The study described here was undertaken to develop a comprehensive description of corrections education programs in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) and to make recommendations regarding their purposes and operations including their relation to other Federal corrections programs. Presentation is in five sections: An overview…

Suggestions for this handbook were gathered from teacher-coordinators and administrators of cooperative vocational education in the state of Illinois and from publications depicting exemplary practices in other states. It is designed for use by both administrators and teacher-coordinators and is structured around the most commonly asked questions…

An overview of cooperation between CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) and vocational education is presented in this speech, including a look at data on legislation, history, and funding sources. In light of CETA legislation's specificity on how local sponsors are to work with vocational educators, the speech gives excerpts and…

This single-volume reference describes in detail the federal tax laws governing income tax exemption for qualified organizations. All categories of tax-exempt organizations are treated, as well as many related subjects, providing the conditions and requirements for protecting a tax-exempt status. Organized according to the subject's major…

PREPARED BY THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OF THE DEAF, THE BOOKLET EXPLAINS PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS AND PREPARE FOR RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP. SEVERAL SCHOOLS ARE DISCUSSED, SOME ESTABLISHED (GALLAUDET COLLEGE)…

THIS REPORT DEALS WITH TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND THE PART IT PLAYS IN PROVIDING TRAINED TECHNICIANS AND OTHER TECHNICAL WORKERS FOR AMERICAN INDUSTRY. RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IS INCREASING THE PROPORTION OF BOTH MALE AND FEMALE SEMIPROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL WORKERS IN INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, MEDICINE, AND HEALTH. THE GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY OF…

This document is designed to identify several types of vocational education programs and activities that are in operation in California's school districts and communities. Although the document primarily focuses on California programs, information in all sections--particularly those titled Vocational Education Advisory Committees, Scope of…

This report is the first attempt by the Office of Education to determine: (1) what the condition of bilingual education is in the United States, (2) what advances have been made, and (3) what problems remain to be solved. Following a discussion of the history and rationale of bilingual education, and the quantification of the need for bilingual…

Objectives of the conference, proceedings of which are described in this report, were to (1) provide decision makers with information designed to foster the continued development of essential attitudes and skills in planning, implementing, administering, regulating, and assessing vocational education in corrections; (2) provide a forum for the…

This report briefly discusses present rationales, future prospects, and methods and procedures involved in employer support of child care. It is based on a study which was intended to test the feasibility of providing child care and youth programs, through a system design, for employees of resort hotels and the primary labor union involved with…

Part of a study of migrant child welfare services, this review synthesizes all available materials on the issues affecting migrant child welfare. Each chapter discusses the importance of a particular service area, assesses the migrant child's needs in that area, describes existing barriers to service delivery, and presents a history and the…

Career and Technical Education (CTE) has evolved over the years to include a plethora of skilled training opportunities for both secondary and postsecondary students. While postsecondary programs are viewed as being on the "front end" of education's effort to prepare students for the workforce, it is often the secondary-level programs…

The title of the twenty-eighth yearbook mirrors the theme of the 2005 conference--"Learning in the 21st Century with Traditional and Electronic Literacies." The editors chose the title "Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century" in an attempt to reflect the contents of this yearbook which seem to approach literacy from a myriad…

This study estimates the net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of 11 workforce development programs administered in Washington State. Six of the programs serve job-ready adults: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I-B Adult programs, WIA Title I-B Dislocated Worker programs, Community and Technical College Job Preparatory…

The fundamental principles underlying the "No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001" focus on high standards of learning and instruction with the goal of increasing academic achievement--reading and math in particular--within all identified subgroups in the K-12 population. One of these subgroups is the growing population of English…