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Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1980
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), established by Congress in 1965 as a means of relieving the chronic economic and social distresses of the Appalachian region, is composed of the governors of the 13 states that comprise Appalachia. Local development plans, based upon needs and priorities, are presented to ARC every year by the governor of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Child Development, Community Development, Educational Facilities
May, Marcia J., Ed.; Meyer, Ruth, Ed. – 1980
The document provides an introduction and overview of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) and abstracts of each of the 208 HCEEP projects. HCEEP has five types of projects: (1) 127 demonstration projects, which provide parents, communities, and professionals with models for early childhood education; (2) 49 outreach…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
PDF pending restorationStrang, Ernest W. – 1977
This review was developed by and principally for the National Testing Service (NTS) Dissemination Project Staff. It is one of eight activities being used by NTS to develop a design for an evaluation of the State Capacity Building Program. The review is in two parts. The first part provides background information, evaluation methodologies and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Researchers
Boulmetis, John – 1979
A study was conducted to compare the Rhode Island Adult Basic Education (ABE) program with the ABE programs of other states and U.S. possessions. (The purpose of this study was to collect data on specific program variables which were not addressed by the National Advisory Council on Adult Education's 1978 Summary Report.) The data, pertaining only…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, National Surveys
Shaw, Mollie – 1978
The report examines the problems and promises of the new federal education laws for the handicapped (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) as implemented in New York state. An introductory section explains the tenets of the laws, including requirements for program…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children, Program Implementation
Gibbs, James E.; And Others – 1979
This description of the Tennessee equalization plan consists of (1) a description of Tennessee's current public school finance program; (2) recommendations for change in the existing program; (3) a description of the conformance of the recommended changes to the equity guidelines developed by the United States Commissioner of Education pursuant to…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Federal Aid
Carter, David G., Sr. – 1979
Proficiency, or competency, testing is a recent attempt to meet the public demand for accountability. But instead of placing the responsibility on the educational organization, competency testing appears to be a sophisticated approach to holding students and teachers accountable. Although some form of student assessment is needed, it is not yet…
Descriptors: Accountability, Competency Based Education, Court Litigation, Due Process
Vassar, William G., Ed. – 1979
The booklet is designed to provide professional and lay personnel with guidelines for designing and developing programs and services for gifted and talented students in Connecticut. Author contributed chapters address programing, identification, and evaluation. Entries include the following titles and authors "What Makes Giftedness?…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Inservice Teacher Education
Mandel, Susan C. – 1978
The sourcebook provides descriptions of 16 exemplary middle school/junior high school resource room programs in Massachusetts. Programs in the following schools are covered: Walsh Middle School (Framingham), Wilson Junior High School (Natick), Oxford Middle School (Oxford), North Junior High School (Pittsfield), Sutton Middle School (Sutton),…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Handicapped Children, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Program Development. – 1978
The report provides guidelines for gifted and talented programs in the state of Kentucky. After a brief statement of the philosophy, the definition of gifted/talented children is given. The identification process is described for children in academic areas and visual and performing arts areas. It is explained that the selection process involves…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Creativity, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis
Lundeen, Virginia; And Others – 1979
This discussion begins with the five major political values that were reflected in the 1973 reform of the Illinois school aid system. The lawmakers wanted to spend state dollars for education in a way that would improve student and taxpayer equity, maintain local control of school districts, aid poverty-impacted districts, not discriminate against…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Finance Reform, Mathematical Formulas
Berkan, William A. – 1976
The manual specifies policies and procedures for implementing Wisconsin's boarding home programs, in which handicapped children live during the week in a home close to appropriate special education classes and return to their own homes on the weekend. Covered are guidelines for the following aspects: legal basis for the program, referral…
Descriptors: Boarding Homes, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Parent Role
PDF pending restorationNortheastern Univ., Boston, MA. Bureau of Business and Economic Research. – 1968
Listed are public and private schools and school systems in the United States employing one or more special teachers to work full time with visually handicapped children. Schools and districts are listed with addresses for states and the District of Columbia and are classified for blind and/or partially seeing children. (LE)
Descriptors: Blindness, Directories, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education
Download full textSouthern Regional Council, Atlanta, GA. – 1967
THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY OF THE 100 POOREST COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES--97 IN 11 SOUTHERN STATES, TWO IN ALASKA, AND ONE IN OKLAHOMA. DATA WERE OBTAINED PRIMARILY ON THE MAJOR PROGRAMS OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE, AID TO THE BLIND, AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN, AID TO THE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED, MEDICAL…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Living Standards, State Programs
Bishop, Virginia E. – 1967
A three-part study provides supportive data to reinforce a request for revision of Pennsylvania's school vision screening standards in order to properly identify visually limited children. The school vision screening policies of 35 states are surveyed in nine tables, and the problems involved in screening practices are discussed. The reactions of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Exceptional Child Research, Identification, Partial Vision
