Author: Cornelia M. Ashby
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: funds, improvement, schools, need, assistance, school, targeting, education, actions, could, improve, child
Number of Pages: 60
Published: 2008-07-01
ISBN-10: 1437903428
ISBN-13: 9781437903423

Under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA), the fed. govżt. provides millions of dollars annually to assist schools that have not met state academic goals. In the 2006-2007 school year, over 10,000 such schools were identified for improvement. NCLBA requires states to set aside 4% of their Title I funds to pay for school improvement efforts. This report determines: (1) the extent to which states have set aside these funds and used other resources for school improvement; (2) which schools received improvement funds and the extent that funds are tracked; (3) the activities states and schools ha

Author: Randolph C. Hite
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: system, software, process, improvement, efforts, mandated, statutorily, dod, technology, needs, strengthen, management, information
Number of Pages: 43
Published: 2010-01
ISBN-10: 1437923925
ISBN-13: 9781437923926

The DoDżs acquisition of weapon systems and modernization of business systems have both been on a list of high-risk areas since 1995. To assist DoD in managing software-intensive systems, Section 804 of the Bob Stump Nat. Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003 required the Office of the Sec. of Defense and DoD component organizations, including the military departments, to undertake certain software and systems process improvement actions. This report assessed: (1) the extent to which DoD has implemented the process improvement provisions of the act; and (2) the impact of DoD's process improve

Author: Mahender Reddy Sarsani
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
Keywords: education, teacher, improvement, quality
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2006-01-01
ISBN-10: 8176257184
ISBN-13: 9788176257183

Papers presented at the National Seminar : Quality Improvement in Teacher Education : Problems and Prospects, held at Warangal during 28-29 March 2005.

Authors: Stephanie S. Teleki, Cheryl L. Damberg, Melony E.
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: first, groups, trainees, experiences, corps, patient, safety, improvement, evaluation
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2006
ISBN-10: 083303992X
ISBN-13: 9780833039927

The Patient Safety Improvement Corps (PSIC), part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Authors: Marygail K. Brauner, John R. Bondanella, Ellen M.
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: logistics, financial, management, approach, improvement, sense, process, dollars
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2000
ISBN-10: 0833028545
ISBN-13: 9780833028549

This report documents analysis conducted in support of the Velocity Management Financial Management Process Improvement Team.

Author: Robert Warmbrodt
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: jan, ‘89, mar, ‘91, bibliography, improvement, genetic, engineering, crop, plant, biotechnology
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 1991-06-01
ISBN-10: 078812191X
ISBN-13: 9780788121913

405 citations on the topic of biotechnology - crop plant improvement, genetics, engineering, DNA, biotechnology, etc. Most citations have abstracts. Contains author and subject indices.

Author: Gail L. Zellman
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Keywords: quality, tool, improving, child, care, system, rating, validity, qualistar, learning, assessing, improvement
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-06-25
ISBN-10: 0833044958
ISBN-13: 9780833044952

As a result of the generally low quality of child care in the United States, quality rating and improvement systems (QRISs) are proliferating in the child-care arena. This study examines the QRIS developed by Qualistar Early Learning, a nonprofit organization based in Colorado, evaluating how reliable the system1s components are, whether the QRIS process helped providers to improve, and whether and how much children benefit from such improvement.