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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. – Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2011
The Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) conducted a crosswalk between the Deeper Learning Skills (DLS) and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The purpose of the crosswalk was to understand the ways in which strategies for deeper learning relate to the CCSS. This comparison was not solely or simply an alignment study, although some…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Academic Standards, State Standards, Alignment (Education)
Conley, David T.; Drummond, Kathryn V.; de Gonzalez, Alicia; Seburn, Mary; Stout, Odile; Rooseboom, Jennifer – Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2011
In June 2010, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Offices (CCSSO) released the Common Core State Standards. The stated aim of the Common Core standards is to define the knowledge and skills students should achieve in order to graduate from high school ready to succeed in a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, State Standards, Best Practices
Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2010
The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) is at the forefront of national efforts to align high school curriculum to college and career readiness standards. Embarking on a mission it calls A Personal Journey for Next Generation Learners, Maine has employed several key strategies to ensure all of its students graduate from high school with the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Curriculum Development, Technical Assistance, Politics of 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
Conley, David T.; Rooney, Kathryn C. – Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2007
The goal of this study was to determine the level of educational expenditure necessary to make ample provision for the education of all students, providing all students with the skills to meet long-term academic standards, pursue additional learning beyond high school, and become productive citizens and contributing members of society. This study…
Descriptors: Evidence, Expenditures, Expenditure per Student, Intervention