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Download full textDecker, Larry; And Others – 1989
During the National Project for State Community Education Planning and Development, the following main activities were accomplished: (1) each state received (or was eligible for) a State Community Education Planning Assistance Award for developing or updating a 5-year state plan for community education (1988-1993); (2) a planning and training…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Education, Educational Planning
Virginia State Council on Vocational Education, Richmond. – 1989
This report presents an overview of the vocational education delivery systems assisted under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in Virginia. For the Perkins Act, the report reviews the purpose, delivery system, and the implementation of vocational education (enrollments, quality of programs for…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal), Coordination
Roberts-Gray, Cynthia – 1988
In 1988, four studies were conducted to evaluate changes in the behavior and the knowledge of child nutrition on the part of participants in the Texas Nutrition Education and Training Program (NET). The NET Program operates synergistically with reimbursement elements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Programs to improve…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Inservice Teacher Education, Library Services, Nutrition Instruction
Bowen, Jeffrey M.; And Others – 1989
Policies and problems of education for the homeless are discussed. The analysis is organized in four main sections. The first describes trends, dimensions, and difficulties of homelessness among children and youth. This section is based on various reports, especially those required by federal legislation. The second section reports and interprets…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Bureaucracy, Case Studies
Moriarty, Sheila; And Others – 1987
This report makes recommendations to the 1987 Minnesota Legislature on some actions that can be taken to improve Minnesota's child care system and make it work more effectively. The first section of the report documents the growing need for child care, emphasizing the number of children in Minnesota, the number of women in the labor force, changes…
Descriptors: Certification, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Educational Facilities Improvement
Wentling, Tim L. – 1981
A study was undertaken to provide a third analysis of implementation of evaluation requirements in vocational education and of their perceived effectiveness and utility. The sample included the total population of Directors of Vocational Education for the United States and its territories; 50 directors completed the questionnaire. All respondents…
Descriptors: Educational Research, National Surveys, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Academic Programs. – 1978
The results of 12 Pennsylvania state-wide projects for establishing specialized competencies for teachers are presented in this document, and specific guidelines for competency levels are provided for l1 certificate areas and for educational paraprofessionals. The origins of and reasons for state involvement in Competency Based Teacher Education…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Improvement, State Programs
BLAIR, MARGARET; AND OTHERS – 1968
APPROXIMATELY 100 EDUCATORS FROM FIVE STATES AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS PARTICIPATED IN AN INSTITUTE TO HELP INSTRUCTIONAL AND GUIDANCE PERSONNEL IMPROVE THE VOCATIONAL ORIENTATION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE PREPARING TO ENTER THE WORLD OF WORK. THE AGENDA CONSISTED OF SPEECHES ON VOCATIONS, GROUP SESSIONS TO DISCUSS VOCATIONAL PROGRAM…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, High Schools, Horticulture, Institutes (Training Programs)
Fox Valley Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District, Appleton, WI. – 1975
The final report presents the findings of an evaluation project set up to obtain reactions to the farm training program in Wisconsin from trainees and instructors. Two hundred and fifty farmers were selected for personal interviews on their respective farms. Each interview session lasted approximately 50 minutes. Data were obtained from the…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Educational Assessment, Participant Satisfaction
Wilson, Jack A. – 1975
Research and development projects for improvement of the administration of vocational education at the State level are described in the report. These projects, supported by the Office of Education for fiscal year 1975, are efforts to develop management information systems that will make available to State administrators information to aid in the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Educational Administration, Federal Aid, Management Information Systems
Lekies, Kristi S.; Cochran, Mon – 2001
This report examines the "Wave One" school districts in New York State as they expanded into the second year of Universal Prekindergarten (UPK). Through surveys with district UPK coordinators and analysis of final reports submitted to the state education department, information was gathered about the implementation, programming, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Delivery Systems, Longitudinal Studies, Preschool Children
Ruther, Gina; Gilmore, Gennie; Rich, Vanessa; Conley, Kimberly – 2002
This report synthesizes information from public record documents and comments from Early/Head Start program directors and activities from the Illinois Head Start Collaboration Office. Data were obtained from more than 101 mail survey responses from early childhood providers, 38 phone narrative/anecdotal surveys, more than 50 telephone surveys, and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Educational Quality, Enrollment
Barstow, Barbara; Markey, Penny – School Library Journal, 1997
Presents six ideas to improve public libraries' summer reading programs. Highlights include creating Web sites; marketing directly to parents rather than to schools through direct mail and collaborative promotion; statewide cooperative programs; the use of teen volunteers; scratch-off game cards; and off-site programs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Games, Library Cooperation, Library Extension
Direct linkAnderson, Kimberly; Mira, Mary Elizabeth – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2015
The following profiles address how the state departments of education are helping educators prepare for and implement their states' new college- and career-readiness standards and aligned assessments, through professional learning. SREB researchers examined each state's major professional development efforts around its new standards in order to…
Descriptors: State Standards, State Policy, State Programs, Career Readiness
Peer reviewedRous, Beth; McCormick, Katherine; Gooden, Caroline; Townley, Kim F. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2007
Kentucky has developed an assessment and accountability system that provides outcome data for a set of state early childhood standards for children birth to 5 years of age that are aligned with early childhood outcomes designated by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Within this flexible and comprehensive state assessment system,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement, Data Analysis
