IP202 However, the Texas education Agency administered the Metropolitan The validity of gains on the kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS) http://www.rand.org/publications/IP/IP202/
Extractions: Link to the press release on this issue paper. Link to a Statement of RAND President and CEO, James A. Thomson Stephen P. Klein, Laura S. Hamilton, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Brian M. Stecher The high-stakes testing program in Texas has received much of this attention in part because of the extraordinarily large gains the students in this state have made on its statewide achievement tests, the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS). In fact, the gains in TAAS reading and math scores for both majority and minority students have been so dramatic that they have been dubbed the "Texas miracle." However, there are concerns that these gains were inflated or biased as an indirect consequence of the rewards and sanctions that are attached to the results. Thus, although there is general agreement that the gains on the TAAS are attributable to Texas' high-stakes accountability system, there is some question about what these gains mean. Specifically, do they reflect a real improvement in student achievement or something else? We conducted several analyses to examine the issue of whether TAAS scores can be trusted to provide an accurate index of student skills and abilities. First, we used scores on the reading and math tests that are administered as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to investigate how much students in Texas have improved and whether this improvement is consistent with what has occurred nationwide. NAEP scores are a good benchmark for this purpose because they reflect national content standards and they are not subject to the same external pressures to boost scores as there are on the TAAS.
ALA | Library Education & Licensing The University of kentucky College of education Web site on 50 States Along with the requirements the name of the agency that oversees library http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aasleducation/recruitmentlib/libraryedu/libraryeduca
Extractions: ALA American Library Association Search ALA Contact ALA ... NCATE-accredited programs are found in twenty-three states , seventeen of which also have ALA-accredited programs. Some states have programs that are accredited by their state departments of education. Many of these programs have distance education components that allow a student to earn a degree with little or no time spent on campus. Certification, licensure or endorsement are terms used by the various states to recognize that a person has taken coursework in a subject area, passed a variety of tests, and / or met competency requirements. The certification or licensure then allows the person to teach or work in that subject area for specific grade levels. Each state has different requirements to meet in order for a person to receive certification or licensure. For school librarians or library media specialists many states first require certification or licensure as a teacher in another subject area before the librarian certification can be obtained. The University of Kentucky College of Education Web site on 50 States' Certification Requirements (http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html) links you to the teacher certification requirements in each of the 50 states. If you dig deeply here, you can find the requirements for school library media specialists.
State Profiles. Kentucky TTY 800516-2242 E-mail info@nccic.org Web site http//nccic.org Child Care Food Program Agency. kentucky Department of education http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/kentucky.html
Extractions: Information 2000 Total Population: 2000 Number of Children aged 0-4: 2000 Number of Children aged 5-9 years old: 2000 Number of Children aged 10-14 years old: 2000 Total Number of Children under 18: Children under 5 as percent of population: Children under 18 as percent of population: Source: "Demographic Profiles: Census 2000," U.S. Census Bureau. 1999 Poverty Rate (all ages): 1999 Children Under 5 in Poverty: Source: "Table GCT-P14. Income and Poverty in 1999: 2000" and "Table P87. Poverty Status in 1999 by Age[17]- Universe: Population for whom poverty status is determined," U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
Arts Kentucky Homepage Arts kentucky provides resources and tools to people who are working to improve their I don t want art for a few anymore than education for a few, http://www.artsky.org/
List Organization Index By Org Number Of Kentucky Web Sites The following is a list of state agency names by branch/cabinet, department, and division with FN A kentucky Higher education Assistance Authority http://links.state.ky.us/ListOrgNumber.asp
United Methodist News Service - UMC.org Official Web site of the United Methodist News Service UMC.org is the 10 Higher education agency reallocates funds for 75 seminary scholarships http://www.umc.org/site/c.gjJTJbMUIuE/b.859767/k.EC2F/United_Methodist_News_Serv
Extractions: Disaster Coverage Hurricane Relief Resources Regional Hurricane Updates Tsunami Updates News Syndication Add News Service Headlines to Your Web Site Receive the Latest News Headlines by E-mail 2005 Church Conferences Annual Conference Session Reports Multimedia Reports Mozambique: A Land of Contrasts Multimedia Archives
Kentucky Educational Television - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The kentucky Educational Television network came on the air in September 1968 as The network, headquartered in Lexington, kentucky is an agency of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Educational_Television
Extractions: The Kentucky Educational Television network is Kentucky 's statewide public television network. It delivers the PBS national schedule plus a wide range of local programming, adult education and college credit courses. The network, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky , is operated by the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television. It is the largest PBS network in the nation. KET was the brainchild of O. Leonard Press, a public relations employee at the University of Kentucky . In the mid-1950s, he taped a popular anthropology course, and the response was enough for him and two of his colleagues to consider founding an educational television station at UK. When they couldn't get the money, they decided to try for a statewide educational television network. The idea gained little momentum until , when Press addressed the local Rotary Club in the state capital, Frankfort , and a story about it appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal . After landing support from UK officials, what was supposed to be a short meeting with Governor Bert T. Combs
Kentucky education Services. STATE VOCATIONAL Rehabilitation Agency. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES kentucky Department of education Capitol Plaza Tower, 8th Floor http://www.autism-pdd.net/links/kentucky.html
Report On Student Involvement Meeting kentucky s Educational Needs Proficiency, Achievement Gaps, It is a special contribution to SoundOut.org by the kentucky Department of http://www.soundout.org/webbreport.html
Extractions: About Us Resources Publications Partners ... News STUDENT INVOLVEMENT REPORT SoundOut.org proudly presents this landmark report with permission from the Kentucky Department of Education and its author, Zachariah Webb. Meeting Kentucky's Educational Needs: Proficiency, Achievement Gaps, and the Potential of Student Involvement This August 2002 report details student involvement in state-level education decision-making. It is the most comprehensive scan of student involvement ever completed in the United States. The author offers a concise, practical summary of student involvement in education agencies and state school boards, including a state-by-state summary examining the number of states that engage students, the number of students they involve, and exactly what those students are doing in their work. This report is being released to the public for the first time ever by SoundOut.org.
