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Download full textGaston, Caroline – 2001
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the Policymaker Partnership (PMP) of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education have joined together to consider challenges and opportunities for coordinating special and compensatory education among states, districts, and schools. As part of this effort toward increasing…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Compensatory Education
Gross, Robert C. – 2000
This paper contains a transcript of the testimony of Robert C. Gross, representing state employment services program and unemployment compensation agencies, before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources and Education and the Workforce. According to the testimony, the publicly funded work force system has…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Career Information Systems, Delivery Systems
Aspen Institute Quarterly, 1993
Summarizes remarks made by the Governor of Wisconsin about welfare reform, supporting more flexibility at the state level to enable states to try new approaches that will help people get off welfare. Initiatives undertaken in Wisconsin are reviewed, with emphasis on work programs and apprenticeships for high school students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Apprenticeships, Child Support, Child Welfare
Maryland State General Assembly, Annapolis. Dept. of Fiscal Services. – 1997
This report provides general background information on the State of Maryland's Special Education Nonpublic Placements program, which is responsible for approving the placement of Maryland students with disabilities in private schools. The report describes the program, analyzes the trends, and makes several recommendations. Findings of the report…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Rate
Marr, Barbara T.; Green, James L., Ed. – 1993
A study examined the effectiveness of Massachusetts' Summer Youth Employment and Training Programs (SYETP) funded under Title IIB of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). The study methodology included the following: a review of federal JTPA legislation and pertinent state policy directives; site visits to a random sampling of 15 summer…
Descriptors: Differences, Educational Benefits, Educational Objectives, Employment Programs
MGT of America, Inc., Tallahassee, FL. – 1992
This report presents results of a performance review undertaken to develop recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the Windham School System (WSS) and educational programs in the four privately operated prison units in Texas. (WSS provides educational programs for inmates who do not possess a high school diploma.) Chapter 1 is an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
Florida State Council on Vocational Education, Tallahassee. – 1990
This evaluation addresses Florida concerns that relate to the mandates of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act for the 2 years ending June 30, 1990. It is based on year-round evaluation activities conducted by the Florida Council on Vocational Education through projects, committee meetings, public hearings, surveys, interviews, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes
Cameron, Walter A.; Blowers, Sally – 1989
A study was conducted to assess the potential use of available supply/demand data in planning for secondary vocational education programs in Tennessee. Literature was reviewed for ideas and an analysis was made of the data in the Tennessee Occupational Information System (TOIS). In addition, expert opinion was collected from a selected group of 12…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Perspective: Essays and Reviews of Issues in Employment Security and Employment and Training Programs, 1986
This volume of an annual journal contains 21 articles focusing on the many services that state Employment Security (ES) agencies are providing to improve outreach to employers who pay for the programs through the dedicated revenues of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and state benefit taxes and to improve their own staff ability to deliver…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Career Information Systems, Delivery Systems
Smith, Marshall S. – 1987
The Chapter 1 program of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act would be made more efficient and effective by implementing the following recommendations: (1) improve the targeting of funds; (2) let good educational practice rather than accounting practice shape Chapter 1 programs; (3) establish systems of output accountability for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
National Restaurant Association/American Vocational Association Advisory Council. – 1982
This document contains transcripts of nine speeches presented at a panel discussion. During the panel presentations, speakers, who are restauranteurs, food service vocational teachers, food service program coordinators, and industry association representatives, described the programs with which they are involved. The programs range from having…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dining Facilities, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1984
This document contains the text of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, enacted October 19, 1984 to amend the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Following an introductory section which states the purpose of the act and authorizes appropriations, the Act is organized in five sections (titles). Title I specifies vocational education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
Galbraith, Gordon – 1984
This guide sets forth minimum approval criteria for vocational agriculture cluster programs in Oregon. The agriculture cluster program includes instruction in six areas: animal science, soil science, plant science, agricultural economics, agriculture mechanics, and leadership development. The information in the guide is intended for use by…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Course Content
Brock, Howard – 1984
This guide sets forth minimum approval criteria for service occupations cluster programs in Oregon. The information in the guide is intended for use by district-level curriculum planners, teachers, regional coordinators, or state education department staff involved with new program development or revisions of existing programs. The guide outlines…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Course Organization
Worthington, Robert M. – 1985
Federal regulations for the Adult Education Act and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act were revised in 1985. The following are the major changes to the Adult Education Act regulations: (1) the definition of "adult" was changed to permit services to persons under the age of 16 in some cases; (2) the definition of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
