One of the first steps in developing a research-practice partnership is forming a joint research agenda. In this article, Michael Strambler, Joanna L. Meyer, Clare Waterman Irwin, and George A. Coleman describe the collaborative process that Connecticut's Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER) used to develop an agenda driven by…

This report is intended to help governors, legislators, department secretaries, and advocates find information on ways to strengthen the structure and function of their existing cabinets, or create a new cabinet. The survey in this report is the nation's only survey of state child and youth policy coordinating bodies. The biennial survey assesses…

Schools and youth-serving organizations often struggle to better meet the needs of low-income students and to connect them to resources that can stabilize their lives and strengthen their academic competencies. Assisted-housing providers, including housing authorities, are in a unique position to support educators, low-income students, and their…

The housing and education sectors are being asked to do more with fewer resources. School districts often struggle to meet the needs of low-income students who deal with challenges outside of school and to connect them to resources that can strengthen their academic competencies. Public housing authorities and other assisted-housing providers…

This paper describes a workshop for pupil personnel workers inaugurated to formulate statewide goals and objectives for Pupil Personnel Services in the public schools of Connecticut. Separate workshops were held for urban and suburban pupil personnel teams. Included in the report is a rationale for the workshops, a day-by-day schedule of workshop…

The mission of Task Force II was to examine the function, scope, and structure of higher education in Connecticut, including: (1) an analysis of the extent of the State's responsibility for providing education beyond high school; (2) identification of organizations or institutions that would be responsible for offering different level programs and…

The study reports the results of a survey of 2,292 13-year olds and 2,173 17-year olds, in Connecticut, using a criterion-referenced assessment instrument designed to test 15 content domains (job satisfaction; occupational levels, fields, and emphasis; occupational trends; occupational levels and education; leisure time; job…

The Connecticut long range program presents the status of statewide library development and cooperation in Connecticut and identifies needs and resources as the basis for future library development. Secondly, the long range program sets forth the goals and objectives for the development of library services in Connecticut and in places presents…

Traditional assessment, grading, and student-recognition practices are partly responsible for the low levels of student effort pervading American schools. Two improvement-focused systems for student accountability and recognition that have been field tested are presented: The Incentives for Improvement Program (Baltimore, Maryland) and the Windham…

The Task Force on Qualitative and Quantitative Performance and Achievement in Higher Education considered the nature of evaluation as it might appropriately be defined and practiced, and the specific qualitative and quantitative aspects of those evaluation practices. The report opens with a discussion of 12 recommendations, 5 of which focus on the…

This guide for state policymakers argues that Connecticut is facing a "quiet crisis" in the provision of early care and education (ECE) supports for the state's youngest children. The guide provides estimates for current and future ECE needs in the state and details five goals and related action steps to address the crisis: (1) all…

This publication is intended to assist school districts in Connecticut in implementing section 10-151b of the Connecticut General Statutes, Connecticut's Teacher Evaluation Law. Each chapter deals with implementing a part of the law in compliance with established guidelines. Following an introductory chapter, the second chapter presents the law…

A project was conducted to (1) develop test exercises for identified skills important to success in many occupations, (2) field test their practicality of administration in Norwich, Connecticut, vocational programs, and (3) survey opinions of employers and educators regarding test exercise generalizability across occupational fields and potential…

The Connecticut State Department of Children and Youth Services is a multi-service agency which assists children and youth through directly operated and funded services. The agency's services include child protection; foster care; adoptions; juvenile corrections and rehabilitation; and prevention and treatment of delinquency, child maltreatment,…

The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This Connecticut edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state…