The Massachusetts Department of Education's Accountability and Targeted Assistance (ATA) Center maintains and manages the state's School and District Accountability System. Results from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) are used to identify public schools and districts that are likely to require state intervention in order…

This paper addresses elements of the bilingual program for English language learners (ELL) in Illinois School District U-46 (U-46). Beginning with the context of bilingual education in the United States, the paper also introduces the current state of bilingual programming in U-46. ELL initiatives in light of the U-46 partnership with the Stupski…

Rayenne Dekhinet, Keith Topping, David Duran, and Silvia Blanch describe a pilot project on the use of Internet-assisted reciprocal peer tutoring in foreign-language learning. The eight-week project connected Spanish-speaking English-language learners at a primary school in Catalonia with English-speaking Spanish-language learners at a Scottish…

The school curricula are widely believed to be the best vehicle for generating public awareness of and action related to areas of energy concern. In an attempt to build the capacity of schools to address key environmental issues in Ethiopia, a pilot project had been designed in 2004. The principal aim of the project was to bring about positive…

This pilot study proposes a set of analytical steps for comparing schools that participate in the National Science Foundation's Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program and their nonparticipating peers in the same state. This pilot is part of a larger effort to evaluate the MSP Program's role in student achievement, with two companion analyses.…

An independent Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) report of the deacidification program underway at the Library of Congress, this report was undertaken at the request of the House Appropriations Committee. Because of the particular concerns of engineering and safety which have been raised regarding this program, this report focuses on its…

This report summarizes an Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) report on the deacidification program underway at the Library of Congress. Because of the particular concerns of engineering and safety that have been raised in connection with this program, this report focuses on its effectiveness and safety, and compares the current program to other…

The pilot study reported on in this paper was an attempt to examine some basic attitudes of low-income females to sexual matters for single-never-pregnant teenagers. (Author)

Describes the general move toward community education in South Australia. Considers two pilot projects initiated to ascertain if community centers can successfully be located on school campuses. (Author/DN)

THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO GAIN INFORMATION USEFUL IN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS FOR PREPARING PERSONS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN OCCUPATIONS INVOLVING HOME ECONOMICS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AND FOR PREPARING TEACHERS. THE INITIAL CURRICULUM IN HOSPITALITY EDUCATION, TRAINING IN TRADE AND PERSONAL SERVICE OCCUPATIONS PROVIDING FOOD, LODGING, AND RECREATION,…

MICROWAVE TRANSMITTERS WERE USED TO LINK 11 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA. THIS DEMONSTRATION WAS PLANNED AS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE USE OF MICROWAVE CHANNELS TO ACHIEVE A SINGLE CLOSED-CIRCUIT SYSTEM AMONG A NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS. THE OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY, BOTH ECONOMIC AND PROGRAMMATIC,…

A federally funded school breakfast program in Florida offers a nutritious meal to approximately 1800 pupils per day. This program is available to the poor, to children who miss breakfast because of bus schedules, and to any other students at a school where the meal i s offered. Those who can afford to pay a nominal fee; otherwise, breakfast is…

Alum Rock School District, San Jose, California, is the only school district to participate in OEO's education voucher experiment. In this speech, the superintendent of that school district describes the district's experience with education vouchers. He describes the experiment design and discusses parental attitudes on the voucher experiment. (JF)

Since 1965, Utah State University (USU) has been developing special programs for moderately and severely hard-of-hearing individuals as distinct from deaf persons. For the 1968-69 academic year, a pilot project was established for 16 students.This project of educational audiology was designed to explore the educational resources of USU, compare…