The purpose of this self-study guide is to help adult literacy education providers collect, organize, and analyze evidence that they can use to improve program performance. It was designed to help educators consider which types of evidence to collect and which components of adult education instruction may be important for evaluating…

The work of the National Forum on Education Statistics (Forum) is a key aspect of the National Cooperative Education Statistics System (Cooperative System). The Cooperative System was established to produce and maintain, with the cooperation of the states, comparable and uniform education information and data that are useful for policymaking at…

This documentation is for the provisional version 2a file of the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey for School Year (SY) 2012-13. It contains a brief description of the data collection, along with information required to understand and access the data file.…

Every 20 minutes, another child is diagnosed with autism. Are you ready to meet this growing educational challenge? This authoritative guide for practitioners--early interventionists, teachers, school counselors and psychologists--provides practical strategies for addressing the unique needs of children on the autism spectrum and their families.…

Describes an eight-step bid-analysis procedure that includes comparing bids with specifications, listing options offered by the bidders, assigning costs to each option, and comparing the bids without desired options. Presents a sample bid-analysis chart. (RW)

Provides ten ways of lightening the burden of paperwork. The methods include developing nomenclature that conforms with the government's, assigning one person to handle all forms, and weighing the fiscal support received from the state and federal governments against the costs of administering a program. (Author/IRT)

A training form is described which includes a majority of the questions and vocabulary words encountered by handicapped learners applying for entry level jobs. Use of the form will help students respond to common items in job applications. (CL)

Purchasing forms carelessly can cost money. Duke University has established a forms management system expected to save $40,000, or almost 10 percent, in the first year of operation. (Author/MLF)

The article outlines a model for reporting and evaluating educational assessments. Topics covered include demographic data, reason for referral, relevant history and background information, school observation, testing observations and results, and recommendations. (CL)

The Dade County (Florida) school system saved building space and money with a records management program for student and administrative records and with a modern microfilm electronic filing system. (Author/MLF)

Presents a criterion-referenced instructional materials evaluation guide for media specialists and teachers. (CMV)

The article provides special educators an approach for consulting with elementary school teachers faced with mainstreaming. Materials included in a teacher consultation packet are described and a strategy for conducting consultation is offered. (SBH)

California's official school accounting procedures, amended in 1984 to clarify definitions and improve program cost accounting, are presented. Following an introduction that discusses general characteristics of school accounting, the manual explains the following areas of accounting practice: (1) financial reporting; (2) income; (3) expenditures;…

This compilation of materials and information serves as a step-by-step how-to guide to creating and building a parent cooperative preschool. After brief sections discussing where to begin and how cooperatives originated, contents explore basic considerations in planning, planning for community meetings, and the permanent organizational structure…

The format of a model vocational evaluation report for special education students is described in terms of components: student information and data, test results, and recommendations. Adaptation of the model for word processing has increased report writing efficiency. (CL)