This report presents the results of a Rio Hondo College (California) survey of Workforce Development/CalWORKS participants. The survey was designed to measure service quality and provide information for any needed areas of improvement in Workforce Development/CalWORKS services. Approximately 269 surveys were mailed to participants, with a response…

Dental disease restricts activities in school, work, and home, and often significantly diminishes the quality of life for many children and adults, especially those who are low income or uninsured. Noting that dental caries (tooth decay) is the most common preventable chronic childhood disease, this Kids Count issue brief considers the extent to…

This document analyzes a study done by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), which examined transfer rates in the VCCS. The document provides definitions for transfer rate, academic performance, and completion rate as they are used in the study. The study answers the following questions: (1) which pool of students were used in the…

This document describes results of a study of the Dual Admission Programs for San Diego State University (SDSU) during fall 2002. The program is designed for first-time freshmen in the SDSU regional service area who meet the following conditions: (1) Meet the California State University (CSU) admission requirements; (2) Do not meet SDSU's…

This report, the second annual Human Development Report (HDR) for Latvia, investigates the accuracy of Latvia's 1995 ranking of 48th out of 174 countries in terms of human development in the most recent United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) global Human Development Report. The report also suggests measures that could significantly improve…

The Great Lakes Quality Improvement Center for Disabilities (GLQIC-D) serves Head Start programs in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and conducts an annual needs assessment of these programs. For the 1998-99 assessment, 229 Head Start directors completed the survey, which gathered information regarding: (1) program…

The National Student Service-Learning and Community Service Survey was conducted in spring 1999 to determine the percentage of public K-12 schools that incorporate service learning into their course curriculum. Some of the findings of the study are the following: (1) 64 percent of public schools, including 83 percent of high schools, had students…

Mississippi elementary schools using the Success for All reading program have once again made outstanding gains on the Mississippi Curriculum Test (MCT) reading scale. Students in grades 2-5 in Success for All schools gained 7.8 percentage points in students scoring at proficient or advanced from 2002 to 2004. Mississippi students as a whole…

Success for All is the most extensively researched of all comprehensive reform models for Title I elementary and middle schools. It incorporates scientifically based principles of reading, cooperative learning, professional development, tutoring, and family support. Missouri schools implementing the Success for All reading program once again made…

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is the sole national organization that represents the institutional interests of university-based teacher education programs. Specifically, AACTE represents more than 770 schools, colleges, and departments of education and affiliate organizations that produce more than two thirds…

This bulletin contains the statistics of private commercial and business schools for 1928-29. There is a noticeably constant fluctuation in the list of private commercial and business schools. Out of a list of approximately 1,850 private commercial schools of which the Office of Education had record during the period from June, 1925, to June,…

This article discusses the continuing trend of downsizing and closure of large state institutions for persons with mental retardation. Between 1987 and 2001, nine states closed all of their large state residential facilities, reducing the total national population of such facilities by 2,414 residents. A chart illustrates state reductions. (CR)

A table that shows the rates of default on Stafford Student Loans at non-profit colleges, universities, vocational and technical schools is presented. The default rate represents the proportion of borrowers required to begin paying off their loans in fiscal 1987 who failed to make payments in 1987 or 1988. (MLW)

Examines history of discrimination within U.S. agricultural programs, specifically in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Compares USDA employment and grant allocations for Blacks and Whites since Civil Rights Act of 1964. Cites other examples of institutional discrimination in federal agriculture programs. Calls for development of policy…

National Collegiate Athletic Association revenues and expenditures for 1991-92 and 1992-93 are tabulated. Income categories include television, government grants, royalties, investments, publishing, foundations, dues, and other categories, and expenditures include distributions to members, scholarships, event management, and other program and…