New York City's Transitional Child Care (TCC) program, for families exiting Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), has an application rate of 20 percent. This study sought to determine both the causes of the low rate and possible solutions. The situation was evaluated by means of surveys, interviews, analysis of data collected by the…

This report to the Minnesota state legislature describes the status of the local children's mental health collaboratives. These mental health collaboratives were established in response to the fragmented service delivery system. Counties, school districts, and local mental health entities became partners with public health, juvenile corrections,…

This introduction to Phase II, of a four-phase study, provides information on the background of the California Educational Technology Assessment Project (CETAP), the legislative history and rationale for the study, and the general evaluation plan. Phase II presents an in-depth formative and summative assessment of six major programs funded by AB…

This report on Phase III, of a four-phase study, provides an analysis of the impact of California Technology Assistance Programs. The first section of this report provides the background of the California Educational Technology Assessment Project (CETAP), an overview of programs studied, and a summary of the evaluation plan. Sections two and three…

This report, the fifth in a series of six, was prepared as part of Phase II of the California Educational Technology Assessment Program (CETAP). It (1) describes the background and context of instructional video in California; (2) provides detailed profiles of the operations of each of the seven instructional television (ITV) agencies; (3)…

This guide provides general information concerning the transition from high school to college for students with disabilities, and then provides specific information about procedures, accessibility, services, organizations, general programs, and publications at each of the public community colleges and area vocational-technical centers in Florida.…

This report summarizes Colorado student aid program expenditures for the 1993-94 fiscal year. The Colorado General Assembly provided $42,235,123 for Colorado student aid programs for the 1993-94 fiscal year, an increase of 13.45 percent over 1992-93. This included money for need-based grants, merit-based grants, work-study, diversity grants,…

Designed to aid teachers in the classroom, this guide provides a list of materials recently prepared for the kindergarten through grade 12 classroom by folklorists and other cultural studies specialists in closely related fields and includes a selected list of agencies with established commitments to folklife programming. After a definition of…

The state of Illinois is developing a statewide Individualized Education Program (IEP) training program for school staff to improve the effectiveness of IEP development and implementation. The training will cover three dimensions: (1) knowledge and awareness of required components, required participants, required timelines, rationale and purposes,…

This report describes the first phase of an institute that was designed to provide technical information to the chief administrative officials of state archival agencies about new trends in information technology and to introduce them to management tools needed for operating in this environment. Background information on the first institute…

In 1991, 58 Educational Excellence Teams made over 1,000 recommendations for improving South Carolina public schools. This publication briefly examines the accomplishments of the South Carolina educational system. A partial list of topics reviewed includes: accountability, accreditation and assessment, adult education/literacy, at-risk youth,…

This document brings together descriptions of education-to-work transition services for individuals with disabilities, as presented at a 1994 conference. The document begins with a discussion of the National Transition Network, focusing on its historical background and state-level technical assistance. "Transition from School to Adult Life…

This report provides an overview of each of the local consortia projects, the special demonstration and training grants, and statewide activities that took place in Ohio during the July 1, 1993-December 31, 1994, period. Section I contains descriptions of the following: staff development activities developed by 8 individual Adult Basic and…

This digest considers the use of performance assessment within outcomes-based accountability systems for students with and without disabilities. Application of performance assessment to students with disabilities involves defining the outcomes, developing performance standards, developing assessment accommodations, and scoring. Implications of…

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education developed a pilot parent education program that began in 1981 and was available to parents of children in the state's 543 school districts. In 1984, the state legislature provided funding for the program and mandated that it be made available to all parents of children under 3 years of…