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Gifford, Myrna R.; Cochran, Judith A.; Graham, Glenn; Hudson, Lynne; Wiersma, William – 2001
During the 2000-2001 school year, an 18-month evaluation of Ohio's Phonics Demonstration Program (PDP) was conducted by the same evaluation team that had conducted a similar evaluation in 1997. In addition to evaluating phonics instruction in PDP schools, the evaluation also addressed the preparation of teachers for reading/phonics instruction in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Practices, Longitudinal Studies
Pottmeyer, Denise L., Comp. – 1999
This report provides an overview of projects funded under Section 353 of the Adult Education Act (1991) that support Ohio's efforts to develop individual growth and leadership in the field of adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) and program improvement. The programs profiled are grouped in the following categories: resource centers; ABLE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs
Hawkes, Mark; Cambre, Marge – Principal Leadership, 2001
An evaluation of two school "telecommunities" in Ohio and South Dakota demonstrated the importance of studying a range of technology effectiveness indicators: standardized measures, behavior, stakeholder involvement, technology competency, multicultural exchange, equity, new student and teacher roles, learning climate, teacher…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Patterns, Context Effect, Educational Improvement
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Taylor, Shannon S. – Journal of School Choice, 2006
The study of school choice for special education students brings together several important pieces of legislation which are separately the focus of high interest. This paper reviews the features of the three major special education bills (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Acts, the Americans with…
Descriptors: School Choice, Disabilities, Court Litigation, Educational Vouchers
Swart, Sandra, Ed.; Friesen, Barbara, Ed.; Holman, Ariel, Ed.; Aue, Nicole, Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2009
The State of the Science conference was held in May, 2007 as part of the ongoing series of national conferences, "Building on Family Strengths," conducted by the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health at Portland State University. The theme of this State-of-the Science conference was "Effective…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Family Programs
Shock, Diane H., Ed. – 1995
Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act authorizes a federally funded compensatory program for several groups of educationally disadvantaged children. The legislation directs that priority educational needs of these children be identified and programs be designed to provide appropriate supplemental instruction. This report summarizes…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1991
A 1991 study conducted by the Ohio Legislative Office of Education Oversight examined the Career Education program funded through the Ohio Department of Education. During the 2 years studied, the Career Education program was funded for $11.5 million in 60 local programs serving 365 school districts in grades K-12. (Career education is not a course…
Descriptors: Career Education, Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 1991
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 included a component focusing on programs for displaced homemakers and single parents. This part of the legislation was precipitated by the following statistics: almost half of all families maintained by single women had incomes below the poverty line; the number of displaced homemakers and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Displaced Homemakers, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Drier, Harry N.; Bebris, John – 1989
This report documents and highlights the effects of the career guidance section of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act in the State of Ohio during the 1988-89 fiscal year. The report asserts that Ohio has more than met the intent of the federal law in terms of the student outcomes achieved, improved career guidance program delivery, cost…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation
Ferguson, Judy – 1990
Graduation, Reality, and Dual-Role Skills (GRADS) is a vocational home economics program in Ohio for pregnant students and young parents in grades 7 through 12 in junior high schools, senior high schools, and vocational schools. Goals of the program are to: (1) increase the likelihood the participants will remain in school during pregnancy, after…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Early Parenthood, Occupational Home Economics
Amorose, Alice M. – 1987
The 39-day Summer Academic Skills Achievement Program in Franklin County, Ohio, was designed to increase the basic reading and mathematics skills of persons of at least high school age. It enabled clients to earn a full credit and up to $200 ($3.35 an hour) for successfully completing the program. Among the major findings of an evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Adolescents
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 1984
This study followed up 79,812 vocational job training completers and 316 vocational job training leavers in Ohio for the school year 1981-82. Data were gathered in January 1983 for the 1982 graduating class. The results of the study showed that economic benefits resulted from completing a vocational job training program. Even with the severely…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Employer Attitudes, Employment, Employment Patterns
Tarantine, James A. – 1978
Teachers in Ohio's Mansfield City Schools, K-10, participated in a project designed to include career development as a regular part of the instructional program. First, career education coordinators provided inservice sessions to enable school personnel to incorporate career development within the curriculum. The career development program also…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education
Hoyt, Kenneth B. – National Career Development Association, 2005
Dr. Hoyt will share his thoughts and dreams and those of his colleagues from the 1970s and '80s who laid the foundation and fought the fight to infuse career concepts into schools, businesses and communities. It is a dream that continues, and the author shares his hopes and plans for the restoration of education and work as a national priority. It…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational History, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society)
Schoenlein, James J. – 1994
The effectiveness of a secondary alternative school for at-risk students was studied with respect to the development and implementation of certain components that are generally thought to be critical to the success of at-risk education. The Hamilton Optional Program for Education (HOPE) school of Hamilton (Ohio) was the study site. Twenty percent…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Environment, High Risk Students
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