The Algebra Project DR K-12, funded by the National Science Foundation as a Research and Development Project, addressed the challenge of offering significant STEM content for students to ensure public literacy and workforce readiness. The project's primary purpose was to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a model for establishing four-year…

The main focus of the Minneapolis component third year's activities (1976-77) was to expand the inservice programs to teachers and counselors district-wide. (The district includes twenty-four secondary schools, fifty-five elementary schools, and a number of alternative locations.) A career education conference in August and a television program in…

The San Diego County (California) Adopt-A-School program, established in the spring of 1982, is a partnership program that has paired San Diego schools at all grade levels with local businesses, military commands, and service organizations. The purpose of Adopt-A-School is to foster better understanding of public schools in San Diego, strengthen…

The major objective of the South Dakota Career Education Project was to provide a program of in-service education and curriculum enrichment for the staffs and students of ten demonstration school systems. An external evaluation of the project was conducted based primarily on personal interviews and the perusal of materials developed as a part of…

The Los Angeles County Board of Education's campaign to improve the public's confidence in public education is described. Education as an investment rather than a cost is the theme of the campaign. The coordinated approach is adopted from campaigns developed by 11 national educational agencies. The following topics are included in this booklet:…

A two-year career education exemplary project conducted in the middle schools and grade nine in Meridian, Connecticut, was evaluated. Objectives of the program had included providing hands-on experience in various job clusters to the students, expanding the work of guidance counselors in career education, providing teacher inservice training, and…

Drawing on papers presented at the rural education seminar, "Ensuring Excellence in Education for Rural America," and other sources, the report consists of an overview, examples of excellence, barriers to excellence, areas of continuing need, and appendices dealing with the conference. Highlights from the executive summary include:…

The purpose of the South Dakota Career Education Project was to establish demonstration centers for the development and advancement of K-12 career education in the state. These demonstration centers were also intended to serve as a national model for the delivery of career education services. The major objective was to provide a program of…

This report describes the Educational Voucher Demonstration, serves as a guide for its documentation, and offers an extensive bibliography. Part 1 gives background information and summarizes the implementation of the Alum Rock Demonstration based on a transitional voucher model and involving six public schools, each offering at least two distinct…

The Beacons Initiative aimed to transform eight public schools (five middle schools and three high schools) into youth and family centers in low-income neighborhoods in San Francisco, California. Using a coalition of local partners and funding from public agencies and foundations, the centers served 7,500 youth and adults between July 1, 1999, and…