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Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Dept. of Planning and Evaluation. – 1975
The report documents a 1974-1975 evaluation of Dade County, Florida's resource class program and the Early Childhood Preventive Curriculum (ECPC/LD) for learning disabled (LD) students. Data are said to have been obtained from regular class teachers, LD resource teachers, parents of LD students, student records, and scores from the Wide Range…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1972
This abbreviated form of the report of Florida's Statewide Assessment Program summarizes the key results and recommendations of the State's performance on the 1971-72 assessment of selected reading-related skills in grades 2 and 4. Topics discussed are: (1) why test? (2) what is statewide assessment? (3) what do 1971-72 assessment results show?…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Grade 2, Grade 4, Listening Comprehension
Tyler, John H.; Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B. – 2000
A study examined evidence of any labor market payoff for school dropouts and if they acquire cognitive skills, and studied whether the payoff differs by gender and race/ethnicity. It analyzed data containing information on the universe of school dropouts in New York and Florida who took the General Educational Development (GED) exams between…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
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Griffin, Bryan W.; Heidorn, Mark H. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1996
The relationship between performance on tests of minimum competency (MCT) required for high school graduation and dropout behavior was studied with 76,664 Florida students. Results indicate that MCT failure increases the likelihood of leaving school only for students doing well academically, but not for minority students or those doing poorly.…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Tests, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Research
Dunn, Audrey D. – 1984
A study examined the effects of a comprehensive writing program for average and slightly below average high school students on student writing achievement and attitudes. The program aimed to provide remedial instruction to improve writing skills, since 89% of the school's upper middle class population matriculate in some sort of college degree…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Course Descriptions, Expository Writing
Garrison, Bruce – 1987
A study examined the life-styles of South Florida upscale "yuppie/yucca" (young, up-and-coming Cuban-American) Hispanics by exploring their consumption habits and such demographic variables as recreational activity, credit card ownership, housing, investments, language preference, marital status, education level, and income. The…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Consumer Economics, Cross Cultural Studies
Regional Curriculum Project, Atlanta, GA. – 1969
This report provides a detailed description and analysis of the ESEA Title 5 Regional Curriculum Project undertaken by Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The ultimate purpose of the project was to find ways of strengthening the instructional leadership roles of the six participating State departments of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Audiovisual Aids, Consultants, Curriculum Development
Foshee, James; And Others – 1974
Described in volumes 1 and 2 are the methodology, conclusions, and recommendations of a study to determine the impact of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) on special programs for exceptional children in 10 school districts and on educational program development in five residential institutions. Noted are aspects of the FEFP Act (1973)…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Exceptional Child Research, Financial Policy, Financial Support
Gordon, Ira J.; And Others – 1969
Activities of the Institute for Development of Human Resources provide the information contained in this document. This first large-scale project of the institute was in parent education of disadvantaged mothers in the north central Florida area. The purpose of the project was to investigate a way in which early intervention into the lives of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Experience
US Commission on Civil Rights, 2006
On July 28, 2006, a panel of experts briefed members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the putative benefits of racial and ethnic diversity in elementary and secondary education. Four experts presented written statements to the Commissioners that assessed the social science literature on this issue. They also addressed whether or not…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Civil Rights, School Desegregation, Secondary Education
Williams, John B., III, Ed. – 1988
Issues concerning desegregation of U.S. campuses and federal regulation of higher education under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are considered in 12 essays. Titles and authors are as follows: "Title VI Regulation of Higher Education" (John B. Williams, III); "The Production of Black Doctoral Recipients: A Description of…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Attendance, College Desegregation
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Gleazer, Edmund J., Jr., Ed.; Yarrington, Roger, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1974
In a time of urgent need for cooperation among educational institutions, the community college may have a unique opportunity to serve as a bridge or means of communication, hence an agent in coordination. The articles presented here focus on coordination and cooperation: mechanisms for cooperation among higher education associations; ways of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Consortia, Coordination
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Inst. for Social Research. – 1968
Florida State University's Urban Research Center serves a rapidly growing seven county area in east central Florida; under Title I of the Higher Education Act, the Center increased its service through a uniquely designed research-education program for public administrators, the purpose being to identify and alleviate community problems. The 2,000…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Leaders, Community Problems, Conferences
Thomas, Hollie B.; Boyett, Ray H. – 1976
The major purposes of this study were to (1) develop baseline data relative to the supply of and demand for vocational and technical education personnel by program area, level, and area of the State; (2) identify the availability of inservice and preservice programs for vocational and technical education personnel, and (3) analyze any…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Trends, Inservice Teacher Education, Labor Needs
Ricchiuti, Linda M. – 2000
The goal of this lesson plan is for second-grade students to understand the steps in how food is made and delivered to the grocery store. Students create a play where each person plays a part in the production and distribution of food. The lesson suggests that the class perform the play on parents' night. It provides five activities for students…
Descriptors: Drama, Evaluation, Food, Food Processing Occupations
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