Looks at the components for an exemplary vocational education program and describes several programs that meet the criteria. (JOW)

Providing appropriate educational services to young children with autism may be one of the defining challenges of the 1990s and early 2000s for early childhood special education. The number of children with autism is increasing dramatically, the research literature is rich with evidence-based instructional strategies, and the Internet is even more…

This report provides an overview of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the author's plan for evaluating it over a five year period. It also presents a brief summary of the main findings of the four distinct topical reports that the author and his colleagues have completed for 2006-07--the baseline year of the evaluation. Those four…

In conjunction with the August 8, 2007 launch of STS-118, the International Technology Education Association (ITEA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) developed and recently debuted curricular units for Grades K-12 on Space Exploration, known as STS-118 Design Challenges. The units focus on aspects of the themes that NASA…

This article explores the statistical methodologies used in demonstration and effectiveness studies when the treatments are applied across multiple settings. The importance of evaluating and how to evaluate these types of studies are discussed. As an alternative to standard methodology, the authors of this article offer an empirical binomial…

How many times have researchers and professional developers approached you or your school with "the answer" to improving literacy achievement? How did it work out? If changes occurred during the engagement with these outside partners, what remained after the project ended? Did such efforts lead to lasting change and improvement in…

The purpose of this paper is to describe experiences evaluating the effectiveness of the Mathematicians and Education Reform (MER) Forum, a network of research mathematicians interested in educational issues. After a brief description of MER, three traditional evaluation models are considered to illustrate shortcomings found with using these…

The hearing features statements and related materials on the Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans Act of 1985, which would include authorization for continued payment of Social Security Insurance benefits to individuals who work despite severe medical impairment. The bill would also establish demonstration grant programs for employment…

This document presents the text of the Senate hearing on the Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act of 1985, a bill designed to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies for dropout prevention demonstration projects. Testimony is delivered by Senators Stafford, Pell, Chafee, Bradley,…

The document contains profile sheets on seven programs serving handicapped preschoolers under the auspices of the Arizona Department of Education. Each sheet contains information on the project title, director, address, contact person, and a brief description. Sheets are provided on programs which include the Pendergast Developmental Preschool,…

A product of a study to gather information describing model infant and preschool programs for handicapped children, the document contains descriptions of 142 programs including validated First Chance projects, Outreach projects funded by the Bureau of Education for the Hnadicapped, Master Plan agencies in California, innovative and preschool…

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE PROCEDURES UNDER WHICH THE WORKSHOP ON EDUCATIONAL MEDIA DEMONSTRATIONS WAS CONDUCTED AND SERVES AS A MODEL FOR PLANNING AND EXECUTING LOCAL WORKSHOP PROJECTS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP WERE (1) TO DEVELOP TEAMS PREPARED TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS OF THE APPLICATIONS OF NEW MEDIA AND (2) TO PLAN AND PRODUCE A…

The document presents the 1978-79 final evaluation report for the North Central Louisiana Model Preschool Program for Handicapped Children, which provides a model program of services for 30 to 40 preschool children, demonstrates this model to other school districts throughout Louisiana, and assists those who desire to replicate it. The project…

A project was undertaken by the Public Services Division, Northern Michigan University, under a contract with the Department of Labor, for the purpose of training a population of 100 rural dropouts ages 17 through 25 in salable work skills. Three counties in the Upper Michigan Peninsula were selected as the area from which trainees were selected.…

Title IV-C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act calls for maintenance of a state "innovative-exemplary program" to work with local education agencies in the development and dissemination of new educational projects. To date, over 126 Kansas districts have been involved in this program. This booklet discusses a number of…