This "Third Annual Report Card" looks at improvements in the cradle-to-career educational pipeline, the areas where Boston has made modest progress but still has a great deal of work to do, and the places where observers have failed to see the gains that are needed to ensure that Boston is a city of opportunity for all. This report card…

Policymakers and researchers have focused on improving the quality of our nation's 3 million teachers to raise the achievement of students in key academic areas, such as reading and mathematics. Given the importance of teacher quality to student achievement and the key role federal and state governments play in supporting teacher quality, GAO's…

The federal government plays the predominant role in supporting research and development (R&D) and in establishing public policies that affect science and technology (S&T) in the United States. However, the federal government is no longer the sole focus of R&D funding and S&T policy making. State and local policy makers are…

To describe the prevalence of childhood adverse events (CAEs) among methamphetamine-dependent men and women, and assess the relationship of cumulative CAEs to health problems. Data for 236 men and 351 women were analyzed assessing CAEs. Dependent variables included 14 self-reported health problems or psychiatric symptom domains. Mental health was…

The manual is intended to provide guidelines to Washington local education agencies (LEAs) and Head Start programs on interagency agreements. Factors involved in agreements are discussed, and an example of a proposal for service coordination touches on aspects of recruitment and outreach, screening, team staffing, assessment/diagnosis,…

The purpose of the guidelines is to focus on the mutual benefits which arise from close cooperation between Data Base Suppliers (DBS) and Hosts, and to identify some of the individual responsibilities. The guidelines have been assembled from accepted policies and procedures in information supply activities to assist EURONET Hosts and DBS to work…

The legislative and executive branches share fiscal and budgeting information mainly through the President's annual budget which is disseminated in several ways. (MBR)

The new definition of learning disabilities proposed by the National Joint Committee for Learning Disabilities is discussed in terms of its need, procedures followed in its development, the Committee's intention regarding critical elements, and the definition's current status (acceptance by four of the six member organizations). (DB)

The Networking and Evaluation Team (University of Washington) developed a model to help agencies coordinate plans for students moving from one program to the other. Field testing and evaluation of the model have been positive. A sample strategy outline is included. (Author/CL)

Identifies common concerns of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association and the National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector. Results of two surveys (N=42), (N=438) showed respondents favored cooperation between the two organizations in planning conferences, co-sponsoring publications, legislative lobbying,…

Discusses the new technologies that have come about in the Information Age. Stresses the importance of maintaining our technological superiority through continued cooperation among business, education, government, and community agencies. (JOW)

Librarians and publishers have worked together for the past twenty years and hopefully will continue to cooperate in the future. Past and present programs such as National Library Week and the International Book Year are discussed. (DH)

Describes the development of state process standards for teacher education, with local agencies being responsible for content standards. (RT)

Remarks made at the Annual Graduation Exercises, Applied Management and Technology Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, May 2, 1969. (EB)