The first phase of a study of state welfare-to work programs in 1988 consisted of a survey mailed to the states. Results provide practical information on the operational experience of state welfare-to-work programs, and at the national level, enhance both policy development and implementation activities, especially in conjunction with the Job…

This guide is intended to give vocational educators a "jump start" on their understanding of and planning for the 1990 Perkins Act. Section 1 provides a synopsis of the entire act, with a general overview of each of the major titles. Section 2 provides an analysis of each element of significant change from the 1984 act to the new act.…

The fact sheet uses a question-and-answer format to describe key components of Public Law 99-457 (Amendments to the Education of the Handicapped Act), which authorizes a preschool program for children ages 3-5 and an early intervention program for handicapped infants and toddlers. In the area of preschool programs, topics covered include…

This paper focuses on state school financing systems based on the wealth of the state as a whole rather than on the wealth of a student's parents, neighborhood, or community. Studies highlight the fact that when the choice between programs and operations is debated, capital needs become the priority concern. The needed dollars and lack of…

This report on the programs and activities of the South Carolina State Library for the fiscal year 1987-88 begins by providing lists of State Library Board members and State Library Staff, an organizational chart, and the library's mission statement. The statutory authority for the state library is described in a brief introduction, which is…

The document presents Kentucky Department of Education guidelines for developing programs to meet the needs of gifted students. The educational philosophy states that educational programs for the gifted should be designed so they are significantly different from those provided in the regular classroom. Gifted students are defined as those who have…

The Facilitator's Role in Collaborative Rural Development Project began in 1979 as a study of 12 rural development efforts which comprised the North Carolina Rural Employment Laboratory and was expanded in 1980-81 to include rural development in 6 other states (California, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Vermont). A wide range of…

In order to study the concept of computer literacy and its implications for education, a review was made of the relevant professional, trade, and technical literature, with emphasis on information printed from 1978 to the present which highlights the development, growth, and present status of computer literacy in public schools. Recent…

This document summarizes the preliminary findings of U.S. House of Representatives and research on the workings of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982 during its first nine months. To prepare this print, the committee conducted Congressional forums and site visits in Seattle, Washington; Cleveland, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; and…

This publication presents profiles of the federally funded career education state planning projects that were conducted in forty-nine states and five territories during fiscal years 1976 and 1977 under the provisions of the Education Amendments of 1974. The fifty-four profiles, arranged alphabetically by state and varying in length (from one to…

Playschool at White Plains High School in Westchester County, New York, is a unique learning center that was launched by the high school's home economics teacher, Margaret Jordan, 12 years ago as a nursery school laboratory designed for the study of child development by high school students. (EA)

The author recommends to Congress that central planning agencies restrict their efforts to determining the roles and missions of higher education and that each state decide which of its other agencies should concern itself with operational questions and comprehensive institutional planning. Five characteristics of effective long-range educational…

As one component of a larger effort to document state services to federally funded teacher centers, the National Teacher Center Resource Center collected background information on teacher center staffing at the state level during fiscal year 1980-81. This report, focusing primarily on the state teacher center coordinator, describes the…

This statistical report reviews Massachusetts Title I projects in terms of: the population served; participating schools; amounts of staff training, community and parental involvement; and effects of the programs on educational achievement. The format is largely tables and figures interspersed with textual presentation of the same data. Title I…

This manual was designed to assist schools receiving consolidated application funding in their development of a comprehensive educational program and in their writing of a school plan to reflect that program. The funds administered through the consolidated application are from both state and federal programs designed to improve the quality of the…