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Download full textNational Education Association, Washington, DC. Research Div. – 1994
This publication contains rank-ordered educational statistics for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The first part provides information about states' populations, which can serve as indicators of the relative demand for public education services. The second part features data on student participation in public elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Expenditures
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1994
On March 31, 1993, President Clinton signed into law the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. The Goals 2000 Act sets educational improvement and participation as national priorities to be achieved through local and state ingenuity, not federal control. This document offers general information on the Act and provides questions to help educators and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Brown, Patricia Q. – 1996
The U.S. Department of Education has collected data on full-time instructional faculty at institutions of higher education since 1968. This report presents the results of analyses of data on salaries of full-time instructional faculty on 9- and 10-month contracts at postsecondary education institutions. The data were collected through the…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Compensation (Remuneration), Contract Salaries, Educational Finance
Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, Springfield. – 1996
This report reviews the development of independent service coordination for people with disabilities in Illinois and offers recommendations in support of free-standing and independent service coordination in the state. First the report defines independent service coordination, then it reviews the policy of the Illinois Planning Council on…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Court Litigation, Delivery Systems
Achieve, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1997
"Achieve" is an independent, nongovernmental organization that was created out of the March 1996 National Education Summit. The summit was convened by the National Governors' Association and the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation. Achieve's goal is to sustain the momentum generated at the national summit and to support…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Corporate Support, Educational Assessment, Educational Technology
Hitz, Randy, Ed.; Chambers, Keith, Ed. – 1995
This document contains articles that address six major issues affecting Montana public education. The issues were selected by an advisory group comprised of representatives from professional education organizations, state agencies, the legislature, and business. Each of the articles, written by members of the advisory group, contains an executive…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Facilities
Meckley, Dick; Leonard, Barbara – 1991
To meet statutory and policy requirements regulating education in West Virginia, the state superintendent, supported by educational organizations, has suggested that the legislature change the current foundation formula to one based on educational needs. The needs-based approach would focus primarily on the number of personnel needed to carry out…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1994
This document provides an overview of educational achievement in South Carolina, including: (1) promising strategies to improve education; (2) national comparisons; (3) student achievement; and (4) statistics profiling South Carolina teachers. The first chapter explores answers to the question "What is South Carolina doing to improve…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Dropout Rate, Educational Objectives
Thernstrom, Abigail – 1991
Attempting to reconcile theory with facts, this booklet explores equity and quality issues involved with parental choice in Massachusetts. Following an overview and summary, chapters 2 and 3 examine the theory and practice of intradistrict public school choice. Chapter 2 examines the controlled choice plans adopted by cities, arguing that racial…
Descriptors: Desegregation Effects, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, James R. – 1992
This handbook, based on an address given by James R. Smith, a former deputy superintendent of public instruction in the California State Department of Education, describes the elements of California's strategic approach for lasting school reform. The assertion is made that lasting, positive, and major changes in schools require that state…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Planning
Gomez, Tom; Niss, David S. – 1992
In 1991-1992, the Montana state legislature's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Review Committee evaluated implementation of JTPA in Montana. The committee gathered background information on JTPA and state laws and programs implementing the federal programs and heard testimony on the plans and state job training programs. After 3 meetings, the…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Legislation, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Legislation
New Jersey Inst. of Technology, Newark. – 1990
Findings from a study that examined state mechanisms for ensuring the maintenance of public school buildings are presented in this report. Methodology involved: (1) a 50-state survey of state school facility programs, which elicited a 43 percent response rate; and (2) a review of New Jersey state programs, for which interviews were conducted with…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1990
This report presents a plan for nursing education in the State of Washington that would help in alleviating the shortage of nurses in the state. The plan addresses the current status of nursing education and critical issues pertaining to the following: (1) the geographic availability of nursing education and training programs; (2) curriculum…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Credits, Curriculum Development
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1993
This 1991-92 annual report describes changes that are driving the 5-year Utah State Public Education Strategic Plan toward implementation. It also identifies needs and accomplishments of the State Office of Education and the school system and offers current information about funding, demographics, and programs. Fourteen parts present information…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning
EdSource, Inc., Palo Alto, CA. – 1998
Based on an April 1998 conference, this EdSource report focuses on what several prominent education experts and school district superintendents perceive as the primary challenges and opportunities faced by California's school accountability movement. Gerald Hayward, a policy analyst, believes that any proposed accountability system should be based…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Policy
