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Direct linkWall, Shelly R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In the 2006-2007 school year, the State of Wyoming adopted an evidenced-based school funding model. The Wyoming funding model reviewed in this study is considered an evidence-based approach, utilizing expert judgment to determine educational funding. In an evidence-based approach, educational strategies are identified and a dollar figure is…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Educational Finance, Educational Practices, Funding Formulas
Download full textBanilower, Eric R.; Fulp, Sherri L.; Warren, Camille L. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2010
This report summarizes the activities and findings of the external evaluation of the "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program during the period from July 2009 through June 2010. The SIE program is managed by ASSET Inc. and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Leadership Training, Case Studies, Vignettes
Clements, Clyde C., Jr. – 1973
The staff-development process in a small community college that has no full-time Educational Development Officer is described. The process is discussed in relation to faculty improvement meetings, professional improvement meetings, staff and program development fund, federally funded projects, vocational/technical grants, departmental and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Consultants, Instructional Improvement
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Community Junior Colleges. – 1973
Current staff and program development guidelines and forms for the State of Florida are provided. The institutional activities supported through the staff and program development appropriation for 1971-72 for community colleges are reported in tabular form. The name and object of each activity are given, followed by the functional area primarily…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Instructional Improvement, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions
Fulp, Sherri L.; Warren, Camille L.; Banilower, Eric R. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2009
This report summarizes the activities and findings of the external evaluation of the "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program during the period from July 2008 through June 2009. The SIE program is managed by ASSET Inc. and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary science…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Cohort Analysis, Teacher Leadership
Peer reviewedBall, Peggy; Morrissey, Sharon – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1993
Describes North Carolina's model of community college faculty development that coordinates the improvement of curricula and instruction with professional development activities. Discusses the strategy of basing projects at individual colleges while targeting single curriculum areas statewide and lists curriculum improvement projects since 1985.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Faculty Development
Peer reviewedSmith, Barbara Leigh; Smith, Myrna J. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1993
New Jersey and Washington have developed novel and different approaches to supporting faculty development by bringing faculty members, including many senior members, together to work on revitalizing the teaching experience. The program models are described, and the reasons they have been effective are explored. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1999
Describes recent state initiatives to improve child care for Mississippi children. Efforts include development of a child care director's credential, on-site training through staff at mobile training vans, initiatives to heighten consumer awareness and help parents make informed choices, voter education projects, and free yearly conferences for…
Descriptors: Administrators, Change Strategies, Credentials, Day Care
Virginia Community Coll. System, Sterling. Inst. for Instructional Excellence. – 1986
Brief descriptions are provided of 39 activities funded through the Virginia Community College Institute for Instructional Excellence, including efforts to adapt and/or modify a teaching practice developed by a colleague or documented in the literature (funded by Adapter Grants), to develop and implement innovative teaching practices (funded by…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, College Programs, Community Colleges, Creative Teaching
Banilower, Eric R.; Fulp, Sherri L.; Warren, Camille L. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2008
This report summarizes the activities and findings of the external evaluation of the "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program in the period June 2007 through May 2008. The SIE program is managed by ASSET Inc. and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary science instruction…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Cohort Analysis, Elementary School Science, Strategic Planning
Bureau of School Systems (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Office of Libraries and Learning Resources. – 1969
Two federal educational programs are covered in this annual report for FY 1969: Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Title III of the National Defense Education Act. The first report describes how the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Programs
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1931
The purpose of this bulletin is to present information relating to State programs for the improvement of rural school instruction in four States. The educational background conditioning the development of the plans and points of view held by the State education officials responsible for such development in the respective States have differed…
Descriptors: Educational History, Rural Schools, Public Schools, State Programs
PDF pending restorationBureau of School Systems (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Office of Libraries and Learning Resources. – 1970
Annual reports of two federal education programs for FY 1970 comprise this document: Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Title III of the National Defense Education Act. Both reports describe how the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
