Across the country, many states are expanding their support for and implementation of Dual Enrollment programs, seeing them as opportunities to encourage students to go on to college--particularly those who historically might have had less opportunity and/or encouragement. As these programs expand, so does the need for professional development for…

Providing accessible learning opportunities and inclusive programs are critical to Extension's mission. Creating inclusive environments is more than consideration for individuals' personal identity. Using principles of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) is an approach to intentionally build community and create new…

This brief summarizes efforts to reform developmental education at Zane State College and the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). Focused on accelerating student success and progress, the two schools pursued distinctive approaches to reform that aligned with their institutional missions and student populations. Recognizing that the…

The human brain develops rapidly in the first five years of life. High-quality early learning experiences can have a profound and lasting positive effect on young children during these years, setting the stage for success in kindergarten and beyond. This is especially true for young children with high needs who are from low-income families; who…

Adolescence is a period of rapid developmental changes. Only in the early years of childhood do individuals experience such a brisk pace of change. However, all too often, out-of-school time (OST) programs do not recognize how quickly the needs and interests of adolescents shift along with their developmental changes. Program staff know--and…

Examines the continuing education needs of government employees. Describes a cooperative effort undertaken by Cuyahoga Community College and Cuyahoga County to systematically assess the county's training needs and to develop, for each governmental department, a manpower planning model. (JP)

A collaborative team of faculty from The University of Akron (UA) in Akron, Ohio, and Kent State University (KSU) in Kent, Ohio, were awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop a specialty area in the graduate speech-language pathology (SLP) programs of UA and KSU that would train a total of 32 SLP students (trainees)…

The University of Cincinnati (UC) is a premier, public, urban research university dedicated to undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, experience-based learning, and research. The University also maintains a deep commitment to accessible education. Distance learning is an integral part of the University's 21st century approach to…

The puposes of the study are: (1) to provide a description of alternative programs within public high schools, (2) to compile a written history of these programs, (3) to provide information necessary to compare innovations in alternative schools within and without public school systems, and (4) to collect and disseminate information about…

The first of a series of productivity primers examining the interrelationship among vocational education, productivity, and economic development, this volume contains selections from a national conference on the role of vocational education in economic development and productivity that was held in Columbus, Ohio from June 24 through June 26, 1981.…

Reading (Ohio) Community Schools' successful Early ID program evaluates each kindergartener and first-grader's fine motor skills, visual perception capabilities, and knowledge of basic language concepts. The process is highly structured and allows volunteers to follow a sequential set of skill activities through primary, intermediate, and advanced…

Key ingredients for achieving academic success include being prepared, taking responsibility for one's learning, making an effort, and completing homework every day. At Shaker Heights (Ohio) Middle School, after-school programs (academic sessions, a homework center, a homework hotline, and a university tutorial program) help students complete…

Many state educational administrators are currently working to define secondary career and technical education (CTE) content standards that specify the knowledge and skills students are expected to master in CTE program areas. The two-phase project on which this report is based explored (a) the progress and status of states in developing statewide…

A statewide study was conducted to assess the extent of services offered by Education Information Centers (EICs) in Ohio. The following four objectives guided the project activities: (1) to catalog, describe and analyze current statewide resources and services for providing educational information, guidance, counseling and referral services to all…