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Royce and Royce, Inc., Lancaster, PA. – 1999
A project was conducted in Pennsylvania to provide technical support to the APEX nomination and awards activity that recognizes outstanding adult education practitioners. The project included a revision of the nomination form and procedures developed for APEX in 1998 to align them with Adult Teacher Competency Standards developed in 1999. The APEX…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Demonstration Programs
Deck, Dennis D. – Washington State Department of Education, 2004
To directly address the state of Washington's concerns regarding student alcohol and other drug use, in 1989 the state Legislature passed the Omnibus Alcohol and Controlled Substances Act (ESSHB 1793). One part of this act called for the creation of a school-based alcohol and other dug abuse prevention and early intervention program. The Office of…
Descriptors: State Programs, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Fewell, Rebecca R.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
The article describes Louisiana's approach to implementing Individualized Family Service Plans, including four model formats developed by early intervention service providers and families of young children with disabilities. Formats differ in the way the required elements are expressed, allowing application to the unique characteristics of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2006
The 2005 Washington State Legislature authorized, through Substitute House Bill 1345, a two-year pilot project allowing eligible students, who enroll for four or five credits in a term, to receive the State Need Grant (SNG). Several important policy considerations emerged during the pilot project. Board staff explored these issues with financial…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Pilot Projects, Student Financial Aid, Demography
Smith, Clifton – Research Brief, 1996
A study was conducted to provide insight into employer participation in Georgia youth apprenticeship programs that offer work experience and learning at the work site. Data were gathered through a survey sent to a random sample of 206 employers, of the 450 employers involved in youth apprenticeship programs in the state. Analysis of the 121…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Employer Attitudes, High Schools
Afflerbach, Peter P.; And Others – 1996
A study examined school personnel perspectives on barriers to the implementation of a statewide program to influence change in curriculum and instruction. Interviews were conducted with personnel from 5 schools and districts and generally positive results were reported in moving from their existing curriculum and assessment programs to the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Change
Bloom, Dan; And Others – 1997
Florida's Family Transition Program (FTP) combines a welfare time limit of 24-36 months with services, requirements, and financial incentives designed to help welfare recipients find and hold jobs. Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) applicants who were not incapacitated, disabled, or otherwise exempt from the FTP program were randomly…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Family Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation
North Carolina State Dept. of Community Colleges, Raleigh. – 1992
Tech prep final project reports for the 1991-92 school year submitted by participating consortia members in North Carolina were analyzed to compile a data summary. (Tech prep is a focused, sequential 6-year course of study for high school and technical college students in North Carolina.) Data for the summary were gathered from an instrument…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods, High Schools
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1994
This report describes the application requirements that state agencies need to follow in order to obtain federal funding for family support and preservation (FSP) programs, as budgeted under Title IV-B of the Social Security Act for fiscal years (FYs) 1994 through 1998. Part I of the report serves as an introduction and provides background…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Family Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Goetz, Kathy, Ed.; Peck, Shelley, Ed. – 1994
Institutions have been slow to respond to changes in family life, and service delivery has mostly been limited to responding to crises and to treating problems. Family resource and support programs began emerging in the 1970s to fill parents' expressed need for more support. As part of this trend, the federal Family Preservation and Support…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Family Programs, Federal Programs, Fund Raising
Silvanik, Robert A. – 1991
Information was collected about the current status of state literacy and basic skills efforts through a comprehensive survey of state literacy initiatives conducted in the summer of 1990. A total of 390 responses were received from the more than 400 surveys sent to governors' offices, state agencies, and Statewide literacy organizations. Results…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cooperative Programs, Educational Planning
Goodison, Jules M. – 1991
Procedures used in securing the cooperation of states and schools for the 1990 Trial State Assessment Program (TSAP) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are described. These include procedures for: (1) the 1989 Field Test; (2) the training of local administrators and quality control monitors; and (3) scoring and processing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Smiley, Richard H. – 1984
A program evaluation assessed the implementation of the Alaska Department of Education's State Plan for Career Education, 1978-1983. Focus was on the degree to which the state plan objectives involving curriculum change, career counseling, special groups, business and industry, home and family, and inservice education were completed. Activities…
Descriptors: Career Education, Gifted, Needs Assessment, Objectives
Montana Legislative Council, Helena. – 1986
This report describes the study undertaken to implement a legislative resolution in Montana. Part 1 reports the subcommittee's decision to make an evaluation of the state's existing job training programs the primary object of its study. Public comment on the study's purpose, heard by the subcommittee at its first meeting, is summarized in this…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of the Superintendent. – 1988
This report offers an evaluation of the Hawaii Chapter 1 Program for school years 1985-86 and 1986-87. The reading and mathematics programs served 14,158 students in 1985-86 and 14,280 in 1986-87. Data regarding reading indicated that mean normal curve equivalent (NCE) gains greater than zero were found in all districts and grade levels for both…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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