Reports on the need for and status of school-based HIV/AIDS education. Proposes some general guidelines for the formulation and implementation of more effective programs. (SR)

In "This We Believe," a National Middle School Association position paper revised in 1995, 12 beliefs were identified that would "clarify a vision that will guide the decisions of those responsible for determining young adolescent educational programs." Middle schools across the country have used these beliefs as guidelines.…

In 2010-11, the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) framework was piloted in six districts, a teacher network, and a network of schools. In most cases, school districts applied for and received grants to implement LDC; in others, regional intermediaries served as the grantee and as primary organizer of the work; and, in still others, national…

This paper reports on the work of a European Commission DG Education and Culture co-financed project PBP-VC, Promoting Best Practice in Virtual Campuses, which is aimed at providing a deeper understanding of the key issues and critical success factors underlying the implementation of virtual campuses. The paper outlines a tentative model of issues…

Utah's K-3 Reading Improvement Program provides state matching funds to help districts and charter schools achieve the state's goal of having third graders read at or above grade level. All 40 Utah school districts took part in both Year 1 (2004/05) and Year 2 (2005/06) of the program, and the number of participating charter schools increased in…

This report examines how Head Start programs have implemented teacher salary increases mandated and funded by the 1990 Head Start Expansion and Quality Improvement Act. It is based on quantitative data found in local grantees' and delegate agencies' reports to the Head Start Bureau on salaries and related questions, as well as qualitative data…

This guide for the implementation of educational technology in the Troy (Ohio) City Schools begins with a discussion of the advantages of technology use in schools; the mission statement for the Troy schools; educational technology-related goals for the school district; the educational technology mission statement; and educational technology…

With the goal of providing professional development resources for enhancing faculty research productivity, Washburn University (Kansas), which employs about 250 full-time faculty, developed a program that allocates institutional funds through a peer review process. The fund's peer review process has involved two committees, a Faculty Research…

The recent conservative trend in educational policy is addressed in this paper which begins with a description of 10 specific types of threats to the instructional development movement that can evolve from an excessively conservative environment. These threats are named as follows: (1) scapegoat; (2) baby-with-the-bathwater; (3) chronological…

This document serves as a guide for establishing new supervised occupational experience (SOE) programs in agriculture and/or updating/improving existing SOE programs. It is designed for use by administrators, guidance counselors, agricultural teachers, advisory committee members, and others who have an interest in or responsibility for the school…

This final report describes activities undertaken by three school districts in the Austin, Texas area to monitor the implementation of the Employer-Supported Parental Involvement in Education (ES/PIE) Program, an initiative of the Working Parents Project (WPP) of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL). The ES/PIE program was…

The two sourcebooks contained in this document provide information on effective means of involving parents in school and Head Start programs. The first sourcebook, "Winning Ways to Work with Adults," begins by discussing (within the framework of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) adults' needs which teachers should consider before involving…

Based on a review of the literature, these guidelines are intended to assist policy planners and decision makers at state and local levels interested in establishing a state system of education service agencies (ESAs) or in modifying an existing system. The report offers an overview of education service agencies and organizes the guidelines into…

This guide presents an overview and a set of specific tasks for the development of a local inservice education program for teachers. Accompanying documents describe a generic model for inservice education, a management scheme for developing the inservice program, and a resource guide of examples and exhibits that may prove helpful to those…

This guide addresses steps that must be taken at various administrative levels and at the course or program level in order to successfully implement P.L. 94-142 (see CE 024 664). The guidelines, called action steps, are organized and discussed in the following categories: central administrative action; area administrative action; building level…