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Roeber, Edward D. – 1980
The Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) staff developed strategies to train teachers and principals to use state assessment results for improving academic achievement in their schools. Two local uses of the state assessment results are (1) using the results of grades 4, 7, and 10 with the students tested, and (2) using the results to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Utilization, Parent Teacher Conferences
Mudrick, Nancy R. – 1980
The interaction of public assistance and student aid is examined, and the effects of these uncoordinated yet overlapping programs on individuals enrolling in postsecondary education programs are assessed. Focus is on the major financial support program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), and the most important student aid program,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Eligibility, Family Income
Riegel, Rodney P.; Lovell, Ned B. – 1980
The phenomenon of minimum competency testing (MCT) is explored, beginning with its origins in public concern for educational accountability. Three major themes appearing in the states enacting prescriptive legislation are described: state standards/state test (Florida); state standards/local test (Oregon); and local standards/local test…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Administrative Problems, Community Attitudes
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1979
This report attempts to clarify Title I requirements in order to enhance the development of new State and local special programs and the modification of existing programs in a manner that conforms to Title I rules. Five fundamental areas are addressed. These include: (1) the basic requirements contained in the Title I legal framework applicable to…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Legislation
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Hull, William L.; Oldsen, Carl F. – 1979
Designed for state vocational education Research Coordinating Units (RCU) personnel who manage dissemination programs, this guide offers suggestions for sharing dissemination responsibility with other state programs. The guide examines the possibilities of integrating activities in a horizontal dimension, i.e., across state educational agency…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Delivery Systems, Diffusion
South Carolina Migrant Farmworkers Commission, Columbia. – 1975
Attended by 67 representatives of farmworkers in South Carolina, the conference aimed to examine the new laws related to migrant farmworkers and their effect upon the migrant situation in the State; to explore some of the problems of implementation as it relates to agencies that are to carry out the new laws; to discern some of the effects these…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Conference Reports, Crew Leaders, Farm Labor
Idaho Health Careers Recruitment Council, Boise. – 1972
This Health Careers Guidebook, prepared by the Idaho Recruitment Council, was designed to assist the counselor of students interested in health careers. Included are descriptions of various careers and information on career categories, institutions where training is available, and scholarship information. Although the guidebook specifically…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Counseling, Career Education
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Office of Special Education. – 1978
The yearly report focuses on major achievements in Maryland special education in 1978 and on projected 1979 efforts. Initial sections center around a progress report of FY 1978 objectives and a review of fiscal resources for that year. Considered in a section on major achievements of 1978 are developments in nonpublic tuition assistance, hearing…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Services, Handicapped Children
Valencia, Atilano A.; And Others – 1979
Two papers on bilingual education are included. "The Emerging Features of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in the U.S.A." by Atilano A. Valencia represents an overview of the development of programs and policies to meet the needs of bilingual students in the United States. The federal legislation and key court decisions of the 1960s…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Educational Assessment, Federal Regulation
National School Public Relations Association, Arlington, VA. – 1978
In 1978, Congress reviewed and revised the major federal education programs covered by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Programs were expanded, tightened up, or redirected. For example, Title I and impact aid will direct millions more in federal aid to the big cities of the North and Midwest at the expense of the rural South. A…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Community Schools
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill. Technical Assistance Development System. – 1979
The report provides a general description of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) projects, abstracts of individual projects, and a means of identifying individual projects by location and common characteristics. After an introduction, the overview summarizes the activities of each of the five types of HCEEP projects -…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Demonstration Programs, Directories, Early Childhood Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1979
Part of a series designed to assist California school districts with the implementation of career education in K-12, this resource guide covers the wealth of experience and information available from government resources at the local, state, and federal levels and from resources in the community. Sources are listed that offer access to materials…
Descriptors: Career Education, Clearinghouses, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Banaghan, Bill; And Others – 1978
A computerized career information system named EUREKA has been developed for California. It originated in 1975-76 under the direction of the Bay Area Computer Educators and since that time has received state and VEA funding. It consists of two major components, Quest and information files. Quest asks users twenty-one questions in order to…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Computers
FORSYTH, G.R.; NININGER, J.R. – 1966
PROGRAM 5 TRAINING FOR THE UNEMPLOYED CAME INTO EXISTENCE UNDER THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1960. THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS AND PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR ITS FUTURE OPERATION. THE STUDY CONCENTRATED ON (1) THE PROGRAM TRAINEES, (2) EMPLOYER KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND USE OF THE…
Descriptors: Employers, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Role
DEYO, DONALD E. – 1967
THIS SUMMARY REPORT REAPPRAISES THE 1958 MASTER PLAN AND PROJECTS THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM TO 1975 ACCORDINGLY. IT COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF SUCH A SYSTEM AND MAY SERVE AS A GUIDE TO OTHER STATE OR REGIONAL PLANNERS. ITS CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE (1) A PHILOSOPHY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (2) THE PURPOSE AND FUNCTION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE…
Descriptors: College Buildings, College Role, Construction Costs, Cost Estimates
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