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Achieve.org
http://www.achieve.org/
Fosters alignment of K-12 and higher education and issues an annual state by
state report card, Measuring Up.
Baldrige National Quality
Program
http://www.quality.nist.gov/
The Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award Program is
administered through the National Institute of Standards and Technology. See
the Education Baldrige Criteria as well as previous national award
winners in higher education: Richland
College, Dallas, TX (2005), The
Monfort College of Business, Univ. of Northern
Colorado, Greely, CO (2004), University
of Wisconsin - Stout, Stout, WI (2001)
National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)
http://www.nchems.org/
Assists colleges and universities as they "improve their management
capability" by disseminating the latest managerial concepts and tools in
the hands of working administrators on college and university campuses.
http://www.scquality.com/
Administers the South Carolina Governor's Quality
Award, the South Carolina Governor's Explorer Assessment and the Milliken Medal
of Quality programs. These awards are based on the Baldrige
criteria.
http://www.budget.sc.gov/OSB-accountabilty-planning.phtm
Provides current guidelines for state agency anuual accountability reports based on Baldrige criteria. Described as "Baldrige Lite," these questions provide a framework for state agencies to demonstrate to the public that they are using resources effectively and efficiently. All agency reports are available online at http://www.budget.sc.gov/OSB-reports.phtm.