Higher education governance of community colleges is understudied. Driving an increased focus on community college coordination and oversight at the state level are the role of access from dual enrollment to adult learners, the need to smooth the transfer function of community colleges, jobs requiring educational attainment beyond high school, and…

During fiscal year 1975, 4 school attendance centers were operated: (1) Migrant Action Program, Mason City; (2) Reinbeck Community, Reinbeck; (3) Muscatine Community, Muscatine; and (4) Muscatine-Scott County, serving Muscatine and West Liberty schools. Although each local educational agency (LEA) approached the migrant child's educational…

CONTINUATION OF A LARGE-SCALE INVESTIGATION (ED 003 047) OF THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WHO TRANSFERRED FROM 2-YEAR TO 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROVIDED MORE INTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF (1) THE ACADEMIC RECORDS OF THE TRANSFER STUDENTS, (2) THE FACTORS RELATED TO THEIR SUCCESS OR FAILURE, (3) THE PROBLEMS OF ARTICULATION BETWEEN 2- AND 4-YEAR…

South Carolina's migrant programs offered educational opportunities for migratory children during the regular school year and the summer months. The intrastate programs primarily served migratory children whose home-base was South Carolina during the regular school year. During the summer, the interstate programs served children primarily from…

This report examines the extent of undergraduate student transfers and the status of undergraduate program articulation among Illinois higher education institutions. The first section analyzes information from a variety of sources on interinstitutional transfer within the state. These data clearly show that transfer among institutions affects a…

A summary of the educational assessment activities (as of early 1971) in each of the fifty states and District of Columbia is given. Information was gathered through interviews held in each state by staff members of ETS. Similarities in the activities of many states include the setting of statewide educational goals, application of a…

During fiscal year 1976, 5 school districts conducted special educational activities for 386 migrant children. Although each local educational agency (LEA) approached the migrant child's educational problems differently, the individualized instruction concept was central in all programs. Standardized testing, Migrant Student Record Transfer System…

North Carolina's migrant education program adequately met its 1977-78 objectives focusing on program continuity, summer and regular term programs, Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS), programs for formerly migrant children, and staff development. Evaluation was based on MSRTS data, test results, on-site monitoring, and local education…

During the 1976-77 school year, South Carolina operated regular school term and summer programs for intrastate and interstate migrant children in grades K-12. Two centers, which provided primarily tutorial services in the basic skills, served 1,926 students during the regular school year. During the summer, 15 education centers, located in 10…

The report reviews Idaho's Migrant Education Program, which served 6,786 migrant children in programs hosted by 33 districts during the regular term and 3,302 children in summer schools in 28 locations. Following a listing of national and state goals for migrant education is a summary of specific objectives stated in the State Plan, strategies…

The 1982-83 report on the Individualized Bilingual Instruction (IBI) Interstate Training Project evaluates Project activities in Washington and Texas, funded through Section 143 of the Migrant Education Interstate and Intrastate Coordination Program. The purpose of the Project is stated: to disseminate the Pasco (Washington) School District's…

The Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) was established as a result of a 1969 New York state law, which provided for the coordination of opportunity programs at CUNY, SUNY, and the independent colleges and universities under the aegis of the Board of Regents. The 1974-75 annual report summarizes the data reported by the individual…

Annual reports of two federal education programs for FY 1970 comprise this document: Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Title III of the National Defense Education Act. Both reports describe how the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific…

A process study was conducted between 2000-2001 in order to gauge the progress of 98 Connecticut institutions that received state school-to-career (STC) grants. Progress was measured against national averages. The following were among the findings: (1) grantees made significant progress in implementing fundamental STC components, such as career…