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Christine Dickason; Sharmila Mann; Nick Lee – Bellwether, 2024
"Pathways to Implementation" highlights innovative strategies and effective models in career pathways policy, implementation, and programming, as well as challenges states encounter in this work. This seven-part series addresses the key elements of Bellwether's framework for career pathways policy implementation. Each brief defines the…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Educational Cooperation, State Programs, Program Implementation
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Susan Marks; Jennifer Kurth; Jody Pirtle – Inclusion, 2013
Sections 616 and 642 of the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) required states to develop a State Performance Plan (SPP) to (a) evaluate their efforts in implementing the requirements of IDEA and (b) describe their plan for implementation of IDEA through determination of "measurable and rigorous" goals. In this…
Descriptors: Inclusion, State Programs, Access to Education, Program Evaluation
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2007
This paper responds to a request asking for a Response to Intervention (RtI) background information and a scan of what states are doing in this area. This paper presents summaries that provide basic information about the status of state RtI initiatives in each of the southeastern states. The information was collected from State Education Agency…
Descriptors: Evidence, Response to Intervention, State Programs, Program Implementation
Ounce of Prevention Fund. – 2002
Noting that prevention is the key to healthy development of the youngest children in Illinois, the Birth to Three Project is working to develop a comprehensive, coordinated system of services for expecting families and children under 3 years of age. This progress report details the first year implementation of the All Our Kids (AOK): Birth to…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Family Programs, Infants, Objectives
Smiley, Richard H. – 1984
A program evaluation assessed the implementation of the Alaska Department of Education's State Plan for Career Education, 1978-1983. Focus was on the degree to which the state plan objectives involving curriculum change, career counseling, special groups, business and industry, home and family, and inservice education were completed. Activities…
Descriptors: Career Education, Gifted, Needs Assessment, Objectives
Banta, Trudy W.; Boser, Judith A. – 1982
A team of evaluators assessed the implementation of the Career Education Incentive Act in Tennessee during the period from the fall of 1979 through January 1981. Using a series of standardized reporting forms as well as telephone and personal interviews with local project directors, evaluators collected data pertaining to 20 local projects carried…
Descriptors: Career Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1997
This document outlines the five-year Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) plan for the state of Wisconsin. Following a profile of the libraries in Wisconsin, this plan describes several priorities and LSTA funded activities for each of the following goals: (1) to ensure that libraries and library systems utilize technology to improve…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Financial Support, Grants, Libraries
Iowa State Library, Des Moines. – 1997
This document outlines the five-year Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) plan for the state of Iowa. The background of library services in Iowa is outlined, followed by the development of the Five-Year Plan. The new federal legislation authorizing LSTA offered Iowa an opportunity to (1) re-examine the strengths of Iowa libraries and what is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Financial Support, Grants, Libraries
Hill, Paul T. – 1987
This paper analyzes design alternatives for Federal elementary and secondary education programs. It identifies the range of program strategies available and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses. The proper design for any program depends upon the following factors: (1) goals; (2) the availability of Federal funding to pay for necessary services…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Washington State Dept. of Information Services, Olympia. Policy and Regulation Div. – 1993
The Strategic Information Technology Plan of Washington is introduced and explained. The plan is mandated by state law to create a new framework for communication and collaboration to bring together agency technology planning with the achievement of statewide information technology goals and strategies. It provides a point of reference for the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Delivery Systems
Dunn, Wynonia L. – 1982
Intended as a resource document as well as a status report on all the statewide career information delivery systems (CIDS) in operation, this report examines the status of 39 statewide information systems. (Career information delivery systems are computer-based systems that provide national, state, and local information to individuals who are in…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
State Educational Technology Directors Association, 2007
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is pleased to release its fourth annual National Trends Report on the use of federal funds to support educational technology. This report documents findings from Round 4 (FY 05) of the No Child Left Behind, Title II Part D, Enhancing Education Through Technology (NCLB II D) program.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Evidence, Grants, School Districts
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2002
The following were examined: (1) the Department of Transportation's (DOT) efforts to evaluate the Job Access and Reverse Commute (Job Access) program; (2) transportation and related services provided by Job Access; (3) whether the program fosters collaboration between grantees and others in the design, financing, and delivery of those services;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Agency Cooperation, Block Grants