The stated purposes of this paper are: (1) to explore the character of the Kindergarten through 12 (K-12) educational system in urban centers consisting of populations in excess of 1,000,000; (2) to evaluate existing institutional arrangements at the national level to solve the identified problems; and, (3) to make recommendations regarding…

Migrant coordinators from 21 Eastern Stream States attended the Eastern Regional Migrant Education Conference. These four reports briefly summarize the: State coordinators meeting, discussions on pre-K and kindergarten, Interstate Migrant Project for elementary school children, Bilingual Migrant Project, and interstate proposal considerations as…

Presented is a guidebook for school administrators, teachers, and parents on preschool programing for handicapped children. Chapters are included which discuss the following topics: screening procedures (five steps to secure community support); funding for school programs (acquiring funds from federal, state, and private sources); curriculum…

Conducted by the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board of Greater London, this study was designed to examine problems involved in introducing the managing productivity schemes; to consider methods of helping staff to appreciate the effects of such schemes; to identify educational and training needs in the field; and to propose schemes of…

A preliminary report on an educational program "Inside/Out", dealing with life-coping skills is presented. In Part I, life-coping skills are defined as the affective, cognitive, and psychomotor skills useful for dealing with life's problems and whose continuing acquisition promotes individual growth. An historical perspective reviews the…

These guidelines, funded under provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, have been prepared to assist school districts develop projects that will effectively achieve the objectives of the federal and state laws which relate to compensatory education. The appropriation for California under Title I is allocated to…

This paper describes an alternative to current information dissemination systems (letter journals), computerized information systems, and clearinghouse operations) that would establish a network of depositories at universities and research organizations. The essence of the approach is to provide convenient access to working papers and technical…

A proposal for a personal adjustment program for visually handicapped students is described to contain three primary components: the ongoing curriculum which encourages techniques of modification and application of the presently existing regular curriculum to the needs of the blind; the extended school program which provides out-of-school services…

The Division of Compensatory Education, Program Support Branch of the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, has prepared this handbook to assist in developing skills in performance objective development for Title I programs. This handbook develops the concepts and skills…

This document describes the workshop, its objectives, and its participants; presents activity plan proposals for the pilot schools; and evaluates the effectiveness of the workshop in achieving its objectives. Four appendixes include (1) a list of the workshop participants; (2) a schedule of the work conference program; (3) the activity plan…

The decision by a Reagan administration appointee to terminate funding of 13 validated projects illustrates the influence of politics on policy. (Author)

This paper presents proposals for improving the way the District of Columbia decides how to improve its public facilities and other infrastructure. It recommends a practical decision process that will help the District plan effectively for capital improvement, up-grade the condition, utilization, efficiency and attractiveness of its public assets,…

This paper presents thoughts resulting from review of proposals by state developmental disabilities authorities, submitted to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, that were designs for change initiatives in self-determination systems. These reflections on the use of service money and the provision of supports to people with developmental…

The Arkansas Advanced Placement Incentive Program served as a charter for the establishment, organization, and administration of a program designed to improve the course offerings available to high school students. The act provided three incentives: (1) one-time equipment/materials grants; (2) teacher professional development reimbursements; and…

A series of reviews of the Department of Transportation's (DOT's) Job Access and Reverse Commute (Job Access) Program explored DOT's and grantees' challenges in implementing the Job Access program and the status of DOT's program evaluation efforts. DOT and grantees faced significant challenges in implementing the Job Access program. DOT's process…