Much has been written on the subject of school turnaround, but relatively little about how to "pay for" turnaround-related work. Turning around low-performing schools not only requires changing instructional and related practices, but changing spending patterns as well. Too often education dollars are spent on the same costs from…

This study evaluated the effect of training on improving the reliability of the peer review process by determining whether or not training made a difference in the variability among reviewers' scores and documentation provided to support the scores. Different levels of training were provided for participants in the peer review process who were…

Information on obtaining financial support to meet the needs of disabled college students is presented. Institutional planning components that are needed include a planning and support team, involvement of the disabled, and coordination of long-range planning with the service delivery system. Two publications on federal categorical funds and a…

This manual is intended to help applicants write successful grant applications in response to requests for proposals (RFPs) from the Division of Personnel Preparation of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs. It is particularly aimed at institutions of higher education involved in the Alliance 2000 Project, institutions with at least 25…

This article describes the federal grant funding process for initial special education career researchers, including discussions of research priority development, the application review process, review criteria, characteristics of projects funded in recent competitions, and recommendations to improve researchers' ability to write competitive…

The Alliance 2000 Project offers training, technical assistance, and information to programs preparing personnel for careers in special education and related services at institutions of higher education whose enrollments include 25 percent or more students from historically under-represented ethnic groups. A major emphasis is to increase the…

These guidelines are designed to assist public agencies in Wisconsin to apply for education funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Preschool Grant Program, and Public Law 89-313 (amendments to Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). After an introduction which briefly describes each of…

This publication provides an overview of the Vocational Education Act (VEA) of 1984 and guidelines for compliance and proposal development. Section I describes why the legislation was enacted and the five titles of which the Act consists. Funding is compared for fiscal years 1984-85 and 1985-86, and funding priorities and eligibility for VEA…

These two reports summarize the Minnesota State Council on Vocational Technical Education's (SCVTE) activities for the 2-year periods ending on June 30, 1991, and June 30, 1993, respectively. Summarized in the report for the period ending June 30, 1991, are the SCTVE's activities with regard to the following projects: disabilities, funding…