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Download full textIdaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1992
Under the Idaho state system for curriculum development in vocational education, Technical Committees made up solely of industry personnel are responsible for drawing up task lists for each program. Based on a task list specific to the field, this curriculum guide provides the competencies needed by nursing assistants enrolled in postsecondary,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Wallace, Teri, Ed.; And Others – IMPACT, 1992
This newsletter theme issue features articles on training of direct service staff working with persons with developmental disabilities in employment, education, and residential settings. The articles examine job training, delivery systems, training models, and implications of current approaches. The newsletter includes three articles presenting…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Programs, Competency Based Education, Cooperative Programs
Hill, Jim – 1992
Created in 1985, the Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program is a comprehensive effort by the state of California to provide education, employment, and support services to help welfare recipients enter the workforce. California's GAIN is now part of the national Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program, established in 1988. In…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
Ivory, Gary – 1993
This study examines the October 1991 exit-level Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) mathematics results of 18,290 11th-grade Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and White non-Hispanic Americans from Texas urban districts. Substantial differences existed in the passing rates of the three ethnic groups. The passing rate for White…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. – 1993
This report presents the findings of a rapid response inquiry about the new training opportunities afforded through an amendment to Section 353 of the Adult Education Act that increased the state set-aside for innovative demonstration projects and teacher training projects. The report also describes a number of activities supporting the newly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Decision Making, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation
Kochanek, Thomas T. – 1992
Despite the availability of relevant knowledge to guide policy formulation, and in spite of financial resources appropriated to support the developmental process, policies and procedures related to child identification in Public Law 99-457 (Part H), state plans are inconsistent with both contemporary research and Congressional expectation. Eleven…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Development, Child Health, Coordination
Wolf, Dennie Palmer; Reardon, Sean F. – 1993
In discussing educational equity and Project Performance and Assessment Collaboratives for Education (PACE), the authors present an argument, a detailed illustration, and a set of imperatives for education in the United States. The argument examines the last century and a half of American educational practice to illustrate why we cannot simply…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Attitudes
Handler, Marianne; Andris, Jim; Brehm, Barbara; Levin, Jim; Payne, Anneliese; Waugh, Michael; Bievenue, Lisa; Moran, Juan – 1998
Five Illinois universities, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), and the Illinois Area IV Learning Technology Hub are collaborating in the Preparing Educators for the 21st Century Program" (PIE-21). This state-funded program focuses on providing preservice teachers, administrators, and teacher education faculty with…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College School Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Programs
Vermont Univ., Burlington. Univ. Affiliated Program of Vermont. – 1998
This final report describes the activities and outcomes of a federally funded project that was designed to increase the availability of graduate level Essential Early Educators in Vermont who can: (1) provide integrated, family-centered, early childhood special education services to young children with disabilities and their families; (2) provide…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Hearne, Jill; Ramey, Madelaine – 1998
A large urban northwest school district is engaged in the construction of a central accountability policy that depends on school-based implementation. As part of this effort, the district has implemented a standards-based exit policy. Each school has identified students as either meeting grade-level standards or not meeting these standards. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary School Students
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1994
This Alaskan state plan details services to be provided to preschool, elementary, and secondary students for Fiscal Years 1995, 1996, and 1997 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The state plan discusses compliance and services under IDEA provisions that address: (1) the right to education; (2) full educational…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Confidentiality, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Orkwis, Ray; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 1998
This five-volume directory describes almost 1,200 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. The projects are grouped into five sections representing the seven program areas of the newly reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part D. This…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
This hearing considered reauthorization of the discretionary programs of the Education of the Handicapped Act which focus on technical assistance; personnel development; information dissemination; research; technology, educational media, and materials; and demonstration projects. Issues considered include ensuring that minority children with…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Corporal Punishment, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1987
April 1987 marked the seventh year of the statewide testing program in reading, language, and mathematics mandated by the Arizona State legislature. The Arizona testing program used nationally-standardized norm-referenced achievement tests. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) were administered to students in grades 1 through 8, the Stanford…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Equivalent Scores
Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus. – 1992
In this document, a state appointed task force commissioned to examine how Ohio state colleges and universities can sustain quality programs with the highest degree of efficiency during times of fiscal constraint reports on its findings and conclusions, and offers its recommendations. Following an executive summary the report is presented in four…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Faculty, College Students, Educational Policy
