Issued to provide guidance for the resolution of problems inherent in providing and securing good educational software, this statement outlines responsibilities of educators, hardware vendors, and software developers/vendors. Sample policy statements for school districts and community colleges, suggested format for software licenses, and technical…

Over the past 30 years, the political response to child maltreatment and its prevention has experienced periods of frantic activity, often followed by long periods of benign neglect. To an extent, this pattern reflects deep differences among child welfare advocates, researchers and practitioners on how best to proceed. While most everyone agrees…

This book is an effort to document ideas, processes, and outcomes based on input from many people involved in accountability of interagency collaborative services programs. The goals, processes, instruments, and reporting systems presented have been developed through a team process over a 10-year period of involvement with Iowa's School-Based…

This study uses data from a qualitative study of career pathway programs to investigate the incidence and type of organizational partnerships between employers, education and other agencies in workforce development. Findings demonstrate that education providers lead the partnerships, but that organizations divide into either peer to peer or…

This paper explores the policy background, the arguments for collaboration between agencies, the barriers which may get in the way of schools and social services working together to safeguard children, and suggestions for how these can be removed. As well as drawing on policy documents and literature around child protection, education and…

Since its creation in 1997, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has provided low-income children the access to health care they desperately need. Recognizing the important role health insurance plays in assuring that children come to school healthy and ready to learn, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSCO) gathered…

The Russell Committee's purpose was to prepare a five-year plan which would develop a bridgehead in adult education in England and Wales; pluralism is part of the concept, "coopeeration" and "needs," the key words. (Author/AJ)

The National Association of Home Builders, in cooperation with the Department of Labor and HEW, has designed and implemented a youthful offender program. This program offers job training and placement in carpentry apprenticeships together with basic education and has had a very high success rate. (Author/DS)

The National Research Council of Canada is conducting research in computer aided learning through a project to establish a national network of academic, industrial and government bodies in this field. (Author)

A community school in a total community education process is not and cannot be the same school with a few additional evening enrichment programs. What community educators seek is a new form of education. (Author)

Describes comprehensive planning of vocational education at the state level. (SB)

Management by objective is the key--cooperation with other vocational services the watchword. (Editor)

Suggests that hearing and speech centers evaluate themselves by comparing their output with their potential and the needs of those who are not being served. Outlines Michigan's program utilizing mobile units to reach people too far from permanent centers to receive help. (RW)