This special serial issue is based on the proceedings of an invitational conference on "Next Steps in Inner-City Education" held in Racine (Wisconsin) in October 1995. The three articles in this publication attempt to offer effective and practical recommendations for educational practitioners and policy makers who seek to transform the country's…

This report evaluates the degree to which current assessment practices and programs include students with disabilities. It notes the difficulty of accurately determining the participation of students with disabilities in large-scale assessment programs due to a lack of data, differing definitions of eligible testing populations, and the…

This book defines the role and obligations of the library trustee in a wide range of situations and also discusses keys to successful communication between the trustee and library director, staff, and patron. Chapters are: (1) "The Trustee in Today's World" (F. William Summers); (2) "Duties and Responsibilities of Trustees"…

This essay presents an analysis of the work of a President's Commission on the University and Schools at Wayne State University, Michigan, to uncover some of the implicit versus explicit intentions of those involved in the work of the Commission. The Commission had been charged with formulating a policy statement to be used in guiding the…

This report presents a preliminary set of international education indicators developed by the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). The set of indicators is designed to meet the growing demands by national authorities and the education community for comparative…

Forms of assessment that are consistent with outcomes based education are discussed. Assessment in service to learning must inform students about their learning, provide data for teachers who plan instruction, inform parents about student progress, and provide data for policymakers. Chapter 1 of this document is "The Implications of…

This book is the product of collaboration between Education and Social Work, at both the national and local level, on a project to identify and disseminate examples of good practice in the provision for children and young people presenting social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. There are many issues which surround the setting up and…

This ERIC digest discusses meeting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered school youth, i.e., supporting their ability to learn while maintaining an environment for them that is free from physical and psychological abuse. It describes the various policy initiatives protecting the rights of lesbian and gay students and indicates…

This statement was adopted by more than 300 participants representing 92 governments and 25 international organizations who met in Salamanca, Spain, to promote inclusive education. The statement and accompanying framework for action represent a worldwide consensus on future directions for special needs education. The statement affirms the right to…

In April 1993, the Alaska Department of Education conducted an instructional technology survey of all schools and school districts. The purposes of the survey were to collect baseline data on the numbers and types of technologies for instruction currently employed in Alaska schools, to collect information on utilization of the technologies, to…

This report is the result of a meeting to consider the need for broad assessment of the fundamental changes in library and information services needed to keep pace with the electronic age. Participants agreed to plan for the establishment of an annual series of policy forum meetings for participants from a variety of disciplines to consider issues…

A policy forum featured a presentation by Linda Chavez on the public policy needs of the Puerto Rican community. The forum also included a panel of experts from the Puerto Rican community to provide critical feedback on Chavez's presentation. Chavez argued that Hispanic Americans can move into the mainstream of United States society, and that…

Using information from four national surveys and a decade of research, this book demonstrates the connection between family structure and a child's prospects for success. It shows how divorce, particularly with often-attendant drops in income, parental involvement, and access to community resources, diminishes children's chances for wellbeing. It…

This introductory text presents a collection of articles from urban-studies journals to introduce undergraduate students to the interdisciplinary field of urban studies. The book is divided into 9 parts as follows: Part 1: Cities and Urbanism; part 2: Urban History; part 3: Urban Policy; part 4: Economic Development; part 5: Community Services and…

This document presents hearing testimony and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental material concerning the use of the United States tax collection system for collecting postsecondary education student loans and developing a repayment system that is income-sensitive. Among those presenting testimony are the following: Michael S. Bigelow,…