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Baber, Lorenzo DuBois; Barrientos, Jessica I.; Bragg, Debra D.; Castro, Erin; Khan, Sadya – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2009
Rising remediation rates among college students are leading to increased time for completion of degree, additional costs for students and colleges, and financial aid being used on courses that do not count towards a degree. In response to these issues, in 2007 the state of Illinois passed the College and Career Readiness Act, Public Act 095-0694,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Community Colleges, Pilot Projects, Program Evaluation

Ramer, Burton – Rural Educator, 1989
Describes a program offering freshman college courses to high school seniors designed to make senior year more challenging and help rural students' transition from high school to college. Discusses costs, curriculum, and student responses. Notes that successful students gain college credit while others learn they are not ready for college. (DHP)
Descriptors: College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, High School Seniors
Virginia State Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, Richmond. – 1988
The handbook was developed by the 3-year Valley Transitional School Project, serving Augusta, Staunton, and Waynesboro schools, all located in Augusta County, Virginia. The purpose of the project was to develop and validate a model which would assist school youth with severe disabilities to make the transition from school to employment, in the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship
Simpson, Frank, Ed.; And Others – 1986
Developed as part of a project to encourage state-wide collaborative agreements between education and rehabilitation agencies involved in the transition of blind and visually handicapped students (ages 16-25) from school into the work force, the report describes 18 programs diverse in location, design, funding, philosophy, and administration that…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Blindness, Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs
Bremer, Christine D.; Kachgal, Mera; Schoeller, Mera – 2003
This brief report applies research on self-determination to suggestions for helping students with disabilities make a successful transition from school to adult life. First, it defines the concept of self-determination and considers how self-determination is learned. It summarizes research supporting the view that self-determination in high school…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, High Schools, Individualized Education Programs
Robinson, Nancy M.; Noble, Kathleen D. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
A variety of accelerative options for gifted high school students is described, including part-time college programs and full-time early entrance programs. The University of Washington's Transition School and Early Entrance Program is presented as an option for teenagers to enter university without attending high school at all. (DB)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Age Grade Placement, College School Cooperation
Learning Point Associates / North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), 2005
The main challenges faced by high schools are preparing students for the workforce of the 21st century, and for post secondary educational opportunities. Yet in a 2004 review of the graduation requirements of all 50 states, Achieve Inc. discovered that "no state requires its graduates to take the courses that reflect the real-world demands of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning, Secondary School Curriculum
Gilmer, Debbie; McElroy, Meg – 1993
This final report describes major activities of a Maine project to develop a follow-up and follow-along survey instrument and data management system to allow local school districts to determine outcomes for graduates with disabilities and use this information in program review and modifications. The report explains the process used in the 1-year…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Disabilities, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Virginia State Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, Richmond. – 1987
The final report of the 3-year Valley Transitional School Project, serving Augusta, Staunton, and Waynesboro schools, all located in Augusta County, Virginia, contains information on the project accomplishments, population characteristics, evaluation activities, dissemination activities, replication, products developed, and conclusions and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Implementing Life-Centered Career Education: Contextual Barriers and Implementation Recommendations.
Roessler, Richard T.; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1990
This paper studied contextual barriers inhibiting implementation of the Life-Centered Career Education/Employability Enhancement Strategies curriculum, which contains career education assessment and instructional materials for high school students with mild disabilities. Barriers included competing administrative commitments, scarcity of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Evaluation Methods
Special Education School Articulation Program. Phase I: Program Implementation 1990-91. OREA Report.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1992
New York City's Special Education School Articulation Program, which fosters informed student and parent choice about available high school program options, is described. Initial program objectives for the 1990-91 school year included hiring of school articulation coordinators and development of specific articulation plans by middle and high…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Disabilities, High Schools, Intermediate Grades
Everson, Jane M. – 1993
This book is intended to assist school administrators, special education teachers, rehabilitation administrators and counselors, case managers, other employment and community living providers, and parents to understand the developing and changing programs at the local community level which provide transitional services for young people with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Disabilities
Affleck, James Q.; And Others – 1987
The final report describes The Realistic Transition Project, a 3-year project designed to help mildly handicapped 17 to 21-year-olds in the transition from school to competitive employment. Social skills necessary for seeking and maintaining employment and money management skills were two important curriculum components. Specific objectives and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, High Schools, Interpersonal Competence

Langone, John; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1992
This study evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the Georgia Cooperative School Programme which provides work experiences for high school students with mental retardation or other disabilities through coordination with rehabilitation services. Evaluation indicated the program appears to prevent some dropouts but improved interagency…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Education, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention
Riches, Vivienne C.; Parmenter, Trevor R. – 1991
This report describes a pilot program of the New South Wales (Australia) Department of Education to develop community transition teams as part of an effort to provide transition education to people with disabilities. The project is based on a model developed in Oregon and stresses assisting each community to work cooperatively to assess local…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
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