The intent of the definition of career education is to encourage classroom teachers to relate the teaching of basic skills to events in the world outside. Developmental levels of the students are considered in the categories: K-3, awareness; 4-9, exploration; and 10-12, preparation/specialization. (AG)

Describes the state-based program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities which attempts to bring humanistic knowledge and insight to the broad public. (GB)

Discussed is the proposal that California create an agency to oversee all the telecommunication systems in the state. (LS)

In order to determine the extent of publishing efforts by state school library associations, a questionnaire was mailed to the presidents of fifty-two units. A list of state school library periodicals, with descriptive information, is included. (JB)

Data in this article indicate the types of information available through the Career Information Delivery System in each state. The effect of microcomputers on occupational information delivery is also discussed. (SK)

Elements of the Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS) were collected from 188 medical records in South Dakota acute care facilities. NMDS provided a description of nursing practice and enabled comparison among facilities and patients. Cost and time considerations in using the NMDS were identified. (SK)

Summarizes findings from series of research studies on the motivational effects of school-based performance award (SBPA) programs in Kentucky and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) School District. Finds that teachers associate various positive and negative outcomes with the programs. Draws several implications for design and…

Elements of Success 1: Structural Options outlines the range of current children's cabinet and council structures in place and offers tips and warnings for getting the most effective structure in place. This issue brief builds heavily on interviews conducted by the Forum and on the detailed documentation work done by Susan Robison for the National…

The Idaho Math Initiative has been developed to help raise student achievement in mathematics across all K-12 grades, focusing on three main areas: teacher education, student achievement, and public awareness. This report describes the initial phase of the Math Initiative, including: (1) Assessment; (2) Intervention; (3) Standards; (4) Curriculum;…

Proposition 49, which voters passed in 2002, guaranteed more than a three-fold increase in state funding for after school programs, although rollout was dependent on the state budget meeting specific conditions. In 2006-07, the budget met those conditions and the legislation implementing the proposition was passed. Subsequently, an additional $550…

This document presents the research incentive plans of these Ohio institutions: (1) The University of Akron; (2) Bowling Green State University; (3) Central State University; (4) University of Cincinnati; (5) Cleveland State University; (6) Kent State University; (7) Miami University; (8) Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine; (9) The…

This article examines how the states plan to implement the Programs of Study (POS) that were mandated by the 2006 reauthorization of the federal legislation for career and technical education. A coding system was developed for summarizing the methods described in the plans of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.…

As more colleges move to "test optional" admissions policies, the debate over the utility and interpretation of standardized-test scores continues. In this article, the author interviews Daniel Koretz, a professor of education at Harvard University and author of "Measuring Up: What Educational Testing Really Tells Us". Koretz…

Objective: The purpose of this study was to (a) investigate differences in demographic and psychological variables between treatment completers and dropouts among abusive men entering a court-mandated treatment program and (b) evaluate the goodness of fit of a logistic regression model for predicting attrition developed on a 16-week program by…

The reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, December 3, 2004, (IDEA '04) and its implementing federal regulations, October 13, 2006, prompted the need to revise Virginia's special education regulations. Input was received from a Stakeholders Group that included school personnel, parents, consumers,…