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Ooms, Theodora; Golonka, Susan – 1990
This report includes the meeting highlights from a policy seminar which looked at successful models of state action taken by Illinois, Maryland, and North Carolina to reduce the incidence of adolescent pregnancy. Shirley Randolph, Associate Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, described the Illinois initiative called Parents Too…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Morrow, Carolyn Clark, Ed. – 1991
This report presents some of the prominent features of a national invitational conference whose goal was to provide a national forum to discuss ongoing preservation efforts in individual states; describe the preservation challenge faced by all states in common; review the kinds of materials at risk; and alert administrators to the opportunities…
Descriptors: Archives, Federal State Relationship, Fund Raising, Legislation
Pittsburgh Univ., PA. Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences. – 1991
This report describes the first phase of an institute that was designed to provide technical information to the chief administrative officials of state archival agencies about new trends in information technology and to introduce them to management tools needed for operating in this environment. Background information on the first institute…
Descriptors: Archives, Data Processing, Federal State Relationship, Information Management
National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators, Albany, NY. – 1990
This is a report on the second and final phase of an institute which was designed to provide intensive instruction for the chief administrative officials of state archival agencies on the characteristics of and projected future changes in modern information systems, and to introduce them to management tools needed for operating in this new…
Descriptors: Archives, Data Processing, Federal State Relationship, Information Management
Collins, Ann; Weissman, Joanna – 1994
This report summarizes four audioconferences held in the spring and summer of 1993 by the Child Care Action Coalition (CCAC) to address the implication of the Family Support Act (FSA) of 1988. The FSA was designed to reduce welfare costs by providing training, education, and child care to recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation
Georgia Univ., Athens. Dept. of Social Science Education. – 1979
Included are descriptions of many environmental education projects throughout the U.S. Remarks by keynote speakers at the conference are included along with reports on information dissemination networks for environmental education. Nineteen papers and texts of speeches are provided. (RE)
Descriptors: Conferences, Curriculum Development, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Handicaps, Washington, DC. – 1989
These proceedings report on activities at an annual meeting of directors of projects administered through the Severely Handicapped Branch, Division of Educational Services (DES) of the United States Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). The proceedings contain presentations by: (1) Judy A. Schrag, who described the scope and intent of the…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Deaf Blind, Elementary Secondary Education
Kirst, Michael W.; McLaughlin, Milbrey – 1990
Most disadvantaged children have multiple needs that require a comprehensive, integrated approach to service delivery. A recent study of the conditions of children reported the following changes since 1969 that warrant a reassessment of service delivery: (1) the number of children living in poverty has increased; (2) family structure and working…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Childhood Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal State Relationship
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1974
This publication reports the proceedings of the National Interstate Project Conference. The purpose of the meeting was to study significant developments in ESEA, Title V, Section 505 Projects in 1973-74 and plan Interstate Project needs for the future. The major topics of discussion include: the policy, politics, and survival of State education…
Descriptors: Accountability, Collective Bargaining, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC. – 1991
This conference was held to enhance communication between the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and State education agency staffs, and to furnish information and technical assistance to State agencies in the areas of data management and improvement of data reliability, validity, and comparability. Abstracts of presentations include the…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Disabilities
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1978
The proceedings of a seminar on state postsecondary education institutional authorization and oversight are presented. The contents are as follows: introduction by Louis Rabineau; "A Governor's View," by Otis R. Bowen; "To Colorado Springs and Beyond," by Richard M. Millard; "A Review of the Study of State Oversight in…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Organization, Conference Reports, Educational History
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed.; Hansen, Carl E., Ed. – 1995
This monograph on vocational rehabilitation programs and future directions contains papers from the 1994 Switzer Seminar. Contents are as follows: "State/Federal Program Issues and Trends" (Nell C. Carney); "Consumerism and Choice: Basic Standards for Judging Efforts and Expectations in the Vocational Rehabilitation Process" (Patricia A.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women