This directory lists projects supported by grants and contracts from the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs. An introduction by Thomas Finch describes the HCEEP network and the results of a recent evaluation study. An overview section summarizes, both verbally and statistically,…

Committees discussed six educational program options for 4- and 5-year-old children, in terms of curriculum, staff and licensure, cost and school facilities, coordination with existing resources, public opinion, and school-age day care. The curriculum committee developed a set of goals, outlined a program design, and considered the possible…

This guide deals with issues of recruitment and retention of both regular and special educators, and emphasizes the need for school administrators to upgrade or establish formalized recruitment programs. Factors impacting on teacher recruitment and retention include education reform, societal changes, demographic factors, personnel shortages, and…

The University of California (UC)and the California State University (CSU) were called upon by the legislature to implement Human Corps programs of community service by students on each of their campuses. The California Postsecondary Education Commission was directed to report on efforts by colleges and universities across the country to encourage…

The results of administration of the Washington Pre-College Test (WPCT) to a statewide sample of eleventh-grade public high school students during March of 1985 are reported. In addition to the test results, supporting information is reported on the students, including grades, credits earned, courses taken, academic and career interests, and…

This newsletter is part of an effort to improve mastery of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS). Responses of teachers to a survey in the Spring of 1987 concerning their beliefs and facts about the TEAMS are reported, along with clarifying facts about this criterion referenced test. Teaching to the TEAMS is advisable because…

Mathematics learning objectives and specifications for third graders, which are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum," are presented. They are designed for use by teachers and test development specialists involved with the preparation of the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) tests.…

This presentation identifies factors which contributed to the rise of gifted/talented education programs in California from 1960 to 1987, factors contributing to the demise of such programs, and recommendations for improving the California Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program. Recent years have brought about a lessening of the program's…

The bilingual education programs of Connecticut are described. The 12 programs serviced 11,482 students in 1985-86; 93% of the program participants were dominant in Spanish. Seventy-one percent were in kindergarten through grade 5. Over 3,000 were new entrants to the program in that year. About 1 in 5 students in bilingual education were late…

This handbook clarifies how to meet legal requirements when the same student population qualifies for both bilingual and special education programs. Legal streamlining of existing California-mandated requirements for bilingual and special education is emphasized. The handbook begins with a discussion of the difficulties encountered when providing…

This manual is designed to accompany Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) intermediate school reports to assist in their interpretation and understanding. The normative sample is described as stratified on two dimensions: district enrollment and wealth. Administration procedures are summarized. The cognitive and non-cognitive areas…

A survey was conducted in August and September 1983 to ascertain the perceptions of state leaders regarding censorship of K-12 instructional media center (IMC) materials during the 1982-83 school year. Of the 53 surveys sent to persons involved with state-level library media programs, 42 responses representing 41 states and one territory were…

This is the second of six monographs on procedures developed to help local educators use and report Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test results. Because it annually provides student performance information on 10 essential skills in grades 3, 4 and 9, the MEAP test results can be an important aid to teachers in assessing individual…

Intended for use by California policy makers and educators, this report examines the link between elementary secondary education and the preparation of people for a high-technology future. It describes engineer and technician job projections in high-technology industries, explores the capacity of California to meet the demand for workers in those…

The focus of this study is on the relationship between community support programs and the provision of mental health services to urban Hispanic populations, and the impact of existing public policies and future policy options on the chronically mentally ill in Puerto Rican neighborhoods in New York City. This policy analysis uses five steps. (1)…