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In preparation for reauthorization of federal elementary and secondary education programs, a study was undertaken to determine how schools are educating the growing limited-English-proficient (LEP) population. Issues studied include: (1) characteristics of this population, nationally and in selected districts, and the challenges faced by school…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Educational Strategies
Walters, Judy E. – 1994
California Assembly Bill 1725 requires the development and implementation of a comprehensive community college educational and fiscal accountability system. In response to the bill, the Chancellor's Office (CO) of the California Community Colleges is moving away from its traditional functions of compliance and regulatory activity toward…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, College Governing Councils, College Outcomes Assessment
Clarke, June S. – 1993
A practicum was designed to address the discrepancies in educational and behavioral expectations and priorities noted on parent and staff surveys at a rural elementary school. The survey of parents (n=261) indicated parents' need and desire for education and training in helping their children at home. The goal of the project was to implement an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Elementary Education, Parent Attitudes
Children's Defense Fund-Ohio, Columbus. – 1993
This report examines the successes and shortcomings of efforts made on behalf of Ohio's black children and their families during the last generation. The three main sections of the report examine maternal and child health, family economics, and education, discussing the situation as it existed in the recent past and as it exists today, specific…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Achievement, Black Education, Black Youth
Chiodo, Carolyn B. – 1993
This practicum implemented a resource/consultative model in place of a pullout model that was failing to meet the needs of second grade students with specific learning disabilities (SLD), at-risk students, and regular and special educators. The practicum involved conducting team meetings, increasing faculty awareness, and implementing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Consultation Programs, Curriculum Based Assessment, Delivery Systems
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1994
In 1983, the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) established a systemwide program review process calling for the evaluation of instructional programs and student and academic support services on a 5-year cycle. This report describes the 1993 program review process and its results, and provides examples of how specific colleges use the review…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, College Programs
Ejlali, Christine – 1990
This report describes the Learning Is For Everyone (LIFE) program, a community involvement initiative developed by the Washington County, Tennessee, schools to increase the level of family involvement in the schools to raise student achievement levels. The LIFE program's primary focus in 1989-90 was to establish a positive attitude toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Community Involvement, Educational Improvement
Sanford Public Schools, ME. – 1993
A joint enterprise by Sanford Public Schools of Sanford, Maine, and five partners established and operated a program of literacy, math, and reasoning/problem-solving skills instruction and support services at five work sites. The business partners were Sprague Electric Company; The Baker Company; Jagger Brothers, Inc.; Greenwood Center; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, English (Second Language)
Harris, John – 1994
In 1969, the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) established a centralized student-specific data system from which state and federal reports and management information could be developed. However, this system provides no information about students and graduates after they leave the system. In order to augment the inconsistent data gathered…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Pettit, Nancy – 1994
An orientation and peer helper program was developed at a public middle school in a rural community to reduce the problems associated with sixth-grade students transferring into the school during the school year. Transfer students and their parents or guardians were provided with a video and brochure that explained the school's services, programs,…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Middle Schools
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Research and Development. – 1992
In compliance with mandates of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Arizona Department of Education has completed its evaluation of effectiveness for state and locally administered programs in the context of Arizona's existing Chapter 2 goals. The evaluation focused first on state-administered programs and then considered locally…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged
Mitchell, Vernay – 1992
This study evaluated the training in conflict resolution (CR) and cooperative learning (CL) of about 180 students in an alternative high school (AHS) in New York City. The qualitative methodology included direct observations of students' daily routines, systematic observations of special events, and interviews with key faculty and staff members.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Evaluation
Missouri Univ., St. Louis. George Englemann Mathematics & Science Inst. – 1993
This publication is a comprehensive report on the George Engelmann Mathematics and Science Institute's Scholar Research Program (SRP) and its activities in 1993. The SRP provides high school students who have successfully completed an earlier Engelmann program the opportunity to experience and practice the active components of the scientific…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Faculty, College School Cooperation, High School Students
Dodd, John M.; And Others – 1994
An intergenerational literacy project involving economically disadvantaged parents, their preschool children, and preservice teachers was conducted at Eastern Montana College. Parents enrolled in the Head Start and Even Start programs attended sessions at which they were trained to be literacy tutors at training meetings and/or combination…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Battered Women, Cross Age Teaching, Economically Disadvantaged
Radencich, Marguerite C., Ed. – 1994
The following articles are included: "Reconceptualizing the Language of Adult Literacy" (Ilsley, Stahl); "Expanding the Definition of Literacy for Adult Remedial Readers" (Heathington); "Adult Literacy Programs" (Davis); "Stages in the Reading Development of Adults" (Norman, Malicky); "Reading Concepts…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
