," this article draws on the work of Learning Forward's initiative, Transforming Professional Learning to Prepare College- and Career-Ready Students: Implementing the Common Core. This multidimensional initiative is focused on developing…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Academic Standards, State Standards, Academic Achievement
What We Believe about Educating Kentucky's Children.
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1998
Before the educational reforms of the early 1990s, Kentucky was in the bottom 10% of the states on most indicators of educational quality. Educators and policymakers in Kentucky approached educational reform in a thoughtful and systematic way and developed a state law mandating an education system that now serves as a national model. The education…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Indicators
Communication Access and Quality Education for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children. The Report of the California Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Education Advisory Task Force.
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1999
This report from a California task force provides recommendations to improve the quality of education for the approximately 11,000 students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing in California. It begins by discussing the educational barriers faced by students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, including the significance of regional programs and then…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability, Deafness
Meeting Great Expectations: Integrating Early Education Program Standards in Child Care.
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Schumacher, Rachel; Irish, Kate; Lombardi, Joan – 2003
In order to achieve the expectations for children's learning stipulated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, greater attention needs to be given to child care policy and funding. This report details a study examining strategies in seven states that have integrated early education program standards in child care, by directly tying standards to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Behavior Standards, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Renewing Our Commitment to the Education of Gifted and Talented Students: An Essential Component of Educational Reform. Recommendations for Gifted and Talented Education in Maryland.
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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1994
Recommendations of the Maryland Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education concerning the current status and future needs of gifted and talented education are presented. Recommendations are offered concerning the following issues: appropriate recognition of giftedness and services for all gifted and talented students, world-class curricular…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Resources, Delivery Systems, Educational Change
Australia's Vocational Education and Training System--Volume I. Annual National Report 1995.
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 1996
In 1995, efforts to develop Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system focused on implementing Australia's first national strategy for VET, Towards a Skilled Australia. All stakeholders in VET worked to advance Australia's national strategy for VET, which revolved around the following four themes: responsiveness (maximizing…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Annual Reports, Delivery Systems