Educational Service Agencies (ESA's) are public education agencies that provide specialized programs and services to a group of school districts in a specified geographical region and to the state department of education. Most states have encouraged the development of ESA's that have either evolved out of county districts or have been created to…

This publication is the second product of a three-part study funded by the Connecticut State Board of Education pertaining to the operation of educational service centers. This booklet is designed to give the citizens of the state an insight into the development of an educational enterprise that delivers to the school districts and children many…

The Center for Open Education sends consultants to schools to work on-site with teachers; all personnel of the school are involved in planning inservice programs based on school needs; and through affiliation with the University of Connecticut, credit courses are available to participating teachers. (JD)

In the 1971-1972 school year, the Alternative Learning Center Program, originally funded in the 1970-71 school year under Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act, was expanded to include eight centers, each intended to serve 25 youngsters. Seven of these centers were operationally funded through carryover funds under the Tydings Amendment to…

This report includes several contributions concerned with the PACE program of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, Title III. One editorial reviews five previous studies of PACE and another is devoted to the need for "process evaluation" of Title III projects. Also included are descriptions of three PACE projects, in Los Angeles,…

A project assessed the vocational curriculum resources available to teachers in Connecticut and determined whether these resources met needs of vocational educators. The project was designed as a series of 48 in-depth, on-site interviews at regional vocational-technical schools, educational resource centers, secondary schools, the State Department…