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Plowman, Paul D., Comp.; Rice, Joseph P., Comp. – 1967
A compilation of presentations on programs for the gifted includes the following: increasing opportunities for education, notes on Project Talent, talent development and national goals, talent identification in California, problems and recommendations in the area of the talented, innovations in talent development, issues and problems in modern…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Administration, Audiovisual Aids, Community Resources
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1969
As a means to integrate children with learning disabilities into the regular class structure of the school, a plan has been developed which would provide for specialized services in a flexible organizational pattern. A revised system of state reimbursement to the local school systems is designed to maintain children with mild handicaps in the…
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods
Taylor, Bob L. – 1973
The National Assessment, a census-like study to collect information concerning the educational attainment of Americans, is being adapted in many states with the results of the adaptations being used for decision making by state agencies or by teachers and administrators. The characteristics of the adaptations follow patterns related to this…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis
Brehman, George E., Jr. – 1972
The objectives of this study were twofold: first, to develop an improved version of the instruments used to measure Goal IV (Attitude Toward School and School Learning) at the fifth and eleventh grade levels in the public schools of Pennsylvania under a program of "Educational Quality Assessment" mandated by the legislature. Secondly, it was the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Attitude Measures, Educational Improvement, Factor Analysis
Fairbanks, Dwight W. – 1976
This guide to the Child Development Specialist (CDS) Program of the Oregon public schools is intended for districts considering the establishment of CDS programs of their own. Suggestions for establishing a program are drawn from experiences of primary-grade pilot projects in six Oregon school districts. The essence of the CDS Program is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Specialists, Childhood Needs, Community Role
Office of Inspector General (DOL), Washington, DC. – 2000
This document contains the reports on audits of the one-stop systems in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Vermont. The overall audit conclusions were as follows: (1) the states have made substantial efforts toward forming new comprehensive workforce investment systems as mandated by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA); (2)…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Employment Services
Kogan, Deborah; Fedrau, Ruth; Midling, Michael J.; Remboulis, Maria A.; Wolff, Kristin E. – 1997
This appendix includes individual case study profiles of the One-Stop Career Center implementation experiences of the 9 states and 14 local sites included in the study of initial implementation experiences. The 12 state and local profiles are State of Connecticut (CT); CT Works Career Center, New London, CT; CT Works Career Center, Willimantic,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Career Centers, Case Studies
Tschantz, Jennifer – 2002
The document reports the changes states have made in their monitoring of the provision of special education services by local education agencies from 1997 to 2001. It includes a brief background on the federal monitoring process and an outline of the federal requirements for state monitoring. Changes in state monitoring systems are discussed,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Institutional Evaluation
Minnesota State Office of the Legislative Auditor, St. Paul. Program Evaluation Div. – 1997
This report presents findings of a state-wide evaluation of special education in Minnesota with emphasis on costs and the impact of state and federal regulations. Major findings indicated that the percentage of students receiving special education services has risen from 7.4 percent to 10.9 percent over the last two decades; special education…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Educational Finance
Gamel-McCormick, Michael; Cornwell, Janet – 2003
The Interagency Resource Management Committee (IRMC), established by the Delaware legislature in fiscal year 1992, is charged with fostering an interagency approach in coordinating delivery of early care and education, promoting interagency collaboration in providing services to those eligible for the Program for Children with Disabilities,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Annual Reports, Child Care, Child Care Effects
Ragan, Mark – 2003
Service integration attempts to provide coordinated service delivery systems for the uncoordinated mix of programs such as income support programs (food stamps, Medicaid, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and employment, child care, child welfare, and training programs that exist at the local level throughout the United States by…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs
Hawkes, Mark; Cambre, Marjorie; Lewis, Morgan – 1999
This evaluation of the Ohio SchoolNet Telecommunity program focused on key Telecommunity objectives of technology deployment, teacher professional development, and student impact. Evaluation methods included use of the Scales of Concern Questionnaire in the application of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model, as well as visits to each of the 23…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Community, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes results of AISD's State Compensatory Education programs for at-risk students in 2001-2002.
Descriptors: State Programs, Compensatory Education, At Risk Students, High School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
O'Malley, J. Michael – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1982
The 1978 Children's English and Services Study (United States) contains five findings for limited English proficient children aged 5-14, e.g., one-third are served by bilingual education/English (second language); Federal and state support for special types of instruction are received predominantly by limited English proficient children within the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Children, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Dworet, Donald H.; Rathgeber, Arthur J. – Behavioral Disorders, 1990
This study describes current provincial/territorial responses to behaviorally disordered students in Canada, comparing this perspective to a 1981 study. Topics examined include definition, prevalence, services available, standards, mainstreaming, program effectiveness, funding, and teacher training requirements. Recommended actions by…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
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