This report presents findings from a national survey to ascertain the prevalence of respondent services on college and university campuses, the institutional positionality of those services, and how those support services operate. A joint project of NASPA and the University of Kentucky College of Education, this research provides a landscape view…

American Indian and Alaska Native students enrolled in public schools have performed consistently below other students on national assessments from 2005-2019. The Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) program provides academic and cultural supports, through contracts, to meet the specialized and unique educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native…

This interim report summarizes NCLB Title I Part A funded services that support eligible students and staff at participating private non-profit schools in the Austin Independent School District's (AISD) attendance zone between 2004 and 2006. AISD as the fiscal agent of Title I funds is responsible for oversight and management of these funds as…

The purpose of this report is to provide an annual overview of activities funded under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), Part D (National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities), subparts 2 and 3 (P.L. 108-446). "IDEA", Part D, includes programs that support…

The purpose of this report is to provide an annual overview of activities funded under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), Part D (National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities), subparts 2 and 3 (P.L. 108-446). "IDEA", Part D, includes programs that support personnel…

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of national activities to improve the education of children with disabilities funded in fiscal year (FY) 2005 under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" ("IDEA"), Part D, Subparts 2 and 3 (P.L. 108-446). "IDEA", Part D (National Activities) includes…

This "Operations Notebook" is written especially for administrators interested in and concerned about staff development efforts. The publication attempts to answer such questions as: What is staff development? Who should have it? Where is help available? What pitfalls should be avoided? In answering these questions the actions of Federal…

This directory of selected early childhood programs includes project grants in three categories administered by the Office of Special Education Programs and funded under the Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities. The program categories include the Division of Innovation and Development, the Division of Personnel Preparation, and…

Produced by the California State Department of Health, the report provides information on compensatory education projects for handicapped children in state institutions, funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, as amended by P.L. 89-313. Programs providing developmental services to developmentally disabled, mentally…

"The ERIC Review" announces research results, publications, and new programs relevant to each issue's theme topic. This inaugural issue contains two principal articles: "Drug-Free Schools: A National Challenge," by Samuel Y. Fustukjian, and "Drug Testing," by Amy Klauke and Margaret Hadderman. In addition, the following major features concerned…

Provided is data resulting from a project to develop profiles of state special education programs. An introductory section reviews the project's background, purposes and objectives, value or significance, and procedures. The bulk of the document consists of profiles for each state and U.S. territory which include information pertaining to the…

Despite limited generation of hazardous materials, two-year colleges are required to comply with federal criteria for their identification and removal. After a random facilities inspection, the College of DuPage (Illinois) established priorities for waste removal, information dissemination, staff training, inventory, storage, and organizational…

This report examines the current status of federal and state involvement in educational personnel development. First, it describes the federal legislative process, and offers a list of members of Congressional committees dealing with education legislation. Next, it analyzes involvement of the U.S. Office of Education and of individual states in…

This volume of an annual journal contains 21 articles focusing on the many services that state Employment Security (ES) agencies are providing to improve outreach to employers who pay for the programs through the dedicated revenues of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and state benefit taxes and to improve their own staff ability to deliver…

Based on the findings of a study investigating the factors and practices that have contributed to the successful outcomes of nine existing bilingual vocational training (BVT) programs, this guide is designed to provide practical ideas and information to program administrators and others interested in initiating and improving vocational training…