This report was prepared for the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) to help the state: (1) examine the current child care subsidy system in Iowa; (2) seek ways to maximize federal, state, and local funds for child care services; (3) simplify the administration of child care subsidies; and (4) promote the use of high quality child care,…

The mathematics standards contained in this document represent a continuation of the Kansas State Board of Education efforts to set high performance expectation levels for the learning of all Kansas students. The guide lists 15 mathematics curriculum outcomes: number sense, number properties, number systems, number operations, patterns, functions,…

The Iowa State Plan for Vocational Education received conditional approval pending a new needs assessment that would be deemed responsive to Section 116 of the Perkins Act, which mandates needs assessment of vocational-technical (VT) programs. The U.S. Department of Education prepared instruments assessing the degree to which Iowa's VT programs…

The Illinois Board of Higher Education has endorsed a four-step plan to accelerate implementation of its policies on transfer and articulation. The plan involved calling for all community colleges to adopt the Illinois Community College Board's (ICCB's) Model Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) Degree Requirements; developing a…

In December 1989, the governor of Colorado established the Colorado Business and Child Care Council to determine the existing level of employer participation in childcare, attitudes about child care, the magnitude of demand for childcare assistance by employers, and barriers to greater employer involvement. The council was also charged to…

In 1991, a study was conducted of the 71 community colleges and technical institutes in Texas to generate a description of existing literacy programs and activities. A total of 61 surveys were returned for an 89% response rate. Findings from the study included the following: (1) 66% of the institutions cited the lack of resources as the…

This document presents recommendations to the Texas state legislature for meeting a 1997-98 goal of reducing the projected longitudinal and cross-sectional state dropout rates. Data for 1986 indicate that approximately 86,000 students were dropping out of Texas schools every year. The recommendations presented here were determined: (1) by tracing…

This comprehensive and verified employer competency list was developed from a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives from Ohio. This competency list contains 14 units (with or without subunits), competencies, and competency builders that identify the occupational,…

This report is a synthesis of the annual reports of 50 state councils on vocational education for 1988. The summary outlines the governance of vocational education at the state level, the postsecondary level, and in relation to the Job Training Partnership Act. It also discusses the state councils of vocational education in regard to governance,…

The Florida Association of Community Colleges (FACC), comprised of individual faculty, career employees, administrators, and trustees, was organized to promote the development and advancement of Florida public community college education. At the fall 1989 FACC convention, a Long-Range Strategic Planning Committee was established. During the first…

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the National Institute of Mental Health jointly sponsored a project for the development of statewide organizations for parents of children with emotional disorders. The Statewide Parent Organization Demonstration Project (SPODP) has two major goals: to stimulate and support the…

Most teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) in Maine live over 30 miles from the nearest University of Maine campus. While the Maine Department of Education has been offering intensive ESL teacher training courses, a lack of qualified ESL teachers persists. The advent of microwave transmission means more opportunities for teacher training…

The mission of education for Ohio's gifted students is to prepare them to be contributing members of society by providing appropriate programs and services designed to develop and maximize their unique abilities and enhance personal growth. To assist school districts with implementation of this mission, this strategic planning report recommends…

Completed in accordance with the provisions of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this agreement outlines the criteria to be used in Michigan for determining adequacy of public library services and assessing programs and projects to be funded by LSCA Title I grants. Members of the Michigan Legislative Council, administrative…

Academic program review is analyzed in regard to purposes, process, schedule and timing, criteria, and decisions. Attention is also briefly addressed to the organizational entities that oversee the process of state-level program review. The purposes of program review are linked to budgeting decisions, mission delineation, and potential program…