This report explores the latchkey dilemma and reviews possible effects this situation may have on the physical and psychological well-being of children. Following a brief executive summary, the first section discusses the emergence of the problem and the availability of child care. Characteristic problems and consequences for children left alone…

Virginia's 1988 General Assembly mandated special technical assistance to develop pilot rural child care programs through the collaborative efforts of the Department for Children, the Department of Social Services, and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. This interim report provides an update of program activities and describes processes…

The Minnesota State High School League administers a program of competitive athletic, musical, speech, and dramatics activities at district, region, and state levels. The league is a voluntary association of 433 public and 49 private schools. This monograph reports on a study of the league in regard to two questions: (1) Are policy-making and…

The report describes the Georgia Citizen Advocacy program which links developmentally disabled persons with persons in the community who will look out for their interests. The program is commended for its emphasis on development of "advocate/protege" relationships which are often just the starting point for involving the disabled…

The paper reports evaluation findings for 1982-83 of the PACER Center (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights). Section I addresses PACER's parent training project incorporating five levels of activity: public information, general parent workshops, special workshops, advocacy training, and individual information and advocacy assistance.…

The report presents 1983-84 evaluative data on two projects sponsored by the PACER Center (the Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights): a statewide parent training program and a program designed to foster positive attitudes about handicapped persons. The parent training program is analyzed in terms of five levels of activity: public…

Information about the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), an independent federal agency created in 1965 to support scholarship, research, education, and public programs in the humanities, is provided in this booklet. The first part of the booklet provides information on the history, purposes, policies, and organization of NEH, and serves…

The document contains edited versions of sessions from the 1981 Special Study Institute, the fourth in a series designed initially for state education consultants for the visually handicapped. Objectives of the 1981 Institute are listed--to establish coordination, communication, and cooperation among teacher trainers; to develop interagency…

This document contains the transcripts of testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to gather information on Michigan's Older Americans Act programs. Following the opening statement of Representative Albosta, briefly summarizing the objectives of the Act, the prepared statement of Representative Hertel is given.…

This document contains witness testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine illegal drugs in the Chicago school system. Witnesses include Senator Charles Percy, the lieutenant governor of Illinois, and a panel of students from Deerfield and Chicago who give eyewitness accounts of the scope of the drug problem…

The report describes the Dissemination Model Assistance Project (DMAP), designed to assist state education agencies to comply with requirements of P.L. 94-142 (The Education For All Handicapped Children Act) for a comprehensive system of Personnel Development, specifically the dissemination and adoption of proven practices. The project drew on…

The article explains how to choose a college, the admissions process, financial aid, and Federal student financial assistance programs -- both the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Scholarship Program and Office of Education Financial Aid Programs. The Appendix includes a glossary, programs and aid in specific professional areas, BIA Area Office…

The article responds to a national survey of State rehabilitation job placement personnel and synthesizes the materials received from 42 states pertaining to placement efforts, personnel, and duties. (EA)

This issue contains annual reports from 48 states, the District of Columbia, and three Canadian provinces (Manitoba, the Maritime Provinces, and Quebec), focusing on problems, activities, achievements, special projects, and other areas of interest to the postsecondary education community. Reports are not included for Iowa and North Carolina. (MSE)

The document, half of which consists of appendixes, discusses the development and implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children in the state of Illinois. A sequential presentation of the Illinois rules and regulations applying to IEPs is provided, and the major mandated steps in the development if IEPs are…