Reports a survey made to determine the needs, services, and problems encountered by Wisconsin's handicapped consumers of vocational education. Problems identified were defining who is handicapped, locating them, communication about services offered, and placement of program completers. (WL)

This report describes the technical aspects of the establishment of a "Fast Response Survey System" for the state of Washington. The system, supported by the Stuart Foundation and the newly created Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession (CSTP), is being designed to offer timely and useful information to the state's policy community…

Recent reports at the state and national levels show that substance use among children, adolescents, and young adults has been growing since the early 1990s. Details on risk factors and on protective factors for adolescent substance abuse prevention in the state of Washington are presented in this report. It provides measures at the county and…

This report details family planning service delivery at the state level and presents state administrators' views about service delivery and policy options for the 1990s. Data for the report were obtained from telephone surveys of 109 State Administrators from the Title X, Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, Social Services Block Grant, and…

This telephone survey of Ohio adults was intended to gauge attitudes on a range of educational issues. Main findings were: (1) education is important, but its true value is not fully understood; (2) Ohioans appreciate the benefits of early childhood education and preparation for school; (3) individualized attention in the formative years is…

As part of the Assessing the New Federalism project, this study investigated the number of child care arrangements that employed mothers with children under 5 years old. The study began by examining national and state estimates of the number of arrangements used by these children, focusing on how these patterns differ for children of different…

As part of the Assessing the New Federalism Project, this study examines the number of hours preschool children with employed mothers spent in child care in 1997, how the number of hours in child care varied across selected states, and how the amount of time in care differed across the states for children of different ages and income groups. Data…

As part of the Assessing the New Federalism project, this study provides information on the primary child care arrangements used by children younger than 5 years with employed mothers, both nationally and across a number of states. Data are from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families, which oversampled low-income households. While parents…

This report provides information on child care in southeastern Pennsylvania, discussing what is available and affordable for working families as well as current efforts to improve child care quality. Specific areas discussed in the report include why high-quality child care matters, types of child care, regulation, how families pay for child care,…

This report focuses on the financial aspects of child care from the perspective of families and government. The need for affordable child care in the Southern states is illustrated in a series of state-by-state charts and graphs. Information on the percentage of low-income families that receive help paying for child care in each state is also…

Census Bureau data have traditionally focused on national estimates of the numbers of children in organized child care facilities using various household surveys. In contrast, this paper presents data on the characteristics of child care businesses for individual states from the Census of Service Industries. Although focusing primarily on the most…

This listing is a supplement to "A Study of Student Mobility in Texas Public Schools" (Texas Education Agency), a study that examined the magnitude of student mobility in Texas public schools by reporting how many students were moving, when and where they moved, and which students moved. The study clarified the relationships between…

Data on schools in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. (SP)

Findings of this study indicate that a significant portion of the population surveyed was malnourished or was at high risk of developing nutritional problems. (DM)