Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE), a study of 13,444 randomly assigned youth and their families, includes six model demonstration projects and a technical assistance center funded through the U.S. Department of Education and a national evaluation of the model demonstration projects funded through the…

The Learning Policy Institute (LPI) conducted research in New Mexico to provide state leaders and stakeholders a research perspective on the challenges facing education and to identify evidence- based ways that state policy can address them. This report complements the main report, "Improving Education the New Mexico Way: An Evidence-Based…

Describes the Maryland tech prep consortium, one of the federal government's model programs. It seeks to give students on-the-job work experience that qualifies them for advanced placement at a community college and journeyperson certification. (JOW)

Looks at the components for an exemplary vocational education program and describes several programs that meet the criteria. (JOW)

The topics of six speeches presented at the 1969 American Vocational Convention include a bilingual office occupations project, distributive education in a rural setting, vocational subject mix and on the job training curriculum, integrated shop programs for small high schools, and innovations in industrial arts and home economics. (BC)

Describes activities for Technical Algebra, which provides students an opportunity to solve algebraic problems through a hands-on, instructional process. (MKR)

Presents conceptual framework for understanding problems encountered by dropouts in school-to-work transition; underlying assumption is that dropouts are likely to face strains in homes, jobs, and other community settings similar to those which led to their dropping out. Also discusses exemplary school and work programs for dropouts. (CMG)

In addition to being an actual source of foodstuffs in inhospitable climates and a potential source of a large portion of the world's food supply, hydroponic gardening is a useful technique in the classroom for illustrating the role of plant life in the world's food chain. (MB)

Describes the exemplary communications design programs at several secondary and postsecondary schools including Cuyahoga Valley Career Center in Brecksville, Ohio; Metro Technology Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (JOW)

The document presents transcriptions from a symposium on mainstreaming at the secondary level. The following seven projects are briefly described: the Parallel Alternate Curriculum for Secondary Classrooms in Arizona (a compensatory program developed and conducted by regular educators with special educators' support); Operation Divert in Florida…

Discusses two portions of the South Carolina Earth Science Resources program: regional-networking conferences and the professional-assistance brochure, which were designed to mobilize and catalog currently available materials and human resources and to implement a peer education and support program. (Author/MKR)

Addresses the need for exemplary program information and provides examples of practices that have worked in outstanding programs. Describes the mechanics of the Technical Assistance for Special Populations Program's exemplary program search and outlines components that researchers identified as characteristic of exemplary programs. (Author/JOW)

This monograph deals with the practical problems of organizing and conducting a large track meet. Its purpose is to serve as a guide to coaches and athletic directors who have had little experience in such an operation. Cited is the P.K. Yonge Annual Invitational Track and Field Meet, an annual high school track meet for class AA schools in North…

Focuses on science competitions by describing the objectives of and strategies used in several types of school competitions. Includes, when applicable, sources of additional information on specific programs (such as the Duracell Scholarship Competition and the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium). (JN)