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Buck, Beverly; Baker, Robin – Colorado Children's Campaign, 2013
The "Colorado Children's Budget" presents and analyzes investments and spending trends during the past five state fiscal years on services that benefit children. The "Children's Budget" focuses mainly on state investment and spending, with some analysis of federal investments and spending to provide broader context of state…
Descriptors: Budgets, Expenditures, Trend Analysis, Children
Duron, Susan – 1997
The report summarizes an evaluation of Colorado's English Language Proficiency Act (ELPA) program for 1996-97. ELPA provides partial support for programs for limited-English-proficient elementary and secondary school students for a maximum of 2 years per student. It is noted that while the number of students eligible for the ELPA program has…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Enrollment Rate
Gandara, Patricia; Sun, Andrew – 1986
An evaluative study was done of California's Bilingual Education Program, the goal of which has been to teach English and other academic skills to more than half a million students with limited English backgrounds. While the State Department of Education provided no comprehensive evaluation, there is evidence that some components have been…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking
Frey, Patricia; And Others – 1991
This report describes the progress of the Michigan Adult Literacy Initiative (MALI), adopted by the Michigan Board of Education in 1985, through 1990. It covers the collaborative accomplishments of a statewide team of literacy supporters that represents a comprehensive spectrum of public and private concerns. Part I is an introduction that…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Discovering Our Experiences: Studies in Bilingual/ESL Education, 1993
This new serial publication is designed to provide teachers, administrators, and policy makers who work with English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students with a forum for presenting innovations, concerns, and recommendations related to the schooling of language minority students. The main section of the publication, "Describing Our…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Educational Attitudes
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. – 1990
This report examines the status of Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) programs in Massachusetts in 1989. Forty-seven of the 50 school districts operating TBE programs responded to a request for statistical data concerning the following major program areas: (1) student enrollment; (2) former TBE students; (3) TBE students who dropped out; (4)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Enrollment Trends
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
The seven narrative reports featured in this publication detail the accomplishments, in seven key areas, of State Grant Programs (Titles I, II, and III) funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). These descriptions of state and local library activities, demonstrating how libraries are meeting a variety of users' needs, are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities, English (Second Language)
Lange, Cheryl M.; Ysseldyke, James E. – 1991
This study examined the extent to which students with disabilities or special needs participate in Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO), a Minnesota program which allows 11th and 12th grade students to complete high school credits at a 4-year or 2-year college or a postsecondary vocational training institution. Directors of the PSEO programs at…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, College Students, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 2001
A task force studied adult education services in Maryland. The task force heard presentations from a wide range of stakeholders, including adult learners, professional associations, administrators, practitioners, and educational researchers. The presentations confirmed that the need for adult education services in Maryland is extensive and the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education