Moa.html The KTLN partners have agreed that kentucky Educational Television (KET) is the single state agency that best meets the criteria outlined and have agreed to http://www.ket.org/ktln/ktlnmoa.html
Extractions: Purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding The Kentucky TeleLinking Network's immediate need is to establish a "home" within a highly respected single statewide organization or agency that has a vision and mission similar to that of the KTLN and which is knowledgeable of, and sensitive to, the goals, needs, and operational imperatives of higher education, elementary, and secondary education, and state government. The KTLN partners have agreed that Kentucky Educational Television (KET) is the single state agency that best meets the criteria outlined and have agreed to transfer responsibility for statewide coordination and fiscal management of the Kentucky TeleLinking Network (KTLN) from the Kentucky Information Resources Management Commission (KIRM) to Kentucky Educational Television (KET). This Memorandum of Understanding is intended to delineate the roles and responsibilities of the various agencies, organizations, and institutions that constitute the KTLN Consortium as they relate to operation of the network. By their signatures, the representatives of the organizational members of the KTLN Executive Committee agree that this Memorandum is a reasonable description of the cooperative manner in which the KTLN should operate in the long range. As such, it provides guidance and a measure of commitment to KET as that agency assumes responsibility for statewide coordination of the KTLN.
Assistive Technology And Education kentucky Department of education/University of Louisville. Federal agency responsible for education, monitoring and oversight of IDEA. http://tatp.edb.utexas.edu/education.html
Extractions: Technology is necessary for many students with disabilities to take full advantage of educational opportunities, have access to the same general curriculum provided to their peers, and be included in the full range of programs and services offered in their classrooms and schools. Technology is part of the "free appropriate public education" guaranteed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Therefore it should be included in students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) when necessary for them to realize the full benefits of their education and be prepared for a successful, independent life after public school graduation. The Texas Technology Access Project in collaboration with The Texas Assistive Technology Network, with leadership provided by Region IV Education Service Center, and The University of Texas at Austin, College of Education,Department of Special Education have developed a training module entitled "Consideration of Assistive Technology (AT) in the Individual Education Program (IEP)". The training module can be used by staff developers and educators. The module is an introduction to assistive technology consideration during the development of the IEP for educators, administrators, parents, and others involved in the development of IEPs for students with disabilities. The module may be viewed online or downloaded.
