An effective strategy to improve state planning for delivery of services to the handicapped is seen to involve a carefully developed "action sequence". (Author/SB)

Examines the availability of commercial micropublishers for state and local documents, and discusses state programs, focusing on the state of Nevada micropublication program. (Author/CMV)

The Pennsylvania Training Model's Educational Planning System for teaching the severely/profoundly handicapped is described. (Author)

Ohio's Handicapped Education Learners Planning System, a computer based information management system, is discussed in terms of its development and use in special education settings. (CL)

Examines the Oregon program in which each school district establishes and measures its own set of competency standards. (Author/IRT)

The article highlights major findings of a national survey of current policies, resources, and services for the education of gifted and talented children. (SBH)

Indigenous homemakers were employed in this Arkansas program as health education aides. They provided participant families with information on: (1) healthy daily living habits; (2) preventive health practices; (3) self-care/professional care needs; (4) home environment influences in health; and (5) local health services. (MJB)

Compares a state program to deal with youth unemployment, the Ontario Career Action Program, with cooperative education programs generally. (Author/IRT)

Analysis of fiscal year 1980 Comprehensive Systems of Personnel Development of 49 states, the District of Columbia, and two trust territories revealed that vocational educators and vocational and career content are not reflected extensively in comprehensive personnel planning regarding the education of handicapped children and youth. (CL)

Wisconsin's program of supported employment for the disabled stresses local management and supported employment as a generic service. Brief vignettes of successfully employed disabled adults, a description of ways the state encourages local program development, and discussion of economic trends and supported employment are provided. (DB)

The authors suggest that it will take a new dimension of teamwork under the Perkins Act to meet the challenges of the coming decade. Vocational education can be improved, they say, by close collaboration among the new state councils on vocational education, the state boards, the newly required technical committee, and a host of other groups. (CT)

Until recently, many students with disabilities were excluded from large-scale assessments, such as those mandated by states. Recent federal and state policy initiatives, including the most recent reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, require that the large majority of students with disabilities be included in…

This report, the fifth annual report on the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP), provides policymakers, educators, parents, and the community with a general accounting and precise overview of the performance of Colorados third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students relative to the Colorado State Model…

Using a random sample of 1,000 Colorado teachers, this study surveyed the effects of standards, the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP), and school report cards on instruction and test-related practices. Findings show that standards were perceived to have greater impact on improving instruction than did testing. Teachers said they aligned…

The two principal federal funding streams available to states for provision of child care services are the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant structure. Noting that funds from both of these can be used for child care and early education initiatives, this report summarizes what…