ECS is the only nationwide, nonpartisan interstate compact devoted to education at all levels. Our core purpose is to enlighten, equip and engage key state education leaders across the 50 states and U.S. territories.
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- 2009 ECS National Forum on Edu...
Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel
Wednesday, July 8 at 8:00am
Education Commission of the States
Education Commission of the States A Light at the End of the Tunnel -- check out this ECS policy alert on education spending. http://bit.ly/35b66j
Education Commission of the States
State Policies on Homeschooling
Although every state allows some form of homeschooling, most states do regulate it in some manner. This ECS StateNote
identifies: (1) Educational qualifications for homeschool instructors;
(2) testing or evaluation requirements for homeschooled students; (3)
examples of state p...olicy language pertaining to assessing homeschooled
students; and (4) links to state department of education homeschool Web
pages. (Mary Fulton, Education Commission of the States, October 2009) http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/82/30/8
Although every state allows some form of homeschooling, most states do regulate it in some manner. This ECS StateNote
identifies: (1) Educational qualifications for homeschool instructors;
(2) testing or evaluation requirements for homeschooled students; (3)
examples of state p...olicy language pertaining to assessing homeschooled
students; and (4) links to state department of education homeschool Web
pages. (Mary Fulton, Education Commission of the States, October 2009) http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/82/30/8
Source: www.ecs.org
Education Commission of the States
K-12/POSTSECONDARY ALIGNMENT - Stagnant college completion rates,
high postsecondary remediation rates — and the high costs associated
with postsecondary remediation — make clear that better alignment is
needed between K-12 and postsecondary. A new ECS Perspective paper
by Stanford Universi...ty's Michael Kirst sets forth four policy levers
necessary for true reform to take place, and evaluates state progress
to date in each of the four areas.
http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/82/15/8
high postsecondary remediation rates — and the high costs associated
with postsecondary remediation — make clear that better alignment is
needed between K-12 and postsecondary. A new ECS Perspective paper
by Stanford Universi...ty's Michael Kirst sets forth four policy levers
necessary for true reform to take place, and evaluates state progress
to date in each of the four areas.
http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/82/15/8
Source: www.ecs.org
Education Commission of the States Check out this list of all ECS pubs related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. http://bit.ly/16l1CY
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Education Commission of the States Paving the Way to Degree Completion -- see pub that examines transfer and articulation issues. http://bit.ly/vTH4j
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Education Commission of the States
ECS StateNote shows noteworthy state legislation for improving career and technical education. http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/82/07/8
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Education Commission of the States New ECS StateNote looks at differences between e-textbooks and open-source textbooks plus legislative action in several states.
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Education Commission of the States New ECS StateNote looks at class-size reduction initiatives in 23 states, + funding & legislation http://bit.ly/IDKaX
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Education Commission of the States ECS Applauds Pearson Foundation and Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Campaign. Learn more at http://bit.ly/SqR5c
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1. On October 8, 2009, Jumpstart’s national partners will support Read for the Record celebrations across the United States. Presented in partnership with Pearson, Jumpstart’s Read for the ...
Education Commission of the States Some districts looking abroad to find teachers for hard-to-staff schools per an AFT report. http://bit.ly/qIUIK
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Seeking teachers for hard-to-fill positions, like those in inner-city schools, school districts have increasingly been turning to hiring them from abroad, a report by a teachers union says.
Education Commission of the States ECS StateNote shows exemplary online state resources for students, career explorers and adult learners. http://bit.ly/cVSn0
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Education Commission of the States Mississippi schools prepping to test a program to teach students about civil rights in every grade from K-12 http://bit.ly/ety23
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In Mississippi, public schools are preparing to test a program that will ultimately teach students about the subject of civil rights in every grade from kindergarten through high school.
Education Commission of the States
ECS' NCLC awarded grant for service-learning middle grades program. http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/81/40/8
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Education Commission of the States
ECS' NCLC awarded grant for service-learning middle grades program. http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/81/40/8
Education Commission of the States New ECS education pub -- 15 Actions for States to Maximize Young Adolescents’ Readiness for Grade 9 and beyond http://bit.ly/CEXog
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