The paper, originally given at a 1986 Ethnic and Multicultural Symposium, reports the results of a series of studies on the identification and placement of limited English proficient (LEP) Hispanic students. Research findings relate to the referral, assessment, and placement of LEP students in programs for the learning disabled, mentally retarded,…

This document reprints a series of articles appearing in the Parsippany, New Jersey, "Daily Record" on October 25-30, 1987 and November 9, 1987. The series stresses that the New Jersey special education system has vastly improved from what existed prior to the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act, but that the system still…

A study was conducted to identify organizational factors facilitating or inhibiting the transfer of Hispanic students from California community colleges to four-year institutions. Using the Kanter model of structural determinants for organizational behavior, the study examined opportunity structures (e.g., placement procedures and mobility…

This research was conducted to identify factors contributing to the enrollment of male high school students in Ohio in program areas nontraditional for their sex. Using the 1980 Executive Student Follow-up Report, 28 vocational education programs not traditional for males in Ohio (less than 20 percent male enrollment) were identified, and the top…

This report details the performance of recent high school graduates on entrance exams given at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) in fall of school year 1987-88 to assess basic reading, writing, and algebra skills. The following data are provided: (1) the numbers and percentages of MDCC students from Dade County high schools who submitted…

The Secondary Transition Intervention Effectiveness Institute studies issues related to secondary education and transitional services for individuals with special needs. This third annual report offers an overview of secondary transitional services in the United States by Jane Dowling. Papers describing preliminary findings of the Institute's…

Changes in the population of children served as educable mentally retarded (EMR) in the public schools are examined. The term "new" refers to children currently classified as EMR, in contrast to children classified as EMR in the late 1960s, predating court actions challenging the criteria for EMR eligibility. "New" EMRs have an IQ of 50-75, while…

From March through October of 1986, 44,453 students took the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test (NJCBSPT) at the 30 New Jersey public colleges and 11 participating independent institutions of higher education. Designed to provide data for summary reports to the Board of Higher Education and to help colleges place already admitted…

This report evaluates student placement practices and quality of instruction in the first grade reading program of the San Diego (California) City Schools. A previous study indicated that a disproportionately high percentage of Black and Hispanic students did not complete the grade-level textbook by the end of the first grade. Data were drawn from…

In 1988, a study was conducted to examine student assessment and related remedial/developmental programs in Michigan's 29 community colleges. Administrators or instructors with direct responsibility for developmental education programs were surveyed regarding the existence of an institutional definition of and mission statement for remedial…

As part of an annual statewide evaluation process, quantitative information on community college education is reviewed by the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges. Subsequently, a qualitative assessment is conducted by selected colleges in response to specific questions raised by the board. This report provides the results of individual…

This publication was prepared to offer recommendations and strategies both at the state and college level specific to the recruitment, retention, and placement of minorities in teaching. A recommendation which both state and college levels need to implement as soon as possible is early identification of students who express interest in teaching.…

The admissable probability measurement (APM) format was used to score a criterion referenced language arts test administered in an inner city junior high school. Its 30 items covered capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, and sentence analysis. With APM, students indicate their confidence in their answer choice, and guessing is heavily…

This book shows the coordinator of a nontraditional occupations (NTO) program for women in a public postsecondary vocational-technical school how to run the program from planning through followup. Chapter 1 describes the benefits of an NTO program. Chapter 2 on planning and evaluation highlights groundwork to ensure that the program is needed and…

Public education is facing a crisis of major proportions, but the things that are basically wrong with schools are not those being emphasized in current proposals for change. This paper identifies two basic defects in the American system of public education: (1) there is too little attention to individual differences; and (2) there is too much…