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New Mexico Public Education Department, 2022
The New Mexico Public Education Department's (NMPED) mission is to ensure all students in New Mexico receive the education they deserve and that students are prepared for college, careers, and lifelong learning. To do this, the department is focusing on supports, sustained learning and outreach to districts, charter schools, tribal education…
Descriptors: Public Education, State Departments of Education, Institutional Mission, Tribes
Estes, Elizabeth; Davis, Jeff; Shilton, Adrienne; Stoner-Mertz, Christine; Funk, Michael; Eisenberg, Lisa; Weller, Teneh; Knecht, Richard S.; Kelley, Veronica; Kain, Lara; Peck, Jennifer; Rosario, Aleah; Lombardo, Michael; Kimner, Hayin; Jacobs, Melissa; Dickey, Amanda; Epstein, Ken; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Alcala, Lupita; Caparas, Ruthie; Coley, Aressa; Justus, Marianne; Willis, Jason; Larsen, Karen – WestEd, 2022
This field guide is a first step by a collaborative of California child-serving education, health, and social service experts and leaders to further California's current efforts toward one effective, integrated, comprehensive, school-based child-serving system. The guide includes guidance for both local education agencies (LEAs) and state leaders,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Guides, School Districts, Public Officials
Smith-Canty, Vanessa – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study presents an analysis of the anti-bullying policies of 24 South Carolina middle schools that were involved in the "Abbeville" lawsuit. These schools sued the state of South Carolina alleging that the school finding system was inadequate. The schools are plagued with numerous problems including being among the lowest performing…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Bullying, School Districts, State Legislation
Banuelos, Diana – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The most recent data available from the National Center for Educational Statistics (2004) estimate that 60% of community college freshmen and 25% of freshmen at 4-year public institutions nationwide complete at least one remedial course. Nationally, fewer than 40% of students who are referred to developmental education actually enroll in…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Policy Formation, Community Colleges, Remedial Instruction
Fain, Terry; Turner, Susan; Ridgeway, Greg – RAND Corporation, 2012
In 2000, the California State Legislature passed what is now known as the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA). This effort was designed to provide a stable funding source to counties for juvenile programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. The Corrections Standards…
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Program Implementation, Counties
Fain, Terry; Turner, Susan; Ridgeway, Greg – RAND Corporation, 2010
In 2000, the California State Legislature passed the Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Act, which authorized funding for county juvenile-justice programs and designated the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) (formerly named the Board of Corrections) the administrator of funding. A 2001 California Senate bill extended the funding and changed the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Crime Prevention, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Midgley, Andrew Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research examined the funding request process whereby higher education institutions seek financial support from state government. The study tested whether a model based on state goals and priorities for higher education could distinguish a funded request from an unfunded request. The research was qualitative and followed a comparative case…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Government, Financial Support, Funding Formulas
Danaher, Joan; Goode, Sue; Lazara, Alex – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2010
"Part C Updates" is a compilation of information on various aspects of the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This is the eleventh volume in a series of compilations, which included two editions of Part H Updates, the former name of the…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Early Intervention, Poverty, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver, CO. – 1990
Representing a continuing effort to document and track legislative activity on issues critical to families, this publication provides a compilation of brief summaries of all legislation enacted up to the end of August, 1989 by 48 states and Puerto Rico. Included are bills covering 16 major public policy topics related to children, youth, and…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Family Problems, Family Programs, Financial Support
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2009
Public schools must make available special education and related services to all IDEA-eligible (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) students with disabilities beginning at age three and through age 18. Services to students, ages 19, 20, and 21, are permissive. That means the decision to serve 19, 20 and 21-year-old students is determined…
Descriptors: Accountability, Staff Development, Special Education, Public Education
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Garn, Gregg A. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
Analyzes how Arizona charter school policymakers succeeded in preserving the legislative intentions of the state's charter school program. Identifies four key features of policy implementation that created the charter school policy: communication, financial resources, implementor attitudes, and bureaucratic structure. (SLD)
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Communication (Thought Transfer), Financial Support, Nontraditional Education
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
This report describes dislocated worker programs operating in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The findings presented are based on the following sources: two National Alliance of Business (NAB) surveys of state administrators of federally funded Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs (conducted in 1987 and 1988), data on JTPA…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Portland Area Vocational-Technical Education Consortium, OR. – 1989
The Portland Area Vocational Technical Education Consortium (PAVTEC) was created to enhance and strengthen the working partnerships between Portland Community College and local high schools in order to provide high quality, articulated vocational technical programs. PAVTEC's third annual report highlights activities which have added to the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Consortia
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1993
As one in a series of reports by 10 task forces that responded to the Oregon Education Act for the 21st Century and explored the restructuring of the Oregon education system, this report presents recommendations of the Non-Graded Primary Task Force. The report describes the feasibility of implementing non-graded primary programs in all school…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Educational Practices
Wentz, Robert E. – 1980
This paper focuses on policy conflict in the planning and implementation of school desegregation. Areas discussed include: (1) Missouri State and Federal legislation on desegregation; (2) areas of conflict between State and Federal policies; (3) the need for technical assistance in planning school desegregation; (4) community reaction to the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Plans, Educational Legislation
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