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Download full textCroghan, John H.; Lake, Dale G. – 1984
The purpose of this three-part report is to identify the competencies of high-performing principals, based on a study conducted by the Florida Council on Educational Management (FCEM). Part I reviews the background that led to the study of the principalship. It describes the factors leading to the creation of legislation that focused on the role…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role
McGuinness, Aims C., Jr. – 1988
Summary data and narrative profiles are provided on state postsecondary education structures (governing boards, coordinating boards and agencies). Following an overview of the status of state coordination and governance of higher education in 1987, tabular data on state boards and agencies are provided, including: (1) structure of…
Descriptors: College Planning, Governance, Governing Boards, Legal Responsibility
Crawley, Margaret; And Others – 1989
In 1988, the Michigan Community Coordinated Child Care (4C) Association was established to help develop a statewide child care policy and to provide support to a network of 13 local and regional 4C agencies. One of the association's first major tasks was to describe the state of child care and related services in Michigan and to make…
Descriptors: Costs, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Employer Supported Day Care
Sinai, Raquel – 1986
This manual was developed for use by the personnel of the New Jersey state department of education to provide technical assistance to local, state, and federal bilingual education and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) projects in the state. It contains seven training modules, each consisting of a reproducible workshop packet with procedures for…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Farland, Ronnald; Anderson, Connie – 1989
In fall 1985, California's Transfer Center Project was initiated to increase the number of community college students who transfer to four-year institutions, with particular emphasis on students from historically underrepresented groups. Transfer centers were established at 20 California community colleges. Working closely with counterparts at…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Affirmative Action, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students
Layzell, Daniel T.; Lyddon, Jan W. – 1988
The relationship between the external environment and state appropriations to public higher education is analyzed, focusing on the following: (1) the extent to which environmental factors explain yearly appropriations outcomes for public four-year colleges and universities; (2) which environmental factors are most important and which are least…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Environmental Influences
Luckey, Angela; And Others – 1989
The League of Schools in southeast Idaho described in this report is a staff development consortium consisting of 15 local school districts, the College of Education, and the College of Liberal Arts at Idaho State University. Initiated in the belief that the ongoing training needs of classroom teachers could best be addressed by a coalition of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
Teaching the Hard-to-Reach: Working with Releasees and Probationers. A Handbook for Adult Educators.
Wimer, Maija – 1985
Based on a statewide adult education correctional project in Texas, this handbook is designed to assist adult educators in providing continued adult education services to releasees and probationers, including jail populations. The handbook is organized in nine sections. The first section explains the background and purpose of the handbook. It is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Cooley, Van E.; Thompson, Jay C., Jr. – 1984
To determine the extent of state-mandated staff development activity in the states, a study involving the chief education officer from each of the 50 states was conducted, and the results are reported in this paper. The study and report focus on the following: (1) states mandating staff development programs; (2) states planning legislation…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Services, National Surveys
McGill-Franzen, Anne – 1987
Various federal and state laws, regulations, and policies influence whether a low-achieving reader is categorized as "disadvantaged" or "disabled," and consequently what instructional interventions are provided. Low-achieving readers are being referred to special education at high rates while the number of eligible students…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Cornett, Lynn M. – 1985
The Chief State School Officers of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) have adopted a recommendation calling for comparable state measures of educational progress through multiple indicators, including student achievement. Current state criterion-referenced testing programs provide information regarding specific student skills and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Cahalan, Margaret; And Others – 1983
Under the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272), Congress outlined a case review system to assure that child welfare agencies monitor children under their care, that parental and child rights are protected, that agencies periodically report progress in implementing case plans, and that agencies work toward a permanent…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Welfare, Children
Phillips, Don I. – 1983
This paper: (1) discusses why science and mathematics education are important; (2) outlines why a comprehensive improvement program is necessary; and (3) describes how North Carolina is attempting to improve science and mathematics education as related to teacher supply and quality, student enrollment and performance, curriculum and instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1985
In the spring of 1985, the Oregon Department of Education conducted an assessment of eighth graders' skills in writing, reading, and mathematics. The state reading test consisted of two parts: the first designed to measure students' inferential and evaluative reading comprehension and selected study skills, the second designed to measure students'…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Grade 8, Inferences, Junior High School Students
Steinel, Daniel V. – 1985
Seeking to describe the current conditions of U.S. arts education, this document contains information collected and compiled from state education agencies. In 1984, the National Executive Board of Music Educators National Conference (MENC) adopted three goals which stated that by 1990: (1) every student in grades K-12 would have access to music…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Teachers
