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Download full textLange, Cheryl M. – 1995
This paper synthesizes 5 years of research examining three Minnesota school choice options for students with disabilities: (1) open enrollment; (2) High School Graduation Incentives (a second chance option for at-risk students); and (3) Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program (which allows 11th and 12th graders to enroll in college courses for…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Credit Courses, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1995
An overview of Ohio's proficiency testing program is presented and specific information pertaining to the testing at each grade level is detailed. The proficiency tests at each of four grade levels in Ohio include tests in writing, reading, mathematics, and citizenship, with science tests to be added in 1996. All of the tests, at grade level 4, 6,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Tests
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Div. of Technology. – 1996
The Six-Year Educational Technology Plan for Virginia places emphasis on constructing and retrofitting schools for local and wide area networking; utilizing current and newer technologies in curriculum, instruction, and school management; providing training and technical assistance to all educators; and expanding access to effective teaching and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development
Hayes, Cheryl D.; And Others – 1995
Many service systems have fundamentally reoriented services by creating infrastructures that link resources from many parts of the community. This paper reviews 50 comprehensive community-based initiatives and describes their costs, results, and methods of finance. The overview defines comprehensive community-based initiatives and outlines…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
King, Franklin L.; And Others – 1995
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) recently established the "Technology Scholarship Program for Alabama Teachers" (TSPAT). Jacksonville State University (JSU) is one of the state institutions participating in the program, which was funded by Act 93-636 of the Alabama Legislature. The program addresses technological…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Dodson-Pennington, Laura S., Comp. – 1996
Based on an analysis of federal legislation related to workforce training, this six-part position paper describes the possibilities of new workforce legislation in Kansas and the role that Cowley County Community College (CCCC) and the state's other 18 community colleges might play in a new plan. The first part provides an overview of CCCC's role…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Economic Development
Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1994
The Education Mobility Assistance Program (EMAP) was created in Ohio in 1979 to provide funds to school districts that volunteered to racially desegregate their schools by transferring students. This report evaluates the impact of EMAP funds in reducing the number of racially isolated schools and in providing equal educational opportunities for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Plans
Kellogg, Ann, Ed. – 1995
This resource guide assists Wisconsin educators in successfully including students with disabilities in school-to-work activities with appropriate support services. Section 1 provides an overview of the School to Work Opportunities Act and Wisconsin's state plan for developing a comprehensive school-to-work system integrated with federal efforts…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Disabilities
Guskey, Thomas R. – 1997
The relationship between selected contextual and socioeconomic variables and school-level results from a statewide performance-based student assessment system was studied using the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). KIRIS uses portfolios of student work, scores from on-demand assessments, and student performance on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
Since the creation of the National Cooperative Educational Statistics System in 1988, states have joined with the National Center for Education Statistics to produce and maintain comparable and uniform education statistics. Through the National Forum on Education Statistics, states have met to develop and propose a set of basic data elements for…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Definitions
DuBois, Glenn, Comp. – 1997
This proceedings contains reports from nine states on welfare reform efforts and their effects on community colleges. Reports are presented from the following states: (1) South Carolina, reviewing the state's efforts to create an alliance with local businesses to train a self-sufficient work force; (2) Wyoming, revealing that a skills training…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Change Strategies, College Role, Community Colleges
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1996
In the mission statement that introduces this annual report, the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction defines the goals of revamping the state's "Essential Skills" program to reflect high academic standards and achievement, develop a fiscally responsible equitable school finance system, and reorganize the state department of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Brown, Patricia; Goren, Paul – 1993
Structures that produce negative effects for some children are discussed, including grouping practices. A role for the states in moving away from traditional approaches is outlined. Current ability grouping and tracking are critical barriers to creating high expectations for all students, and they perpetuate low levels of performance for average…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Accountability, Context Effect
Mitchell, George A. – Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Report, 1992
The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) provides tax support for children from low-income families to attend private schools. It is administered by the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction, although lack of administrative support for the program has been apparent. In addition, the Superintendent of Public Instruction has expressed…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1992
The State Bilingual Education Program and the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program are used to meet the special education needs of bilingual and migrant students in the Saginaw (Michigan) city school district. These programs operated at 24 elementary schools, 4 junior high schools, and 2 high…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Compensatory Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
