Putting Performance First: Hearing on Ed-Flex and Its Role in Improving Student Performance and Reducing Bureaucracy : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, Hearing Held in Washington, DC, February 25, 1999, Volume 4 |
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Page 13 - ... Emergency Immigrant Education — provides funding for the educational needs of immigrant children. • The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act provides support for vocational and technical education programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Ed-Flex States may waive some requirements of the General Education Provisions Act and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) that apply to these programs. For example, Texas waived one EDGAR...
Page 8 - CARLOTTA C. JOYNER, DIRECTOR, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUES, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AND LACK OF DATA RAISE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS CONCERNS Mr.
Page 21 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my prepared statement. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Page 76 - most plausible explanation" for the test-score gains was an "organizational environment and incentive structure" based on standards-based reform, defined as "an aligned system of standards, curriculum, and assessments; holding schools accountable for improvement by all students; and critical support from business.
Page 72 - Assistant to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Raleigh, North Carolina Mr.
Page 13 - ... maintenance of effort, — comparability of services, - equitable participation of students and professional staff in private schools, — parental participation and involvement, and - distribution of funds to state and local education agencies.
Page 20 - ... means a State that — (A) has developed a State improvement plan under section 306 that is approved by the Secretary; and (B) waives State statutory or regulatory requirements relating to education while holding local educational agencies or schools within the State that are affected by such waivers accountable for the performance of the students who are affected by such waivers. (4) STATE APPLICATION.— -(A) Each State educational agency desiring to participate in the education flexibility...
Page 4 - It is time for the federal government to invest in those things which governors and school districts and principals and teachers and students and parents have proved are critical for raising student achievement.