Social Exclusion in the United States: Policy Implications for Community Solutions

During the 1960's, beginning with the Great Society initiatives of the Johnson administration, there was an enlargement of existing policies and creation of new policies and programs to address the issue of poverty in the United States. In the 19...

National case studies on information communications technology (ICT) in schools - United States results

Results from United States schools that took part in this study, which was carried out to understand how ICT relates to educational innovation.

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The rights of students with disabilities to be educated in their local mainstream school is becoming more and more accepted in most countries, and many reforms are being put in place to achieve this goal. Further, there is no reason to segregate ...

OECD in the media: School seismic safety

A review of OECD countries’ implementation of the Recommendation Concerning Guidelines on Earthquake Safety in Schools, featured in the report and approved by OECD Council in 2005, will be released later this year.

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Herald Tribune : Keeping schools safe in earthquakes

A review of OECD countries’ implementation of the Recommendation Concerning Guidelines on Earthquake Safety in Schools, featured in the report and approved by OECD Council in 2005, will be released later this year.

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Transition From Initial Education To Working Life - United States Background Report

The OECD Thematic Review of the Transition from Initial Education to Working Life describes how young people's transition to work changed during the 1990s. This is a country report about the United States.

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Co-ordinating Services for Children and Youth at Risk A World View (electronic book)

Some 15 to 30 per cent of our children and youth are at risk of failing in school where learning and behaviour problems touch ever younger children. In many countries with very different political and cultural backgrounds, these challenges are be...

Thematic Review of the First Years of Tertiary Education - United States (Commonwealth of Virginia) Country Note

Twelve countries participated in this review, which provided a cross-national perspective on themes of common interest and growing importance regarding the first years of tertiary education. This country note was prepared by the review team.

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