Category Archives: Nat. Alt Ed Assoc.

National and State Alternative Education Conferences

October 15, 2011 – 11:22 pm

Mark your calendar for any of the following conferences about alternatives of interest to you or colleagues. The first annual School Choice and Reform Academic Conference will be held January 14-17, 2012 at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Texas Association for Alternative Education will hold its 22nd annual conference February  2-3, 2012o the [...]

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Alternative Education: Standards, Descriptions, Action

March 8, 2009 – 6:18 pm

Several helpful documents are available for describing, implementing and evaluating alternative education programs. The first three refer to alternative education broadly, that is, providing a choice of programs for all students. The last one is more attuned to at-risk students. Ray Morley and the Iowa Association of Alternative Education prepared a thoughtful document, Alternative Learning [...]

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Conference on At-Risk Students

October 4, 2005 – 10:11 am
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New Survey for Alternative Schools

February 26, 2004 – 10:58 pm

The National Alternative Education Association has designed a survey for staff in alternative schools, particularly schools serving at-risk youth. Information about background and authors for the survey is available at the IALA website.

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National Alternative Education Association Newsletter

February 23, 2004 – 3:09 pm

The National Alternative Education Association’s newsletter, Review of Alternative Education, is available online. It contains news of their annual conference in January, elections, and other items particularly of interest about “at-risk” youth.

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