Teen birth rates and teen pregnancy prevention strategies vary widely across individual states in the US, which has the highest overall teen birth rate among developed nations. California and Texas, the two most populous states currently accounting for a quarter of all teen births, have taken very different approaches to addressing adolescent…

There are more defaults, more fast-buck artists, and in general more abuse in the educational sector. (Author/KE)

Analysis of Linking Intergenerational Networks in Communities (LINC), a 5-year collaboration among a university, private agency, and state offices of aging and education, resulted in the following lessons for collaboration: (1) establish individual and collaborative roles and responsibilities; (2) develop effective communication strategy; (3) use…

This Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) directory catalogues the Federal, State, local, and private decentralized professional health education programs initiated in direct response to the recommendations of the 1970 "Carnegie Commission Report of Higher Education and the Nation's Health." The introductory section briefly presents the…

The author discusses a broad planning process to make State and local vocational education and manpower training plans more responsive to needs. In the system discussed he emphasizes the need for coordinated planning among all the government, business, and private organizations and persons involved. (MF)

Part I of this annual report of the California State Department of Education on child care services addresses policy questions suggested by the legislative reporting requirements for child development programs. These requirements include descriptions of the children and families served, the agencies providing subsidized child care services, and…

This section includes three articles that discuss programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a listing of state humanities councils; the Council on Library Resources; and the U.S. Department of Education Library Programs, including the Higher Education Act and the Library Services and Construction Act. (LRW)

Contains three articles discussing programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities, furnishing a list of state humanities councils; Institute of Museum and Library Services Library Programs; and U.S. Department of Education Discretionary Library Programs, fiscal year 1997, highlighting the Higher Education Act and the Library Research and…

This report reviews key issues and problems addressed at a national conference on transportation for the elderly and handicapped. The first section presents an executive summary, which details the following major problems (identified in the seven general sessions and four workshops): the need for more coordination of funding sources; better…

The second part of the California State Department of Education annual report on publicly subsidized child care services, this document describes services provided by California's preschool programs during the fiscal year of 1979-80. Included are brief statistical descriptions of the children and families served, the providers of state preschool…

A study of the aftercare services offered juvenile delinquents after residential placement was conducted in New York State. The emphasis was on the Juvenile Aftercare Services program, which serves the majority of youth being conditionally released into the community. Based on findings from the study involving interviews and site visits, the…

This document reports on a nationwide survey to assess the status and availability of Child Protective Services, a specialized child welfare program. Specific objectives of the survey were: (1) to determine what states and communities are currently (1967) engaged in providing protective services to neglected and abused children, (2) to identify…

This document gives brief answers to questions that are frequently asked about refugee resettlement and asylum. The topics covered include the following: the differences between refugees and asylees; how refugee admission numbers and allocations are determined; how refugees are selected; the application processing procedure, including changes due…

This volume provides a quick reference to services available in New Jersey for people with developmental disabilities and their families. The guide begins with a brief overview of New Jersey's definition of developmental disabilities, a description of the work of the New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council, and an outline of civil rights…

A national conference on accreditation of public postsecondary vocational education programs attended by 109 vocational educators, was held to bridge the gap between the accrediting agencies and vocational educators, provide for understanding of the present state of accreditation, and provide a forum for the identification, discussion, and…