To focus national attention on early childhood issues, the National Governors' Association's Committee on Human Resources and Center for Policy Research and Analysis sponsored a conference, "Focus on the First Sixty Months." Through keynote addresses and panel presentations, information was shared on the needs of young children and state programs…

The Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 substantially revised the Title I program for disadvantaged children. Some of the most far-reaching changes relate to testing and accountability. States will now need to develop their own assessments and ensure that these assessments are aligned with challenging state standards linked to educational…

The Conference on Improving Minority and At-Risk Student Achievement was convened to help educators, parents, community, and business leaders in North Carolina focus in strategies and ideas that work to raise student achievement levels for low-performing students. This report summarizes the remarks of Michael Garrett, the keynote address of Asa…

This document reports testimony presented at a public hearing on the future of the skilled work force in the Milwaukee area. Some of the views held by the Milwaukee-area educators and business and industry leaders were the following: (1) the current skilled labor shortage will continue into the 1990s; (2) many students going through the Wisconsin…

The document presents the full texts of conference papers that examine views and programs in career development for disadvantaged youth, including minority and low income groups, and the handicapped. Four papers under the heading of Major Addresses discuss: (1) career development strategies for disadvantaged rural youth, (2) career development for…