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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2011
The Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, seeks to help policy makers and policy implementers alike do a better job of using educational policy as a tool to improve schooling and student learning. EPIC works with federal agencies, state education departments, non-governmental organizations, private…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Student Evaluation, State Standards, Articulation (Education)
Conley, David T.; Langan, Holly; Veach, Darya; Farkas, Virginia – Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2007
The Oregon Pre-engineering Learning Outcomes Project was conducted by the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) with grant funding from the Engineering and Technology Industry Council (ETIC). The study sought to improve student preparation and success in pre-engineering programs through the development of the Oregon Pre-engineering Learning…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Outcomes of Education, Engineering Technology, Academic Standards
Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2007
An "environmental scan" is designed to identify key issues of policy and practice in an area of interest so that action can be taken. By definition, an environmental scan focuses upon areas of concern. However, the results of an environmental scan are not designed to be either an indictment or endorsement of the current way of doing business since…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Alignment (Education), Educational Policy, Policy Analysis