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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1990
A 1990 New York State Assembly bill requiring a $27.7 million increase in the local assistance budget for libraries for 1990-1991 reflects the priorities of the 1990 New York State Regents Legislative Program for Libraries and the State Department of Education to promote "better beginnings" for New Yorkers. The bill would increase aid…
Descriptors: Library Facilities, Library Role, Library Services, Library Statistics
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1989
The evaluation of 24 elementary schools in 11 Utah school districts using extended day or extended year programs is the purpose of this summary report. Specific research goals are the identification of program characteristics; program implications for education in general, personnel, families, communities, and the physical structure; level of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to sixth-grade students on the MPT are included. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Download full textDoolittle, Fred; Traeger, Linda – 1990
Research on the implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) included a sample of more than 20,000 people in 16 service delivery areas (SDAs). The random assignment model for the study produced estimates of the impact of the overall JTPA program in this sample of SDAs, plus separate impact estimates for individuals recommended for…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
Draper, Jamie B. – 1989
As a followup to the 1979 report by the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, "Strength Through Wisdom," a study was conducted to learn what progress has been made toward improving international knowledge among Americans. State foreign language supervisors and others responsible for international education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Educational Change, Enrollment Trends
Egan, Rosemary W. – 1989
This document reports on a project of the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities to assess needs of current transition practices in Illinois for preschool children with special needs. The project involved: analysis of a comprehensive review of the relevant research literature; recommendations from advisory board members, workshop…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Needs Assessment
Pires, Laura J. – 1988
This report on a spring retreat for participants in the New York State Community School Pilot Project emphasizes the need to develop and strengthen collaboration between schools and other organizations and individuals with widely diverse interests. Ninety-seven people attended, including representatives from each of the 14 school districts…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Schools, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1990
This summary report presents an overall assessment of future work force trends, both nationally and regionally, to the year 2000. It is intended to serve as a basis for understanding the principal forces affecting labor supply and demand over the next decade, particularly at the state and regional level. Statistics are drawn from state bureaus of…
Descriptors: Adults, Demography, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
This report presents the results of an evaluation of state workfare programs created since 1981, when Congress authorized work program options that let State Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) agencies experiment with new approaches. The report, divided into seven chapters, focuses on program characteristics, participants, how the…
Descriptors: Federal State Relationship, Job Training, Participant Characteristics, Postsecondary Education
Osguthorpe, Russell T.; And Others – 1986
To help the many displaced homemakers and single mothers in Utah learn to take charge of their lives and obtain employment, the state of Utah sponsored six programs, each of which should include all necessary services for these clients to progress both personally and professionally. An evaluation of these programs was conducted to develop a…
Descriptors: Adults, Assertiveness, Displaced Homemakers, Employment Potential
Phelan, Jody – 1986
Developed for the Texas Reading Club, a program sponsored cooperatively by local libraries and the Texas State Library and designed to encourage children and their parents to read and use the library, this planning handbook is intended to help librarians and volunteers organize and manage a local reading club. The Texas Reading Club program is…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Childrens Literature, Guidelines, Library Planning
Roberts, Jane M. E.; Kenney, Jane L. – 1983
This study provides a description of a program initiated in 1980 by the Maryland State Education Agency (SEA). The School Improvement through Instructional Process (SITIP) program presents data for a study involving educators in 19 of 24 local education agencies. The SITIP design includes nine areas of activity: (1) SEA preparation; (2) building…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA. – 1987
This guide outlines the methods for organizing and using vocational technical advisory committees in secondary schools in Massachusetts. It is intended to be used as the basis for school staff training to be conducted by personnel at the State Department of Education's Regional Education Centers. The guide provides illustrations and exhibits of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Guidelines, Models
Williams, Paul L. – 1986
A major issue facing the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Writing Assessment is its relationship with the most frequently encountered measurement practices among State Education Agencies (SEAs) and Local Education Agencies (LEAs). Should NAEP conduct its assessments in a fashion that represents how things should be, or reflect…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Rosenbaum, Allan; Zirkin, Barbara G. – 1985
A study evaluated the various aspects of the Maryland Job Service, including the services it provides, coordination between the service and related agencies, the degree to which services provided are congruent with and driven by federal mandates, and employers' and applicants' perceptions of the service. Job services available in other states were…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Change Strategies, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
