This report is an interim statistical report, addressing characteristics of the Starting Points Preschool Program in Louisiana, and containing information on children who were enrolled in 1993-94. The Starting Points Preschool Program was initiated in 1992-93 through the United States Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 in order to…

In 1992-93, Louisiana had many achievements toward sex equity in vocational education. As state enrollment continued to grow, many efforts were undertaken to increase sex equity in vocational programs and to increase the occupational success of groups targeted by the Carl D. Perkins Applied Vocational and Technology Education Act. Among…

Louisiana reviewed its progress toward achieving sex equity in vocational education (VE) in 1995-1996. The review included the following: comparison of 1995-1996 and prior student enrollments in programs that are nontraditional for students' genders; identification of practices, barriers, and achievements of special groups in the area of sex…

As indicated in the original project application to the United States Office of Education, this report seeks mainly to analyze and clarify the current state of adult basic educational guidance and counseling in the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Statistics appear on (1) numbers of potential and actual students in…

The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher education issues. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Keeping Them in College: East Carolina University's Efforts to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates (Don Campbell); (2) The "Seamless System": Florida's Flurry…