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Emenheiser, David E.; Weidenthal, Corinne; Avoke, Selete; Simon-Burroughs, Marlene – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2021
Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE), a study of 13,444 randomly assigned youth and their families, includes six model demonstration projects and a technical assistance center funded through the U.S. Department of Education and a national evaluation of the model demonstration projects funded through the…
Descriptors: Welfare Services, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups, Disabilities
Eslinger, Cathy – 1998
Under the federal School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994, Colorado has created a system of partnerships linking employers and public schools. The state's School-to-Career Partnership started in October 1995 with a 5-year, $24 million grant. Grant funds are distributed by the state to local partnerships of education, business and industry, and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Cunningham, Stephanie; Kennedy, Steve; McAlonan, Susan; Hotchkiss, Heather – 2000
As the sun, moon, and stars helped sea captains to navigate, policy (defined as a formalized idea to encourage change) indicates general direction and speed but does not establish a specific approach to achieve implementation. Formal and informal policies have advantages and disadvantages. These are steps in navigating policy formation: identify…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Change Strategies, Decision Making
Lehmann, Jean P.; And Others – 1991
Information is provided for individuals wanting to start or improve Alternative Cooperative Programs (ACE). The ACE program model was developed in Colorado to enhance the educational opportunities for special needs youth, maximize their abilities to live independently, and reduce their risk of dropping out. ACE programs serve handicapped and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Goggans, E. Patricia; Lawrence, Dorothy – 1980
This document is one of three publications designed to establish guidelines for the elimination of sex bias and sex stereotyping and the establishment of sex fairness in vocational education programs in Colorado. Intended as a general reference, it provides background information about the problem and supplies a rationale for the institution of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Definitions, Employed Women
Stevenson, Bill W.; And Others – 1980
This report covers the second year of work by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education in assisting states to increase their ability to evaluate programs and services for special populations. The report also provides information on changes that have occurred in the total evaluation system of the participating states since the start…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Disadvantaged