This practical aid is designed to help individuals and organizations working at the local level on employment and economic issues to build effective public-private partnerships and develop stronger links between economic development and employment and training activities. It is intended for practitioners at the policy and program levels in public…

Four regional workshops were held to develop diffusion strategies and activities for linking vocational education into a comprehensive delivery system for providing social services and skills to older persons. These information dissemination workshops in Atlanta, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Philadephia were part of the project, Identification of…

This guide is designed to upgrade and/or develop the assessment and negotiation skills of management personnel who are involved in developing and coordinating resources among community agencies to provide comprehensive services for individuals with alcohol problems. This training program addresses the following topics: (1) community assessment;…

A study was conducted to determine the perceived impact of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education on policy making in adult basic education (ABE), and incidentally, to examine the role of federal advisory committees. After a review of the literature, two questionnaires were developed and sent to past and present Council members and…

This appendix to the second part of the hearings on the kind of services children receive through charity; how charities obtain funds from the public; and how much they spend on fundraising, general management, and program services, consists of the complete text of the formal statement of the Epilepsy Foundation of America submitted at the April 5…

These hearings, part 4 of hearings on the kind of services children receive through charity; how charities obtain funds from the public; and how much they spend on fundraising, general management, and program services, focus on voluntary foreign aid agencies serving children and youth. Testimony was given by a number of representatives of the U.S.…

Compares the state governance and power structures in early child education in Michigan, California, and New York. Focuses on the informal, dynamic networks of power and influence among public and private agencies and, in turn, between these agencies and clients attached to a variety of interest groups. (Author/GC)

Coordination of schools and child protective services (CPSs) concerning child abuse reporting was studied via a survey of 267 public school principals. National data reveal that school staff generally comply with reporting laws. However, CPS policies limiting reports and focusing resources on the most serious cases counteract school district…

The Florida State Advisory Council on Vocational Education funded a study to determine the extent to which programs involved in vocational training represent a consistent, integrated, and coordinated approach to meeting vocational education, employment, and training needs of Florida, and to determine present and emerging patterns of governance of…

Those who compiled and updated the information in this guide invite readers to take a second look at its title. In previous editions, it was assumed that it's called "Those of Us Disabled" but this time it is not because it is meant to make the reader think about how the label of disability is used and misused. The last word of the title…

Section 9401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, authorizes the Secretary of Education to grant waivers of ESEA requirements to state educational agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), Indian tribes, and schools in order to assist them in increasing the quality of instruction for students and…

Objective: This study assessed the mediating role of trauma symptoms in the relation between child maltreatment and behavioral problems. It is based on the postulate that child maltreatment is a severe form of chronic relational trauma that has damaging consequences on the development of children's behavioral regulation. Method: Participants were…

In the wake of several high-profile shootings at schools in the United States, most notably the shootings that occurred at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, the United States Secret Service (Secret Service) and the United States Department of Education (ED) embarked on a collaborative endeavor to study incidents of planned (or…

The National Drug Control Budget Summary identifies resources and performance indicators for programs within the Executive Branch that are integral to the President's National Drug Control Strategy. The Strategy, which is the Administration's plan for reducing drug use and availability, is based on three pillars: (1) Stopping Use Before It Starts,…

"Troublemaker," the memoir of "Education Next" senior editor and veteran education reformer Chester E. "Checker" Finn Jr., weaves into the chronicle of Finn's life and career the broader history of education reform, in which he has played a vital and sometimes rambunctious role. Currently president of the Thomas B.…