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Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2016
"The ABCs of School Choice" is a comprehensive, data-rich guide to every private school choice program in America. The 2016 edition of "The ABCs of School Choice" is the best yet, not just because of the new look and the fantastic growth in the number of school choice programs, but also because it is now paired with a…
Descriptors: School Choice, Guides, Private Schools, Definitions
Colorado Department of Education, 2009
Pursuant to section 22.30.7-109(1)(a) and (d) C.R.S., Online Programs are required to submit an annual report to the Unit of Online Learning within the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). As per the "CDE Rules for the Administration, Certification and Oversight of Colorado's Online Programs", individual program reports were submitted…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Finance, Online Courses, Alignment (Education)
Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center (MPRRC), 2007
Children with disabilities enter school with unique educational needs. Federal and State laws provide special assurances that guarantee these unique needs are met and an appropriate education is provided. Among these assurances are rights making it possible for parents to act as advocates for their children and to work as partners with the school…
Descriptors: Special Education, Public Education, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Special Needs Students
Texas Tomorrow Fund, Austin. – 1996
This booklet describes the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Program, known as the Texas Tomorrow Fund. The fund allows parents or others wishing to finance a child's education to prepay tuition and required fees as a condition of enrollment for 1 to 4 years of education at Texas colleges and universities. It can also give a student a big…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Finance, Eligibility, Higher Education
1999
This document is comprised of three brochures focusing on aspects of Georgia's Fatherhood Program, a program to promote increased involvement of non-custodial parents in their children lives. The first brochure highlights the goals and features of the program, which is open to any non-custodial parent paying child support and which offers job…
Descriptors: Child Support, Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education
Barnett, W. Steven; Epstein, Dale J.; Friedman, Allison H.; Boyd, Judi Stevenson; Hustedt, Jason T. – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2008
The 2008 State Preschool Yearbook is the sixth in a series of annual reports profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States. This yearbook presents data on state-funded prekindergarten during the 2007-2008 school year. The 2008 Yearbook is organized into three major sections. The first section offers a summary of the data,…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Evaluation, Yearbooks
Kinney, Patricia; And Others – 1985
The purpose of this paper is to provide information about the current status of available programs, research findings related to quality programs, and issues surrounding programs for 4-year-old children. The paper is intended as a resource for multiple audiences, including decision makers, legislators, regulatory administrators, advocates,…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
Spiers, Elizabeth, Comp.; Samberg, Laura, Ed. – 1992
Designed for parents and professionals facing development of transition programs in their own communities, this guide offers in Section 1 an overview of noncollegiate educational options after high school for students with disabilities who need additional time and training to prepare for adulthood. It covers employment, postsecondary education and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Job Training, Postsecondary Education
House-Deere, Deb, Comp.; Beckett, Julie, Comp. – 1990
The primary purpose of this document is to help Iowa's parents of young children with special needs find financial resources and services. It is expected that the document will also serve as a resource guide for professionals who provide services to children with special needs and their families. Contents are organized in four sections concerning,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Check Lists, Child Health, Community Programs
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bilingual Education Office. – 1990
This guide, designed for limited-English-speaking native Portuguese-speaking parents in California and presented in both Portuguese and English versions, is a general reference about the California State educational system. Sections address the following topics in question-and-answer format: matriculation, general information, and transportation;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum Design