In 2018, state leaders in Maine determined that their efforts to support children and their families were hampered by the lack of coordination among key stakeholders--early education and care providers, public school educators, and health and social services providers. Addressing these challenges would require new forms of collaboration both among…

This handbook records the joint planning process for development of a family literacy program suited to each of six Massachusetts communities. Part 1 discusses the national background to collaborative projects, national educational goals and concept of family and intergenerational literacy programs, justification for family literacy, libraries'…

Beginning with an overview of problems springing from lack of coordination of federal, state, and local educational programs, this paper examines the current and proposed coordination of such programs across the nation and in New York State and New York City. It defines and makes a case for comprehensive school planning as a planning process…

Information is provided concerning Title I programs, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for handicapped children in Iowa state-supported institutions. Aspects covered include operation and services, evaluation, dissemination, major problem areas, and interrelationships with other local, state, and federal programs for the handicapped. (JD)

The Michigan Adoption Program (MAP) helps match school district needs such as technical assistance and in-service training with well-developed successful programs in other districts. (CMV)

This report on the New York State Community Schools Pilot Project summarizes the project, focusing primarily on the Edwin Gould Foundation for Children's role in providing technical assistance, coordination, and support services. Between January and October of 1988, the Gould Foundation conducted the following activities: (1) organized a statewide…

This booklet presents the inspirational stories of 31 people who were served by Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs in Illinois. Their stories reflect the mission and success of JTPA in Illinois and illustrate how these 31 individuals with diverse backgrounds--school dropouts, teen parents, former substance abusers, welfare recipients,…

This report reviews legislative and administrative policies surrounding adult basic education, the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program (JOBS) of the Family Support Act, and the Job Training and Partnership Act (JTPA). Recommendations are made for the development of an effective continuum of literacy services. Section A is a historical…

An American labor leader questions the nation's sense of priorities and offers his views on the sponsorship of day care services. (ED)

To provide a basis for fulfillment of a statutory responsibility to review the administration of Federal programs that reinforce State education agencies, this report traces the history of those agencies from the data provided by the agencies in their annual reports, and from information supplied by the staff of the U.S. Office of Education.…

This final report of the Mississippi Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for Vocational and Technical Education summarizes activities during the period June 1, 1965 to August 31, 1969. The purposes of the RCU in stimulating, coordinating, implementing, and disseminating educational research are illustrated by listings of research proposals, research…

To determine how state and institutional officials perceive their own state programs for student financial aid, what legislation exists or is proposed in the field, and what alternative steps should be recommended, 350 questionnaires were distributed to selected state officials, and to the largest public and private institutions of higher…

This booklet provides technical assistance for those interested in the collaboration process for early childhood programs and is based on the experiences of Collaborative Partnerships in Florida. Section 1 of the document describes the collaborative grant process in Florida with the goal of improving early childhood services and outlines eight key…

To eliminate duplication of health education programs and more adequately distribute trained health workers, the Regional Technical Institute for Health Occupations (RTI) of the University of Alabama and 23 state 2-year colleges have developed a linkage program in which students attend a local junior college for one year, then transfer to the RTI…