This document comprises the 12 issues for 2002 of the Child Support Report, which explores problems related to child support enforcement, reports on federal and state government child support enforcement initiatives, and summarizes research related to child support. Featured regularly are editorials and information on events of interest and…

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute (Jamestown, New York) has been sparking a regional revival in K-12 nature studies and attracting attention from educators across America. Through summer training sessions and workshops, the Institute introduces multidisciplinary teams of teachers and community members to empirical research techniques for observing…

Noting that the quality, continuity, and stability of out-of-school time programs depend, in part, on the presence of a well-trained and fairly compensated staff, this paper examines the unique characteristics of the out-of-school time workforce that contribute to inadequate compensation and explores workforce compensation from an economic…

Based on a January 1993 survey of 347 two-year colleges nationwide, this report describes aspects of engineering technology and science technology education and training in the nation's two-year colleges. Following introductory materials, the first chapter estimates the number of colleges offering engineering and science programs, reviews types of…

In the past decade, the nature of fathers' involvement with their children and families has become an important topic, with government agencies and nonprofit groups developing programs to help men manage the challenges of fatherhood. This report presents the first set of findings from the Bay Area Fathering Indicators Data System (BAyFIDS)…

This document is comprised of one issue of the "State Education Leader," published by the Education Commission of the States, an organization that helps state leaders identify, develop, and implement public policy for education that addresses current and future needs of a learning society. This newsletter issue focuses on the activities…

This paper describes the Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS) project, an early intervention program that has been developed in the context of the national, multi-site program and evaluation. The emphasis in SESS is on the integration of behavioral health services into easily accessible, non-threatening settings where caregivers naturally and…

This brochure provides information about the individual colleges, universities, community colleges, and technical colleges within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. The opening section titled, "How To Go Places," offers brief overviews on costs, choosing between two- and four-year colleges, options for international…

Presents a new focus of evaluation, known as knowledge development, and describes early attempts to implement the concept by the Department of Labor's Youth Programs Office, particularly Youthwork, one of the intermediary corporations contracting to improve school achievement and subsequent youth employment. Discusses guidelines for demonstration…

The Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) earmarks funds and authorizes a range of innovative programs and projects related to the problem of youth employment and youth's transition to work. Early implementation of the act and the resulting programs and projects are examined. (Author/JMD)

Describes the career development program at the University of Alabama, designed to enhance career development concepts of students and faculty by being more comprehensive, coordinating faculty and staff, infusing career information into the academic mainstream, establishing better community relations, providing career education in teacher…

By the fall of l973 Bellarmine College's enrollments had declined 35 percent and the college saw its problems primarily as inadequacy in salesmanship. Now, Bellarmine is described as a market-oriented institution striving to assess the educational needs of its community without changing its commitment to the liberal arts. (Author/MLW)

Rural Marion County (Tennessee), the town of Kimball, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and a local community college founded a regional skills center. The center offers a 2-year associate of science degree and classes in GED preparation, parenting, drug abuse prevention, cosmetology, and air conditioning and refrigeration. It has expanded…

Howe-To Industries is an intergenerational entrepreneurship program at John de la Howe School, a residential school for at-risk youth in rural South Carolina. The program recruits volunteer older adults to teach business and life skills to students. Addresses the benefits of intergenerational programming and offers strategies for program…

Australia's newest medical school, located at James Cook University (Queensland), is committed to improving Aboriginal health care. At least five Indigenous students must be admitted per year, and Indigenous people sit on committees responsible for student selection, curriculum design, staff selection, training, and research. All staff receive…