This description of the gifted education program of the Des Moines (Iowa) public schools is organized into five sections: (1) context evaluation, (2) input evaluation, (3) process evaluation, (4) product evaluation, and (5) future planning. The context evaluation section notes that the state-mandated programs provide services to students…

Designed for use in calculating the distribution of state aid to colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) and in preparing financial and enrollment reports, this document provides a summary of projected cost allocations for the WTCS for 1997-98, derived from data submitted by the colleges on cost allocation schedules. Following a…

This policy research brief summarizes changes in out-of-home placements of children and youth with mental retardation since the implementation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) entitlements. Statistics are reported for 1977, 1987, and 1997 to show trends. Statistics were obtained from…

This report reviews special education costs and funding for Wisconsin public school districts, as well as the funding relationship between special education and regular education. In addition, it compares Wisconsin's method of allocating categorical aid to methods that other states use in allocating special education funding, and presents survey…

This worksheet is part of a series of technical assistance resources on financing and sustaining out-of-school time and community school initiatives. The worksheet is intended to help developers of such programs to create one type of financial projection--an operating budget--that identifies the range of costs that their initiative will incur. To…

This paper describes the Tennessee Children's Plan, a program phased in between 1991 and 1993 that implemented a coordinated service system for children, youth, and families. A study involving children and youth (birth through 21 years) who were in the custody of the State of Tennessee investigated the effectiveness of coordinated service systems…

A series of reviews of the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Job Access and Reverse Commute (Job Access) Program explored DOT's and grantees' challenges in implementing the Job Access program and the status of DOT's program evaluation efforts. DOT and grantees faced significant challenges in implementing the Job Access program. DOT's process…

Analysis of the University of Michigan's eight-year-old medical service plan looks at its revenue and expenses, impact on medical school programs of education, research, and patient care, and the environment influencing chairman and faculty recruitment and retention. A survey identified factors important in the plan's success. (Author/MSE)

Given growing demands for cutbacks in aid to programs for the disabled, it is essential to choose carefully designed policy that benefits many and seriously harms few and to document program effectiveness through unbiased economic analysis. (Author/MJL)

Two different projects in ESL training for immigrant workers, one for a garment company and one for metal workers in a turbine plant, are described and compared. The programs were for Indochinese and Eastern Europeans, respectively, and involved no unions. Extensive preparation made both programs expensive. (MSE)

Financial and other support services for undergraduate students in West Germany's Fernuniversitat are compared with those of Britain's Open University and the factors influencing the problems and successes of each are discussed. These factors include administrative problems, costs, regional cooperation, and admission criteria. (MSE)

Reports on surveys of Maricopa County handicap-related agencies concerning the number of clients served and the specific services provided and of handicapped individuals, regarding desire to attend college, degree of disability, and special services needed. Estimates costs of providing special services to handicapped students in Maricopa community…

Describes the federal reporting requirements of faculty time on federally sponsored research projects, their context, uses made of the figures, and reasons advanced for objecting to such reports. (Author/SK)

The status of programs serving students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) was investigated via questionnaires completed by 144 SLD teachers in Virginia. Findings raise serious questions concerning instructional intensity and scope in addition to procedural issues related to compliance with federal and state regulations. (Author)

Describes the development and implementation of Lincoln Land Community College's energy awareness program, focusing on: (1) resource management to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels on campus; (2) programs encouraging energy conservation and the production of alcohol fuels; (3) leadership in the field; and (4) planning energy-related…