This report on the current status of state advisory councils on adult education contains data concerning the 1975 and 1980 status of state councils in the 50 states. It consists of an introduction, four sections, and an appendix. Provided in the introduction are some conclusions of a 1975 survey on state advisory councils on adult education as…

This report describes a project to develop a system for community colleges to delineate, obtain, and provide information for judging whether to continue, modify, or terminate occupational education programs. The report reviews the project's background, objectives, procedures, accomplishments, problems, evaluation, and conclusions/recommendations.…

Nearly 8,700 migrant students (73% at the elementary level) participated in Idaho's 1978 migrant education program which emphasized oral language, reading, and math skills for all students, and career preparation (driver training, verbal and non-verbal communication skills, GED skills) for teenagers. Of the 33 participating school districts, 30…

Programs undertaken by Community School District 9 in Bronx, New York, funded by Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act and Impact Aid, are evaluated in this report. The following programs are presented: (1) Basic Skills Center Reading Program, (2) Project Best (a bicultural/bilingual reading and math program for Spanish dominant…

This summary report from a 3-year research and demonstration project describes the framework, methods and materials used by the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Day Care Project. The project served approximately 750 children and their families through day care centers and family day care…

Elementary and junior high schools in Community School District 18 in Brooklyn, New York, participated in a project to develop and implement a comprehensive system of guidance, counseling, and curriculum. The following major activities were accomplished: (1) research and review of existing programs and materials; (2) design of a comprehensive…

Focusing on the views and opinions of Iowa's young adults on the status of their career education, this report synthesizes the results of a one-day public hearing (working conference) in which eighty-seven high school, community college, and university students from across the state were asked to write their observations and recommendations to the…

This volume presents a summary of the methods, findings and recommendations for federal policy of the National Day Care Study (NDCS), a 4-year study of the effects of regulatable day care center characteristics on the quality and cost of day care for preschoolers. Chapter I describes current day care services and the history of federal involvement…

To evaluate the utility and appropriateness of the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) curriculum materials used by vocational and technical instructors in Mississippi, a series of personal interviews were conducted with 62 program directors and 215 faculty members (from both the junior college and secondary levels) who…

This report of an evaluation to determine the efficacy of the bilingual vocational and technical training program for the Yukon-Kuskokwin delta contains (1) a review of three on-site visits, including descriptions of program objectives, activities, results and benefits, and problem areas, and a written report on villages not visited; (2) a status…

The program aimed to develop and implement educational activities for migrant children which would increase their achievement level in the public school classrooms and to deal with matters of self, their interaction with others, and survival. Two types of learning programs were emphasized: Multi-Purpose Resource Centers which supplemented the…

Ninety-one projects funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III, and providing funds to public school districts to demonstrate the feasibility and practicality of eudcational improvements, are summarized and highlighted in this project status and progess report of Ohio ESEA Title III programs. Projects are broken down according…

This annual evaluation report on educational programs administered by the Office of Education for fiscal year 1973 updates and extends last year's report and incorporates the results of the studies completed as of June 30, 1973 as well as new information derived from program operations, data collections and monitoring activities. Included in each…

The Florida State Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education, in preparing its annual evaluation report, found that the State's total program of vocational and technical education has continued to grow at a rapid rate in number of programs and number of persons served. The three goal areas of the evaluation were: (1) focus on the…

Planning, implementation, and demonstration/dissemination phases of the CIOEDC (Comprehensive Illinois Occupational Education Demonstration Center) project, Site A, Joliet, Illinois from February 15, 1974 to June 30, 1976, are included in this report. (The principle objectives of the project were to bridge the gap between the theoretical and…