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Maryland Early Head Start Initiative
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Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2012
Since 2000, Maryland has provided state supplemental funds to Head Start and Early Head Start (EHS) programs to improve access. Local EHS programs may use funds, through child care partnerships, to extend the EHS day or year. Maryland's approach to building on EHS includes: (1) Increase the capacity of existing Head Start and EHS programs to…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Extended School Day, Extended School Year, State Programs
Extended School Year for the Handicapped: Is It Working?
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Edgar, Eugene; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1977
Analyzed were the results of 18 extended school year programs in the state of Washington.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extended School Year, Handicapped Children
Statewide Evaluation of Year-Round and Extended-Day Schools.
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1989
The evaluation of 24 elementary schools in 11 Utah school districts using extended day or extended year programs is the purpose of this summary report. Specific research goals are the identification of program characteristics; program implications for education in general, personnel, families, communities, and the physical structure; level of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
The 1992 Assessment of the S.C. Department of Education's Efforts to Implement P.L. 99-457: Special Education for Preschool Children with Disabilities.
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Harvin, David M.; Driggers, Sherry H. – 1992
This study examines activities of the South Carolina Department of Education directed toward implementation of Public Law 99-457 (the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments 1986) which called for special education for preschool children with disabilities. The study specifically documents the number of children served, number of children…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Year-Round Education in Pennsylvania. A Status Report on State-Funded Programs.
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Wollaston, Twila – 1974
The Pennsylvania Legislature funded a two-year program to enable interested local schools to conduct exploratory programs on all-year scheduling. Funds were allocated by contract on the basis of the local school's need and readiness to conduct some type of all-year school program or to study the feasibility of such a program. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
The Annual Report of the Special Purpose Educational Programs Funded by the Utah School Finance Program. Program Report.
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1980
A detailed analysis of Utah's eleven 1979-1980 statewide special purpose educational programs are presented in this report. Each section includes statistical data, program information, evaluation processes, recommendations, and guidelines. The 11 areas covered under this report are bilingual education, career education, community education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Education, Community Education, Compensatory Education
State Plan for Special Education: Fiscal Years 1991-1993.
Kansas State Board of Education, Topeka. – 1990
This state plan for the delivery of special education services to exceptional children in Kansas begins with submission statements and certification documents. The plan then presents policy information concerning the following areas: full educational opportunities goal; free, appropriate public education; screening and evaluation; individualized…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Advisory Committees, Child Advocacy, Confidentiality