Each year, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) releases a list of scientific advances that represent significant progress in the field. The 20 studies selected have provided new insight into characteristics of high-risk siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), molecular changes underlying the biology of ASD, and…

This document, one in a series developed to provide technical assistance to 22 Long-Term Care Gerontology Centers, is designed to be a financial resource guide. Current major funding sources are detailed, followed by an examination of the issues and problems associated with current financing systems. Programmatic issues associated with Medicare…

Designed for use by teachers, school administrators, board members, legislators, and lay citizens, this report is intended to be a source document for obtaining a basic understanding of Illinois school finance. It explains the sources and amounts of funds available for pre-kindergarten through postsecondary programs administered by the Illinois…

Resumes contained in this second annual report cover research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs) from July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979 (fiscal year 1979). The projects were funded under Sections 131, 132, and 133 of…

Evaluations and other major projects of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) Office of Research and Evaluation for 1991-92 will focus on: (1) externally funded programs; (2) system-wide achievement testing; and (3) system-wide evaluation. Eight evaluations will assess the impact of programs and grants funded by federal or state…

Volume II of a two-volume annotated bibliography presents resumes of research and exemplary and innovative program projects that were administered by the state departments of education during fiscal years 1970-1977. The projects described in Volume II were supported with funds authorized by Section 131(b) of Part C and Section 142(d) of Part D of…

Alcoholism is a problem of immense proportions. Views about alcoholism range from consideration of the problem as a moral weakness to the disease concept approach. Since the effects of alcoholic intake can be benevolent as well as toxic, the dilemma centers around alcohol usage. Various theories have been formulated, experimented with, and…