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Direct linkTorney-Purta, Judith; Lopez, Susan Vermeer – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2006
Representatives at the school, district and state levels, as well as scholars and researchers, have been working with the Education Commission of the States' National Center for Learning and Citizenship (ECS/NCLC) to define citizenship education expressed in terms of three strands forming a "braid" of civic competencies. This updated version of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Classroom Environment, Democracy, Citizenship Education
Azordegan, Jennifier; Byrnett, Patrick; Campbell, Kelsey; Greenman, Josh; Coulter, Tricia – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2005
This issue paper builds on an earlier ECS publication that reviewed five leading pay-for-performance models or proposals at the time titled, Pay-for-Performance: Key Questions and Lessons from Five Current Models (2001). The Education Commission of the States and The Teaching Commission have joined together on this issue paper to provide: (1) An…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Merit Pay, Incentives, Teacher Evaluation
Welch, Anthony; Rodriguez, Julie Chavez – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2005
This year, Americans celebrate and reflect on the 40th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that secured the right to vote for millions of disenfranchised African Americans, as well as the 50th anniversary of the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, where Rosa Parks stood up for justice by sitting down on a bus, thus catalyzing the Civil …
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Civics
Mikulecky, Marga; Shkodriani, Gina; Wilner, Abby – Education Commission of the States, 2004
"Alternative certification" is a general term for nontraditional avenues that lead to teacher licensure. Alternative teacher certification programs (ACPs) are generally geared toward aspiring teachers who already have a baccalaureate degree but who require additional education methods coursework and classroom experience. Such programs vary in…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Alternative Teacher Certification, Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers
Tourney-Punta, Judith – Education Commission of the States, 2004
Representatives at the school, district and state levels, as well as scholars and researchers, have been working with the Education Commission of the States? National Center for Learning and Citizenship (ECS/NCLC) to define citizenship education in terms of three strands forming "a braid" of civic competencies. Beginning with the rationale and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Citizenship, Citizenship Education
Shkodriani, Gina – Education Commission of the States, 2004
There is growing consensus among education reformers that professional development is at the center of education reform and instructional improvement. Teachers need to keep up with the changes in their subject field and developments in current practices and policies. Community colleges can meet the needs of new professional development strategies…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, College Role, Teacher Improvement
