A variety of viewpoints were represented in this symposium for chief state school officials and senior staff of state departments of education. Russell Vlaanderen, Education Commission of the States, opened with a national overview: "The Policy Implications of Minimum Competency Testing: The Case of the Standardized Student." Attorney…

This report of the activities of the National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education during 1976 focuses on current information about (1) the nature and extent of the need for federal continuing education programs; (2) the appropriateness of the existing responses in light of the needs identified; and (3) the Council's…

This report describes the ways in which the funds for supplemental vocational assistance provided by Title II, Part A, section 204 of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) amendments of 1978 have been used to provide services for eligible CETA participants in Texas. Outlined first are the climate and the background of CETA/education…

The Tennessee Nutrition Education and Training (NET) program is part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture effort to develop a coordinated nutrition education program for children from preschool through grade 12. For this second-year evaluation, researchers associated with the University of Tennessee collected data for the evaluation of program…

Projects funded by the Office of Research and Development (ORD) of the Employment and Training Administration are summarized in this document. It includes all projects active on September 30, 1980, and all those completed between October 11, 1977, and September 30, 1980. The projects and publications presented in chapters 1-4 are grouped by…

Annual reports of two federal education programs for FY 1970 comprise this document: Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Title III of the National Defense Education Act. Both reports describe how the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific…

Two contentions are examined in this report: that community colleges receive a smaller amount from state and federal assistance programs than they should in view of the less affluent population they serve, and that there is, on the other hand, a prevalence of individual over-awarding at these colleges. The report first discusses the difficulties…

In this final report, 17 special consultants view from the perspective of their own specialities the future of the Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) program funded under ESEA Title III. The 17 individually authored reports approach the problem of whether or not this innovative and creative program has been afflicted with loss of…

The successful implementation of bilingual/multicultural education programs depends, at least in part, on the availability of information on legislation, funding, teacher education, and program evaluation. This volume contains current descriptions and listings of resources essential to the functioning of any bilingual education program. Contents…

Since outdoor education has already become an integral part of the curriculum of schools in Michigan, this booklet has been prepared both to assist schools planning to initiate outdoor education programs and to recommend improvements in existing programs. Included in the document are the history and development of outdoor education; the basic…

This annual report of the California Youth Authority (CYA) Research Program described 28 projects focusing on the causes, treatment, and control of delinquent behavior. Eight of the projects received grant support through federal aid, including: (1) The Community Treatment Project, a comparative assessment of institutional and community treatment…

The five-volume directory describes more than 1,200 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. The projects are grouped into sections representing the seven program areas of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments (1997), Part D. This…

When interviewed in spring 2003, officials in 16 states with a demonstrated commitment to job training provided data on 30 state-financed programs in their states. An analysis of the data yielded the following findings: (1) when recent, long-term, and projected declines are considered, funding is declining for 22 of the 30 programs studied; (2) in…

A study assessed effectiveness of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 performance measures. Data were from a survey of WIA program administrators in 50 states; visits to 5 states; interviews with labor officials and national associations representing state and local workforce development officials; and a document review. Findings indicate…

Explores the economic and demographic factors fueling rural homelessness, based on field research in scattered rural communities. Data were collected by interviewing low-income families and local service providers and from community agency and school records. Suggests strategies for preventing and responding to homelessness that would be…