Educational Interpreters Educational Interpreters have always been an important part of the mission kentucky. LOUISIANA Educational Interpreter Role (scroll to page 59) Adobe http://www.rid.org/eduterp.html
Extractions: Many documents referenced on this page are available in the Adobe Acrobat format (PDF). The documents will automatically download and open for you to read, print, or save. If you don't have the Acrobat Reader plug-in installed than "click" on this link: Get the Adobe Acrobat Reader . Most RID documents are also available from fax-on-demand Join RID today! Educational Interpreters have always been an important part of the mission and programs of RID. However, over the years, we have gotten feedback that some of you feel overlooked by the majority of publications, VIEWS articles, conference workshops, etc. So we have rolled up our sleeves and are working to improve our outreach, advocacy, and resource development efforts for YOU!! Minnesota Setting the Standard for Other States to Follow Check RID's Searchable Databases for RID Approved Workshops Here are various states' resources and requirements for their educational interpreters: CALIFORNIA Educational Interpreters proposed standards FLORIDA GEORGIA Georgia School System Establishes Equitable Salary Scale KANSAS KENTUCKY Educational Interpreter Role (scroll to page 59) MAINE Maine's licensing requirements MINNESOTA NEW YORK ... TEXAS Contact Jennifer Howell, Program Specialist Texas Education Agency
Extractions: The following organizations maintain databases with information about State prekindergarten initiatives. The first section lists national organizations with information on all 50 States and the District of Columbia. The second section lists national organizations with information on prekindergarten initiatives in selected States. Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative The ECAP Collaborative is home to more than a dozen projects that focus on educating and raising young children. A major emphasis is the importance of social-emotional development, and its relationship to school readiness. ECAP supports research, technical assistance, and service projects. In addition, ECAP collects and describes the literature on elementary and early education, care, and child development. The Prekindergarten Research in Progress database provides descriptions of ongoing or recently completed studies of State-funded prekindergarten programs, or studies that use State-funded prekindergarten programs as one of several settings for research. Two examples are (1) The National Survey of Lead Teachers in State-Funded Prekindergarten Programs (also known as the National Prekindergarten Study), and (2) a study of parent involvement in rural Illinois state-funded prekindergarten programs conducted by Dr. Brent McBride at the University of Illinois. Project staff plan to add several records to the database each month.
Kentucky Center For School Safety Recommendations from the SSAC will assist the kentucky Center for School Safety staff If you believe an agency should be represented and is not listed, http://www.kysafeschools.org/about/ssac.html
Extractions: Friday, September 23, 2005 Ask KCSS Staff Directory Home "The Kentucky Center for School Safety supports the idea that school culture improves when a school-wide prevention plan consistently addresses the needs of all students to encourage a safe and healthy learning environment." The purpose of the School Safety Advisory Council (SSAC) is to ensure services provided by the Kentucky Center for School Safety address the needs and concerns of professionals, students, parents, and other Kentucky citizens. Recommendations from the SSAC will assist the Kentucky Center for School Safety staff in refining its implementation plans, services, publications, and activities. Listed below are members of the School Safety Advisory Council, along with the agencies they represent. If you believe an agency should be represented and is not listed, please contact the Kentucky Center for School Safety toll free at (877) 805-4277. School Safety Advisory Council First Name Last Name Agency Organization Beth Armstrong Department of Mental Health Department of Mental Health Michael Ballard Department of Health Promotion and Administration Dept. of Health Education, EKU
Louisville Peace Community kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression KY Alliance s We stand for peaceful resolution of conflict through multilateral agency and http://www.louisvillepeace.org/
Extractions: (Altered Nick Anderson cartoon) PEACE BULLETIN! TIMELY UPDATES FROM THE LOUISVILLE PEACE COMMUNITY click here to go directly to our home page ALERTS! Gulf Coast Needs Help.... ALERTS! HELP LOCALLY, RIGHT HERE IN LOUISVILLE, LINK HERE HELP FOR THE GULF COAST: How to help in the Katrina relief effort. PHOTOS Red Cross Acorn Hurricane Housing ... Humane Society : summary at alternet charity navigator. STOP THE WAR IN IRAQ D.C. DEMONSTRATION 9/24 RIDE THE BUS! LEAVE MY CHILD ALONE! MATERIALS (AGAINST PRIVILEGED ACCESS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INFORMATION BY MILITARY RECRUITERS) Support Cindy Sheehan! BRING THEM HOME NOW TOUR Resources: TruthOutBlog Transcripts Gold Star Families for Peace Military Families Speak Out ... Casualties in Iraq Re: Lies that got us there: Downing Street Memos . A Sister's Truth: A Poem about Casey Sheehan. Cindy Sheehan OUR POSTER! Click here to find out how to help spread the word Press Conference 6/2005 EVENT REMINDERS! September 24th : Stop the War in Iraq, National Demonstration at the White House and at the Monuments. Link here to
Kentucky Resource Guides, National Mental Health Information Center kentucky Resources. State Mental Health Agency For example, the education office might have information about help for children, and the agency for the http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/stateresourceguides/Kent
Extractions: Each State has a protection and advocacy agency that receives funding from the Federal Center for Mental Health Services. Agencies are mandated to protect and advocate for the rights of people with mental illnesses and to investigate reports of abuse and neglect in facilities that care for or treat individuals with mental illnesses. These facilities, which may be public or private, include hospitals, nursing homes, community facilities, board and care homes, homeless shelters, jails, and prisons. Agencies provide advocacy services or conduct investigations to address issues that arise during transportation or admission to such facilities, during residency in them, or within 90 days after discharge from them. Contact: Office for Public Advocacy
TSSA (Technology Standards For School Administrators) View Rather, these standards are a national consensus among educational stakeholders FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information visit www.iste.org or contact http://cnets.iste.org/tssa/view_standards.html
