This report presents recommendations concerning alternative strategies for providing elementary and secondary students with information needed for preparing and paying for higher education as well as the possible use of financial incentives to increase pupil motivation. The report analyzes information about existing California programs that seek…

The primary purpose of this policy study was to identify and examine early intervention policies for young children at risk of academic failure in selected state education agencies (SEAs) in the North Central Region of the United States. The secondary purpose was to document the processes by which the selected states in the north central…

This study examined the extent to which students with disabilities or special needs participate in Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO), a Minnesota program which allows 11th and 12th grade students to complete high school credits at a 4-year or 2-year college or a postsecondary vocational training institution. Directors of the PSEO programs at…

This handbook for Virginia parents of children with disabilities describes the special education process and what is required of parents and the school during each step of the process. The first section briefly describes major provisions of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act; Virginia law; and Section 504 of the…

During fiscal year 1990, Idaho's vocatioal-technical system conducted activities toward attainment of five major goals. To promote economic progress by meeting employer needs for trained workers (goal 1) the technical system strengthened interaction between employers and educators; focused on vocational training to support industries and new…

The experiences of the 3-year Minnesota Severely Handicapped Delivery System Project have led to a model which utilizes resources of regional systems as key elements of a differentiated system for educational service delivery to the handicapped in rural areas and involves state education agencies, statewide regional centers, local education units,…

The fourth annual report on Florida's progress toward excellence in the State University System is presented. A total of 20 "indicators" of quality were used; they include the following seven national measures of efforts toward reaching the upper quartile of state university systems: (1) average full-time faculty salaries, (2) number of…

The fifth annual report on Florida's progress toward excellence in education within its state university system describes the status of the system according to 20 indicators of quality. They include the following seven national measures of efforts toward reaching the upper quartile of state university systems: (1) average full-time faculty…

This document contains abstracts of 43 projects conducted through Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act sex equity set-aside grants administered by the Vocational Gender Equity Office, Virginia Department of Education. The projects described are grouped in the following categories: (1) centers to serve single parents and homemakers; (2)…

This document contains abstracts of 47 projects conducted through Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act sex equity set-aside grants administered by the Vocational Gender Equity Office, Virginia Department of Education. The projects described are grouped in the following categories: (1) centers to serve single parents and homemakers; (2)…

This document contains 200 one-page abstracts intended to provide a linkage between producers and consumers of research related to the Cooperative Extension Service. The abstracts are organized into nine broad categories: administration, agriculture/natural resources, accountability and evaluation, community resource development, 4-H and youth,…

Composed of forms outlining specific activities funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this annual report for FY 1989 opens with summaries and fiscal breakdowns programs funded by LSCA Titles I, II, and III. The remainder of the document contains project reports and system evaluation reports for: (1) Title I--Areas Without…

In this final report of an 18-month series of projects designed to investigate the validity of the General Knowledge (GK) and Communications Skills (CS) tests of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) for North Carolina, highlights and major conclusions are summarized and appropriate standards of performance are recommended. Evidence was…

Public Act 84-126 amended The School Code of Illinois to include a definition of schooling and a requirement that the goals for learning be identified and assessed. This document identifies state goals for language arts education in grades 3, 6, 8, 10, and 12, and includes a sample set of district level learning objectives consistent with those…

This handbook provides a reference to the fiscal requirements and procedures for effective management of federal and state education grant programs in Wisconsin. The handbook references the Code of Federal Regulations, the federal Single Audit Act of 1984, and state statutes. Part A discusses the education department's general administrative…