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Download full textNew York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1993
This report describes the development, introduction, and evaluation of the SuperStart comprehensive prekindergarten program adopted by the New York City Public Schools in 1990. By 1991, SuperStart offered 299 classes in 188 schools, providing a developmentally appropriate learning environment to foster cognitive, social, emotional, and physical…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Curriculum Evaluation, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disadvantaged Youth
Bruno, Paula – 1993
The Wisdom Is Now (Project WIN) was designed to increase student English proficiency, native language proficiency, and academic achievement, increase parent involvement, and encourage staff development at the High School for the Humanities and the School of Fashion industries in New York City. It served a total of 349 students of limited English…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), High Schools, Intervention
Mizell, M. Hayes; And Others – 1994
This paper reviews the evolution of the Program for Disadvantaged Youth since 1988, describes its accomplishments and lessons learned, and suggests new directions for the Program to build on its experiences. The Program for Disadvantaged Youth rejects many of the stereotypes about the needs and abilities of young adolescents, many of which are the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Adolescents, Disadvantaged Youth
Hopstock, Paul; And Others – 1993
A study was conducted to review local Title VII evaluation and improvement practices, focusing on local Transitional Bilingual Education and Special Alternative Projects. This final report summarizes the findings of the study, and includes a separate report on 18 case studies of evaluation systems of local Title VII grantees. The study reviewed…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1994
This report summarizes the 1991-92 State Performance Reports for the Chapter 1 Local Education Agency (LEA) program and the Chapter 1 State Agency Neglected or Delinquent Program. As the largest single investment in elementary and secondary education by the Federal government, Chapter 1 provides funding to about 90 percent of school districts…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education
Quilling, Mary R.; Essl Howard – 1990
This guide focuses on the collection, measurement, and evaluation of data for programs operating under the mandate of Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. Assessment of compensatory education performance of local education authorities (LEAs) is based on reporting of the following data: (1) basic and advanced skill scores;…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Quin Rivers Agency for Community Action, Inc., Providence Forge, VA. – 1989
This project, conducted under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, Public Law 98-24, provided outreach to 49 Charles City County (Virginia) economically and educationally disadvantaged handicapped youth, aged 16 through 21. Various services were provided to facilitate their entrance into vocational education, employment, or other…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Guidance, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth
Wyoming Univ., Laramie. Coll. of Education. – 1991
This manual contains 75 strategies or classroom activities for teaching basic business education. All activities can be adapted for special needs students. The activities were prepared by 19 business education teachers during a 3-weekend continuing education course for business education teachers at the University of Wyoming. Examples of…
Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Classroom Techniques, Competence, Competency Based Education
Mount San Antonio Community Coll. District, Walnut, CA. – 1991
The Improvement of Job Placement Services Project was undertaken to examine and strengthen job placement services and programs in the California community colleges. Specific objectives of the project were to: (1) select and convene a 12-member representative advisory committee to oversee project operations working with the California Placement…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employment Services
Forgione, Pascal D., Jr., Ed.; Orland, Martin E., Ed. – 1991
This report represents a first step in a voluntary cooperative effort among Federal and State governments and education associations to: identify the most critical needs for education policy information; assess the present capacity of the national statistical system to address these needs; and provide broad direction for system improvements.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Demography, Educational Assessment
Forgione, Pascal D., Jr., Ed.; Orland, Martin E., Ed. – 1991
This document provides an overview of the "Guide To Improving the National Education Data System," the first publication of the newly created National Forum on Education Statistics. The 36 recommendations for improving the nation's elementary and secondary education statistics system that are outlined in the Guide are summarized. This…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Demography, Educational Assessment
Sheppard, N. Alan – 1984
This country has few highly qualified personnel to fulfill the various state commitments to legislation mandating effective vocational programs for two special populations, i.e., persons discriminated against on the basis of racial/ethnic identity and the physically handicapped. The result of a lack of national policy in this area has been a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Magidson, Errol M. – 1982
This report summarizes the goals, objectives, and activities of a project conducted at Kennedy-King College to provide the time and resources for instructors to develop multi-media curriculum materials for use in biology, psychology, and social science courses. Introductory material outlines project objectives in terms of resource development and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Faculty Development
Knight, Mary – 1983
Education is being constantly criticized for its failure to produce literate graduates. Reformers are urging a return to basics, a more rigorous curriculum, and results that can be measured on achievement tests. Vocational education also is being criticized. Opponents think that vocational education prepares graduates for a narrow range of job…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Educational Cooperation, Educational Improvement
Friedenberg, Joan E. – 1987
This report examines the practices of vocational education programs that serve limited English-proficient (LEP) students without the benefit of federal bilingual vocational training funds. Visits were made to seven areas of the United States with large numbers of LEP persons: South Florida, Southern California, Connecticut, Metropolitan New York,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking
