The article describes a continuum of services designed to meet the living and employment training needs of multiply disabled, visually impaired persons deemed ineligible for vocational rehabilitation services. The article focuses on the interagency approach and the importance of community cooperation. (CL)

The recently established Australian Committee of Directors and Principals in Advanced Education, a national lobbying group, has seemed confused in its sometimes conflicting presentations. The confusion results from generalized statements in the guise of philosophical expressions about the nature of the college endeavor, which sometimes conflicts…

Examines the significance of reclassification in public welfare, focusing on the Michigan plan of reclassification as a case study. The National Association of Social Worker's (NASW's) current strategy in addressing reclassification is evaluated and several alternative strategies and policies for the organization are considered. (JAC)

Describes characteristics of continuing education agencies (resource and organizational insecurity, need for flexibility, autonomy), type of cooperation (cosponsorship, referral, donation, coordination), essential resources (money, learners, staff, information, domain, power), hidden costs (time, dislocation, goal dislocation, goal displacement,…

Discusses issues for the counselor who assumes the role of case manager for persons with serious emotional disabilities. Identifies five primary tasks including assessment, planning, linking, monitoring and advocacy. Effective case management requires a shift in professional identity from counselor to administrative clinician. (JAC)

Two teacher educators wonder why education associations are so reluctant to take a hand in monitoring competency standards for their own practitioners. They make comparisons with other professional fields and raise a good question: If it's so impossible to measure what makes a good teacher, why is it that the school superintendent with a visiting…

Domestic violence and sexual assault know no boundaries. According to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, in 2003, more than 39,300 rural residents sought assistance or 11.6 clients for every 1,000 rural residents. In urban areas, nearly 94,400 persons sought assistance, or 10.6 clients…

The purpose of this series of webcasts is to communicate directly with state educational agency (SEA) and local educational agency (LEA) staff - those who guide and support the work of schools - on issues related to the implementation of NCLB. The goal of this webcast is to prompt SEAs and LEAs to think about how to identify the qualities of…

In 1997, Congress reauthorized the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which grew out of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Congress stated that there was a need to "enhance the capability of state and local agencies and service providers to identify, evaluate, and meet the needs of historically…

This document supplements information provided in the "Handbook of Accreditation," Second Edition (Commission on Institutions of Higher Education). The Addendum contains the information necessary to keep readers informed of changes in policies and procedures while the Commission is engaged in an initiative to revise its Eligibility…

This handbook outlines Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) processes to facilitate "collaborative reviews" between MSCHE and other specialized and professional accreditors, governmental agencies, and other organizations that are selected by the institution being reviewed. Guidelines were developed in 1997 and subjected to a 4-year…

This handbook sets outlines the requirements for applicants and candidates for accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Accreditation is the means of self-regulation and peer review adopted by the educational community. Middle States' accreditation is an expression of confidence in an institution's mission and goals, its…

Making the case that breastfeeding provides essential and long-lasting benefits for children and should be one of California's first investments in the healthy development of every child, this report assists state and county commissions of Proposition 10 (Families and Children First Act) in the development of effective strategies and integrated…

Housing plays a central role in the lives of families; it is the largest single cost for most families, and its location determines a parent's access to employment and a child's access to education. Lack of affordable housing is a principal cause of homelessness. A housing agency and school district that collaborate to offer affordable housing…

It has been nearly forty years since Clark Kerr was asked to create and lead the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education under the auspices of the Carnegie Corporation. The Commission was to be a national effort, unprecedented both in scope and in the freedom of its director, Kerr, to guide its research and productivity. Carnegie President Alan…