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META (Multicultural Education, Training and Advocacy), Inc, San Francisco, CA. – 1993
Designed for parents, educators, lawyers, and others, this booklet focuses on limited-English-proficient (LEP) students' legal rights to an appropriate education. Contents are as follows: overview of state and federal legal requirements of education programs for LEP students; initial identification of LEP students; requirements for English…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Bilingualism, Community Action
Jahoda, Gerald – 1993
This book, by an author with a visual impairment, is written for people with a visual disability who wish to learn about alternate ways of processing information, including reading, writing, organizing notes, and doing everyday tasks. The first chapter describes ways of adjusting to the loss of sight and managing everyday living skills. The second…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Blindness
Stambler, Moses – 1983
Numerous factors influencing health status and health care in Mexico are reviewed in this paper. Part I covers socioeconomic influences including agricultural and land tenure patterns, oil production, population growth rate, and the extent of poverty. Part II discusses the political environment, emphasizing the effects of politics on strategies…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems
Chandler, Betsy – 1987
In a county by county analysis, this report assesses the quality of life for Kentucky's children. Researchers developed a child quotient (CQ) based on 18 indicators: per capita income, children in poverty, women receiving inadequate prenatal care, infant deaths, teens giving birth, substandard dwellings, children in foster care, per-pupil…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Minnesota Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, St. Paul. – 1993
This document contains a curriculum for training people with disabilities and parents of young children with disabilities to become community leaders. The curriculum contains highlights of nine topical areas, including: the history and future of services for people with developmental disabilities; the history and future of self-advocacy; inclusive…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Citizen Participation
Williams, Michael R. – 1989
This book analyzes how community-based organizations in low income urban neighborhoods can promote reform of their local public schools. Chapter 1, "Reassessing the Declining Urban Neighborhood," discusses the sources of urban decline in terms of a structural relationship between "haves" and "have-nots." Chapter 2,…
Descriptors: Activism, Black Organizations, Case Studies, Community Attitudes
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. – 1996
This guide is designed to provide assistance to business and industry when they engage in work-based learning programs, especially those targeted toward high school students. It is intended as a source of information regarding the basic provisions of child labor, safety and health, and liability. The guide identifies potential problems and…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Compliance (Legal)
Barth, Patte; Mitchell, Ruth – 1992
Based on principles of the Council for Basic Education, this book outlines a curriculum and pedagogy for an elementary school which would prepare children for national fourth grade examinations. The book is divided into six sections. The first section examines the background of elementary school students in the 1990s and presents ways for schools…
Descriptors: Art Education, Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1999
This annual report is intended to assist parents and citizens to stay informed on the changes in Kentucky schools. The document also is intended as a reference source for information concerning specific programs or areas of interest in Kentucky schools. Most sections provide information concerning the following: basics of the law; what is new in…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1992
This kit is designed to help employers understand the range of family needs emerging in the workplace and the numerous options for a company response. An introduction discusses the need for child care services, dependent care problems, and how employers respond and benefit. Sections address the following: selecting the right option in relation to…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Education, Career Education, Day Care
Asayesh, Gelareh; And Others – 1992
Prepared by the national professional association of education reporters, this publication contains five articles that emphasize stories about mothers' crucial roles in their children's literacy. Reporters in five different parts of the United States sought out and interviewed young mothers with school-age children. "An Overview: Mothers'…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1982
The purpose of the five-year plan described in this document is to enable the Minneapolis public schools to anticipate and respond to changing educational, economic, and demographic conditions that affect the school district. The plan affects all elements of the public school system and includes decisions regarding key actions or policies required…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Board of Education Policy, Educational Environment
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1985
The Department of Education has assembled 20 "indicators," drawn from the mass of available statistics on institutions, enrollments, finances, and staff, that describe the condition and progress of elementary and secondary education. Data are assembled under three categories of measures: outcomes, resources, and context of education. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Resources
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1985
This document is the last of 10 reports resulting from New York's 1983 First Statewide Symposium on Rural Development and is intended to be used primarily as a resource document for the development of public policy proposals. The 9 preliminary reports generated discussion at 12 public hearings, plus written testimony, and served to catalog rural…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Business, Community Change, Community Characteristics
Heine, Cindy – 2001
This annual publication is intended to help Kentucky parents and citizens stay informed on educational issues and to provide them with information and encouragement to be involved in the education of the children in their community. The guide includes information on the basics of the law for various school programs, Commonwealth Testing System and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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