This report describes a study conducted to provide information that could be used as a basis for program decision making when adult basic education (ABE) program personnel in Washington purchase an integrated computerized learning system. During the project, the following activities were carried out: (1) programs and systems in use in ABE programs…

Continuing the practice of conducting an annual national survey to monitor trends in the number and characteristics of child abuse reports nationwide and in the funding and scope of child welfare services, this report summarizes results of the January, 1990 survey. Specific information of interest was: (1) the actual number of reports filed during…

Statewide coordinating agencies are examined concerning their role in determining whether or not to establish new institutions, branch campuses, or professional schools, as well as in deciding which institutions to reallocate or eliminate and which research and public service activities to institute. The historical background and purpose of…

Minnesota spends more for education than most states and has increased its financial commitment steadily over the past 15 years. Because of the state's dominant role in education funding, legislators have enacted measures requiring all local school districts to follow uniform financial accounting and reporting standards (UFARS). Since 1980, the…

This digest identifies current programmatic efforts to inform and support parents and briefly reviews research on the effectiveness of parent education and support programs. The discussion of approaches to parent support focuses on parent education programs, the Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments (Public Law 99-457), Head Start, state…

This brief document profiles Maryland's Early Learning Support Network. The Network includes a group of early childhood centers in public schools in the state. The centers serve as training and observation sites for persons interested in improving the quality of their early learning programs. Two types of centers are involved: observation centers…

Fifth of a series, this report presents the results of a nationwide 1986 survey of state regulatory systems for family day care services. Findings indicate that in most states the number of regulated providers has increased dramatically since the 1984 study, while federal and state funding has decreased, making regulatory efforts more difficult.…

The report describes a regionalized system of community based child health centers developed in Iowa to provide coordinated secondary level health services for children with chronic illness and handicapping conditions. The system is based on two principles: (1) Communities will be given the responsibility for determining which health services are…

This directory lists and describes projects supported by grants and contracts issued by the Office of Special Education Programs in the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP). The first section describes the HCEEP network and results of a recent study evaluating the program's efficacy and impact. The second section summarizes the…

The two parts of this report to the Kansas State Board of Education discuss the need for early childhood education, and the feasibility of early childhood education in the public schools. Data suggest a need for preschool education, especially for vulnerable children who cannot otherwise receive the benefits of education when they reach the age of…

State educational policy-makers are showing increasing interest in using statewide educational assessment and evaluation programs (1) to evaluate student thinking skills and affective learning as well as traditional academic achievement, (2) to evaluate teachers at all stages of their careers, and (3) to assess the impact of school reform efforts.…

This hearing was held to discuss issues related to the reauthorization of Project Head Start and the dependent care programs. Witnesses expressed the current administration's support for a 3-year reauthorization of Head Start, discussed the impact of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings legislation, and described the Department of Health and Human Services'…

The report presents findings from a study of factors influencing the training offered in special education preservice teacher training programs. In-depth, focused interviews solicited information on 11 areas: descriptions of departments, students, and faculty; training priorities, department priorities, interaction with State Departments of…

Part of a study of the state-federal fiscal structure in developmental disabilities, the report presents detailed state-by-state expenditure data for FY 1977-84. The first section graphically presents expenditure data aggregated across the 50 states and the District of Columbia for the 8-year period. Six subsections in this first part present (1)…

The sheets list sources of assistance for children and youth with handicaps in the 50 states and five U.S. territories. Organized alphabetically by state, listings typically include information on the following resources: state department of education, state vocational rehabilitation agency, office of state coordinator of vocational education for…