Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 149 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 838 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 1895 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 3679 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 850 |
| Practitioners | 789 |
| Administrators | 406 |
| Teachers | 315 |
| Parents | 122 |
| Researchers | 110 |
| Community | 107 |
| Students | 105 |
| Counselors | 69 |
| Media Staff | 24 |
| Support Staff | 20 |
| More ▼ | |
Location
| California | 1398 |
| Texas | 609 |
| Florida | 516 |
| New York | 416 |
| Illinois | 377 |
| Washington | 311 |
| Michigan | 277 |
| New Jersey | 275 |
| North Carolina | 261 |
| Colorado | 259 |
| Wisconsin | 256 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Does not meet standards | 2 |
Download full textNebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln. – 2000
This guide is intended to provide new and updated information for Nebraska educators in developing procedures for implementation of the Nebraska School-Based Teacher-Led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS). The information supports and updates information in the 1999 STARS guide and the STARS "Toolkit" of December 1999. It is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criteria, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Nebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln. – 2000
This update is intended to provide a summary of current information for implementing the Nebraska School-Based Teacher-Led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS). It is part of a series of materials provided by the Nebraska Department of Education beginning with the STARS guide of 1999. The summary includes background information, including the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criteria, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Connors, Paul G. – 2000
Michigan has had responsibilities for educating the state's American Indians since the Comstock Agreement of 1934. A 1976 legislative act and its subsequent revisions provided for state institutions of higher education to grant free tuition to certain American Indians through the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver (ITW) program. Eligible Indians had…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Higher Education, Politics of Education
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 2000
This document presents excerpts and copies of state laws relating to Michigan libraries. The following are included: Preamble of the Constitution of Michigan of 1963; Legislative Council Act (excerpt); Incompatible Public Offices; Freedom of Information Act; Open Meetings Act; Laws, Documents, and Reports (excerpts); Administrative Procedures Act…
Descriptors: Information Policy, Laws, Libraries, Library Policy
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1998
This executive summary reports on the number of students not reading on grade level in all second and third grades throughout Louisiana. The report notes the provisions of the legislation that requires such data be generated, and discusses selection of the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) as the uniform assessment instrument to be…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grade 2, Grade 3, Primary Education
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1997
Establishing statewide standards that define what a Minnesota public high school graduate should know and be able to do to function effectively as a purposeful thinker, effective communicator, self-directed learner, productive group participant, and responsible citizen, this legislation outlines the graduation standards in Written Composition that…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, High Schools, Limited English Speaking, Minimum Competency Testing
Minnesota Environmental Education Board, St. Paul. – 1993
In order to meet the state of Minnesota's goals for environmental education, the 1993 Environmental Education Plan identifies philosophical principles, audiences, outcomes, and strategies for action to guide environmental education in Minnesota over the next 10 years. The plan is presented in seven sections. Section I is an introduction to the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Lay, Scott – iJournal, 2003
This article provides insight into the California state budget process and gives an overview of California's growing deficit. The author examines the decline in personal income gained from stock options and capital gains as a means of illustrating the economic factors that resulted in a $28 billion deficit. Next, the author turns his attention to…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Dopf, Gloria; Lakes, Marsha – 2001
This report to the Nevada State Legislature examines policies related to graduation for students with disabilities and the state testing process. An introductory section notes relevant federal and Nevada legislation and regulations. The next section reviews current statutory, regulatory, and administrative requirements regarding Nevada state…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Standards, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Peevely, Gary L. – 1999
On March 22, 1993, the Tennessee Supreme Court found the method used by the state to fund local school districts to be unconstitutional. This finding culminated litigation filed by 77 mostly small, rural school districts known as the Tennessee Small School Systems (TSSS), claiming that the state's system of funding education was inequitable and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance)
Courtney, Mark E. – 1999
This paper outlines the elements of the federal welfare reform legislation and the most important child welfare reforms currently being implemented. Some of the common themes of child welfare reforms are identified. The paper also discusses why new child welfare systems should be designed by child welfare and workfare authorities in collaboration…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Cooperation, Federal Legislation, Low Income Groups
Minnesota State Office of the Legislative Auditor, St. Paul. Program Evaluation Div. – 1998
This document presents a program evaluation report of the Minnesota State High School League, a nonprofit corporation that is a voluntary association of public and private high schools. Member schools delegate control of certain extracurricular activities to the League and, in turn, the League administers athletic and fine arts programs and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Athletics, Costs, Extracurricular Activities
Lane, Margaret T., Comp.; Goldsmith, Jan, Comp.; Kram, Lauri, Comp. – 1996
This guide to the "Documents on Documents Collection" describes 223 documents gathered during 1984-95. The collection consists of materials used in the administration of state documents depository programs, including: (1) bibliographies; (2) commentaries and letters; (3) depository contracts; (4) forms and form letters; (5) labels; (6)…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Library Administration, Library Collections
Supik, Josie Danini; Johnson, Roy L. – 1999
This policy brief presents an in-depth look at the dropout issue in Texas in the context of 1986 state legislation that mandated that the schools and state education agency ensure that at least 95 % of Texas youth complete high school. Findings from a study by the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), using a high school attrition…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Policy
McComb, Jan – 2000
Since 1991, charter schools of widely varying types and structure have spread to 1600 schools nationwide. A federal study suggests charter schools, compared with other public schools, are smaller, have a similar racial composition, and serve on average slightly fewer students with disabilities, an equal percentage with limited English proficiency,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Autonomy, Public Schools
