Results of two studies of social learning treatment indicate that this model of family intervention is an effective alternative to out-of-home placements with this population for approximately 50 percent of typical child protection services caseloads. The cost benefits of social learning treatments are discussed along with potentially useful…

The history, philosophy, and importance of family support programs to enhance caregiving capacities of families with disabled children are recounted. Information from a survey of state family support programs is summarized, and successful aspects of Michigan's support subsidy are described. (CL)

An interview with L. Lieberman, a teacher educator and author, touches on such topics as departmentalization at the secondary and elementary level, the use of triple level tests to allow students to stay in mainstreamed settings, and the importance of emphasizing skill development rather than subject matter instruction in secondary resource rooms.…

Approaches to identifying, classifying, and placing multiply handicapped hearing impaired students are reviewed, and a model is described in which five factors differentiate among students: instructional objectives, environment, rate, methodology, and staffing. (CL)

Data were collected for 2,752 students from 22 school districts in two states. In one state, approximately 30 percent of the graduates were placed in regular classrooms while in the other state, 16 percent were found in regular classrooms. Approximately 80 percent of severely disabled preschool graduates were placed in self-contained special…

Parents of disabled children are offered suggestions for ensuring that they receive appropriate vocational training and job placement. Guidelines address elementary school, middle school, and high school levels. (CL)

Analysis of teacher ratings, referral, and special education placement data on 74 hyperactive and 101 control Ss revealed that hyperactive Ss were more likely to be served by special education than control Ss. Aggression among hyperactive but not control Ss was associated with receiving services. (CL)

Four groups of educational decisionmakers rated the influence of information regarding the sex, socioeconomic status, and physical attractiveness of the student as having an insignificant effect on educational placement decisions. Assessment data were believed to have a greater influence, with achievement and intelligence scores seen as having a…

Criticized are existing methods of identifying learning disabled children, and suggested are three objective conditions thought to be more appropriate. (DB)

This document presents the September 2005 issue of the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE's) monthly newsletter, "Outlook." Articles in this issue include: (1) Private School Students Surpass National AP Average; (2) CAPE Offers Comments on Proposed IDEA Rules; (3) New IDEA Memo on Private Schools; and (4) CAPENotes.

To accomplish this the article advocates more care in placing student teachers, and in training and selecting their supervisors, and in thrusting'' a student into a classroom experience. (JA)

Enrollment in law schools approved by the American Bar Association is up again this academic year by 4.3 percent. Bigger news is that the number of women far outpaced that rate. With applications to take the law school admission test increasing this test year, the prospects are that law schools will continue to bulge at the seams. (Author)

Results of a survey present attitudes of counseling and placement practitioners, indicating areas which need improvements. (Author)

In which the author semi-seriously lampoons the hiring policies today--given the severe lack of positions in college in humanistic areas. (MM)

A placement director reports his track record for political science doctoral candidates. Procedures and problems for a two year time period are analyzed. Speculation on the future job market is offered. (KM)