The article presents results of the evaluation of the GLOBE program (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) in the Czech Republic. The evaluation explores the implementation of the program in schools and its impact on research skills. Four hundred and sixty six pupils, aged 13, from 28 different schools participated in the…

This report discusses the controversy over the Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Survey, which has been conducted since 1966 by the Office for Civil Rights to gather data to guide federal enforcement of children's civil rights in the public schools. Part 1 addresses the most commonly asked questions about the survey (eg., why it exists,…

THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE RESULTS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF TITLE I PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. A QUESTIONNAIRE REQUESTED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION--NAME OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT, PROJECT DESCRIPTION, TYPE OF PROJECT (CURRICULUM, MULTIMEDIA, STUDENT-PERSONNEL SERVICES, ADMINISTRATIVE, OR OTHER), NUMBER OF PUPILS SERVED,…

Public access needs for libraries of all types are assessed and plans of action to meet these needs are presented in this update of the Texas State Library's five year plan. Objectives for the next five years center around development of library services for the general public, the disadvantaged, the handicapped, and for institutions. In addition,…

The central purpose of this project was to provide an information base that the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) can use in planning programs to help school personnel cope more effectively with the problem of violence in their schools. The efforts to provide an information base were organized into four tasks: to determine the…

This publication presents findings of a nationwide study of the impact of late or uncertain funding on elementary secondary educational programs funded by the U.S. Office of Education (USOE). Emphasis of the report is on detailed documentation of the problems created by current funding flow patterns to state and local education agencies. In phase…

An evaluation of the College Aides Program in Baltimore, Maryland, public schools was prepared by an independent agency. This program, funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, offers low income college students the opportunity for full time study by providing part time jobs. Students from Morgan State College were…

A project was conducted to assist chief state school officers by assessing the effectiveness of government programs involving the dissemination of new knowledge in the field of education. Project results showed that dissemination programs developed by the National Institute of Education (NIE) and other federal departments substantially increased…

Data from monthly and quarterly reports to the Director of Education are summarized to present an overview of vocational education in Canada as offered by public and private institutions excluding universities. Content includes federal participation in vocational education and a summary of programs in: (1) institutes of technology, (2) technical,…

INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT ARE SEPARATE EVALUATIONS OF 19 PROJECTS AND FIVE SUBPROJECTS, A DESCRIPTION OF A PROGRAM TO MASS-TEST A CROSS SECTION OF PUPILS FROM TITLE I SCHOOLS, AND THE RESULTS OF AN ACROSS-PROJECT TITLE I SURVEY. SIX OF THE PROJECTS (READING PROGRAM, MODERN MATHEMATICS, SCHOOL-COMMUNITY COORDINATORS, ELEMENTARY ART, COUNSELOR AIDES)…

A 1967 evaluation of New York City's Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) educational enrichment program presents the objectives and the methods of implementation of the Board of Education and the local community agencies which administered the project. Criticized are the diversity of the program objectives, the lack of provision for a specified…

The document evaluates the impact of the Veterans' Education and Training Service (VETS) program on G.I. Bill utilization rates. The VETS program is designed to increase enrollments of educationally and economically disadvantaged veterans in Veterans' Administration education and training programs. Statistical data on veterans and descriptive data…

This report describes the activities and accomplishments of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory's (SEDL) Multifunctional Resource Center (MRC) during 1993-94. The mission of the MRC, under contract with the United States Department of Education, is to provide training and technical assistance to educators and parents of limited…

This report describes the activities and accomplishments of second year off its current contract with the U.S. second year of its current contract with the United States Department of Education. The mission of the MRC is to provide training and technical assistance to educators and parents of limited English Proficient (LEP) students, with the…

ONE OF THE FIRST CONCERNS OF THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COUNCIL AFTER IT WAS APPOINTED UNDER TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, WAS TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE ALL FEDERALLY SUPPORTED EXTENSION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS, ADULT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, ADULT BASIC…