Linking scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to statewide test results was studied. Results based on an equipercentile procedure suggest that such a link does not provide precise information. Information from a linking study should be limited to rough estimates of students in each NAEP achievement level. (SLD)

Describes the development of a statewide strategy to improve resident outcomes in nursing facilities, and presents some evaluative data from this strategy. Results reveal that the partnership has resulted in state agency staff having information from analyses about resident needs. Suggests that other states should consider building partnerships…

Connecticut has two statewide student assessment programs. The Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress uses sampling procedures to examine state program effectiveness periodically in 11 mandated subject areas. The Connecticut Mastery Tests annually monitor mathematics and language arts progress for every fourth-, sixth-, and eighth- grade…

Analysis of records of 168 female offenders in New Hampshire prisons shows (1) recidivism is not significant; (2) many have serious academic and employment skill deficiencies; and (3) short sentences necessitate fast-paced and intensive academic and vocational programs. (SK)

Census of 52 Future Farmers of America (FFA) executive secretaries found the following: 30 states have middle-grade agricultural education; 19 have middle-grade FFA membership; 14 have a core agriculture curriculum; 17 have state-level competitions; most do not favor national middle-grade competitions; and few disadvantages apart from potential…

The New Hampshire Technical College System repositioned itself by creating Technology Deployment Centers, for-profit training businesses aimed at the private sector. The centers provide customized training for businesses. (SK)

Discusses the origins, makeup, and activities of child death review teams (CDRTs) used in 21 states in the states' quest to solve cases involving the suspicious death of a child. Advocates the creation of CDRTs in states which do not have them. (MDM)

Provides a list of 95 state school library associations, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and indicates their affiliations with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and/or the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). (LRW)

Responses from 49 states and the District of Columbia determined that (1) 40 have some prevocational education and 29 have state-sponsored programs; (2) 5 require it of all students; (3) 17 have 50 percent or more of seventh and eighth graders enrolled; and (4) primary influences were the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 and the 1970s…

Using a multilevel statistics framework, a study examined the role of multiple sites in evaluation of three programs: Greater Avenues to Independence (GAIN), Job Training Partnership Act, and Food Stamp Employment and Training. Although multisite evaluations have great potential, they are more difficult and expensive and have limited success in…

Looks at the history of the outcome-based education (OBE) movement and offers opinions from a variety of federal and state officials and Christian organizations. Discusses the fit between OBE and vocational-technical education. (JOW)

Examines the statewide testing programs of North Carolina and Alaska, showing how the legislative goals, objectives, and expectations for these tests are seldom met. Such testing programs cannot realistically serve both accountability and achievement monitoring functions. (12 references) (MLH)

Annotates 100 state publications and discusses concerns related to state documents, including a lack of support of state documents depository programs by state legislatures; fiscal constraints; a lack of penalties for noncompliance with depository regulations; and a change in state document procedures by the Center for Research Libraries (CRL).…

A survey of 498 firms that applied for Michigan Job Opportunity Bank-Upgrade grants received 157 responses, including 66 grant recipients. Data showed receipt of grants associated with large, significant (though one-time) increase in training hours and lasting reduction in product scrap rates. (SK)

Documents the need for seamless funding of child-care services, which allows families to move between child-care services that are funded through different sources without a disruption in service or a need to change providers. Describes the process undertaken by the state of New York to implement such a funding system. (MDM)