This report summarizes Austin ISD's state-funded Optional Extended Year Program activities for the 2006-2007 school year.

The purpose of this report is to provide information on the outcomes of the Intervention for College Attendance Program, a program of competitive grants awarded to postsecondary institutions, professional organizations, and community-based organizations. Prior to the 2008-09 biennium, the program focused on provision of college awareness and the…

This report represents the culmination of the activities conducted by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (White House Initiative) over the span of seven years, as of this writing. It also encompasses the work of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (the…

This guide provides suggestions for planning and implementing inclusion programs to enhance education for all children. Recent laws supporting the rights of children with disabilities are considered, along with the confusion regarding how to meet the needs of all children in the schools. Variations in inclusion practices among states and districts…

A comprehensive guide to parenting resources in Montgomery County (Maryland), this publication is divided into four chapters. "Getting more involved with your child" focuses on communication, inexpensive ways to have fun, parent involvement techniques, and suggested party tips with information about the legal consequences of serving…

This UNESCO monograph reports a study of the history and current state of parent schools in China, focusing on successes and problems with the parent school system. Section 1 describes China's response to the World Summit for Children, and details the study's aims, which are: (1) to understand family life and its roles; (2) understand the role and…

The attitudes of students toward school and dropping out and the kinds of pressures students feel from their families that create school problems were studied in the San Diego City (California) school system. An ethnically diverse inner city high school was selected for the study, with about 56 percent Latino or Hispanic students, 12 percent…

This report details progress in providing education in the least restrictive environment to students with disabilities, based on hearings held by the National Council on Disabilities. Examples of successful inclusion education programs at the early childhood, elementary, and secondary levels are described. Strategies for promoting inclusive…

Alternative assessment not only offers the opportunity to assess what students know, it also can more fully engage students in their own learning. When properly implemented, alternative assessment has the potential to: be a useful classroom tool, stimulate student participation; form a communication bridge with parents; and measure specific types…

This document is a handbook for helping children develop self-esteem through encouraging creative behavior in after school day care. The handbook is meant to be a resource for after school day care providers. Each chapter is structured to describe a creative behavior concept or strategy, explain how and why it works, and when it can best be…

This book focuses on supporting young children's learning and development. Chapters are drawn from seminars held at the University of Hertfordshire in the Spring and Summer of 1994. The book discusses three aspects of support (support for young children, support for adults, and supportive frameworks) in five chapters: (1) "Support in the early…

Drastic social problems challenge teachers looking to increase parental involvement in schools. Traditional strategies to involve parents, such as inviting parents to meetings and school events, do not promote genuine interaction between home and school. Instead, they separate parents and teachers. Two-way communication between home and school is…

This booklet contains rules and regulation that apply to the licensing and operation of child care agencies in New Hampshire. The main section contains rules and regulations that apply to all child care providers and agencies in regard to license application, waivers, license renewal, investigation procedures, hearings, health and safety,…

This document contains all of the articles from an "Education Week" special report examining technology's role in bringing schools and homes closer together. Articles include: (1) "Homeward Bound" (Peter West), about one of the nation's first "virtual teachers" and the effect of the changing dynamics of the…

Noting that a growing number of men are not fulfilling their financial, moral, or social responsibilities to their children, this report aims to provide a rough "map" of the main elements of an emerging fatherhood movement along with a discussion of related policy and program initiatives. The report also provides selected examples of innovative…