This study focuses on eight cities in the Model Cities Program and the effects of the program on national urban policy and the ability of cities and counties to cope with urban problems. The cities (Boston, Chicago, Dayton, Indianapolis, Newark, New York, Savannah, and Seattle) were chosen not only for their geographic and population…

This document discusses staff development in California schools from program development through implementation. Written in outline form, it offers step-by-step information on needs assessment, planning, roadblocks to watch for, implementation, and evaluation. An extensive appendix gives examples of staff development programs in California school…

The transcript of this hearing on the reauthorization of the Bilingual Education Act and the prepared statements of witnesses, are presented here. The Bilingual Education Act, enacted in 1968, is a major federal education authority that provides educational services primarily for school-age, limited-English-proficient students (LEP). A study of…

This document reports on the third of a series of hearings on the reauthorization of expiring federal elementary and secondary education programs. Four school administrators gave testimony regarding the block grant programs funded under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, Chapter 2. Testimony suggested the following: (1) the proposed…

The final report of an investigation of colleges and universities that received substantial support through Title III of the Higher Education Act is presented. The objective was to determine the significant accomplishments that could be associated with the federal or other external investments. Site visits and case studies were undertaken with a…

This document contains six inserts for the Colorado Administrative Decisions Notebooks, a compilation of all Colorado Special Education Administrative Decisions issued in 1992, including all Impartial Hearing Officer Decisions, State Level Review Decisions, and Federal Complaint Findings. The full text of each decision is preceded by a case…

This report presents the results of efforts of the Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care to examine the extent of elder abuse in the United States. The executive summary presents details of the actions taken by Congress to pass legislation (H.R. 7551) to help control unwarranted violence against the aged and by the states to pass elder…

Third in a series of reports on Minnesota's Technology Demonstration Program, this document provides a synthesis of previous findings, presents a critique of the technology program, and evaluates 15 demonstration sites which were chosen to serve as models for the uses of technology in instruction and management. The report is divided into three…

Following up on the first two phases (1976-82) of the "District Practices Study" of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as presented in a resource book and seven special reports, this report is devoted to the study's third and final phase. During phase III (1982-83), researchers visited 14 sites to describe their…

The minutes of the meeting of the Special Committee on Aging of the U.S. Senate on the issue of legal services programs for the elderly, specifically programs in effect in the Boston area include statements made by the following: (1) an elderly diabetic woman testifying about living conditions and lack of services in her housing project; (2) the…

Descriptions of the policies and procedures used by 11 colleges and universities in the administration of institutional investments and endowments are presented. In addition to statements of investment goals, policies and procedures for deferred giving and social responsibility in investment are included. Statements are reproduced exactly as…

Presented here are 27 case studies of public involvement in environmental policy. These are examples of environmental education or communications programs developed by local, state, regional or national environmental action groups. The reports tell how the groups have successfully, or unsuccessfully, mobilized public opinion in favor of beneficent…

This publication seeks to help community leaders launch KickStart Initiatives to bring their communities onto the information superhighway. Part 1 outlines potential benefits of connectivity to individuals, to educational institutions, to businesses, and to communities. Factors influencing success in the connectivity endeavor include visionary…

This document is a compilation of Colorado Special Education Administrative Decisions issued in 1993 and 1994, including Impartial Hearing Officer decisions and complaint findings. Topics covered in the compilation include decisions on procedural safeguards, due process hearings, the extended school year, discipline (suspension and expulsion),…

This document presents the Equipped for the Future Framework (EFF) content standards that were developed over a 6-year period by hundreds of adult education practitioners, experts, and others nationwide to create a working consensus on what adults need to know and be able to do in the 21st century. Chapter 1 defines adult literacy for the 21st…