The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sponsored the NSLP Application/Verification Pilot Projects to test ways to improve the process for certifying students for free or reduced-price meals. This report presents findings on the impacts of two alternatives to the current application based certification process--Up-Front Documentation and…

The Eastern Washington University Department of Education, in collaboration with Spokane Public Schools and Spokane Falls Community College, established a teacher preparation pathway called Discover the Teacher Within for the 2003-2005 biennium. The project's major purpose was to encourage high school students to consider K-12 teaching as a career…

A pilot project was developed to examine how changing governmental policies designed to reduce or eliminate developmental education have been affecting the organization and delivery of developmental instruction, admissions practices, and other institutional decisions and processes in the New England states. The pilot project does not evaluate New…

This report provides empirical results of attempts to achieve consistency of estimates between two National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) surveys, the 1993-94 Private School Survey (PSS) and the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). Comparisons are made among statistical and computational procedures that may achieve the desired consistency…

A study was designed to compare traditional paper-and-pencil survey methods with several electronic alternatives, but several of the electronic approaches had to be eliminated because of hardware and software problems. The study was revised to compare paper-and-pencil and Web-based surveys. Two other pilot tests, similar to the initial study, are…

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the National Board Certification Pilot Project in Iowa. Initiated in 1998, the Project provides monetary incentives for teacher certification, reimbursement for registration fees, and a support program for teachers pursuing certification. The effects of this program on teachers professional…

The Early Development Instrument (EDI) was designed by McMaster University to measure the outcomes of childrens early years as they influence their readiness to learn at school. The EDI was piloted in several Canadian cities in recent years through two national initiatives. Building on these initiatives, Alberta Learning piloted the EDI as a…

This study was a pilot effort to examine the efficacy of an analytic trait scale school climate assessment instrument and democratic change system in two urban high schools. Pilot study results indicate that the instrument shows promising soundness in that it exhibited high levels of validity and reliability. In addition, the analytic trait format…

This paper reports on a pilot project in Asia sponsored by the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and institutions) Round Table of Library and Information Science Journals that had the following objectives: to identify the most commonly accepted criteria for evaluating LIS (Library and Information Science) journals; to evaluate…

A pilot study evaluated the instructional effectiveness of "Collections, a Harcourt Reading/Language Arts" program. A total of 40 primary-grade teachers in 4 different school districts in Texas volunteered to participate. Teachers selected two themes to pilot during a 9- to 12-week period and received training in implementing the…

The National Association of Home Builders, in cooperation with the Department of Labor and HEW, has designed and implemented a youthful offender program. This program offers job training and placement in carpentry apprenticeships together with basic education and has had a very high success rate. (Author/DS)

TEVEC, a television adult education experiment in Quebec Province, Canada, is described in a summary of Raymond Lallez's findings. Combining television instruction with correspondence courses, TEVEC can be a model for countries whose population is spread over a vast geographical area, contributing to social and economic isolation. (Nine appendixes…

Saskatoon's pilot program of integrating mentally retarded children into the public school is starting on its second year. Here's how it has worked out. (Author)

This study consisted of extending the schedule of teaching social studies methods to relate experiences at a high school, conducting in-service instruction for cooperating teachers, and providing advanced techniques of supervision with videotaping for supervisors. (Author/RK)

Article outlines the background, resources, and application of an adult literacy pilot project in India. (GB)