This manual was designed for use by school administrators in developing and/or improving the quality of distributive education programs being implemented in schools. Set forth in it are criteria for insuring success of programs, as well as checklists for assessing their merit. Appendixes outlining the functions and duties of coordinators,…

Civics education in a democracy is a central goal of the public schools. The purpose of civics education is to educate youth to enable them to participate in a democracy. This guide highlights the components of a K-12 civics curriculum which features knowledge, democratic ideals, skills, and social participation. Sample lessons, state goals and…

This career education program guide, based on the results of a pilot program involving six school districts in New Jersey, was intended to help program coordinators implement career education programs in grades K-12 that relate the skills taught in school to those used in jobs. The content is in three sections. The first one covers the business…

This report describes the Prescriptions for Better Writing Program, a 9-week writing skills curriculum, suitable for seventh to ninth grade levels, developed by teachers in New Jersey's Lower Camden County's Regional High School District No. 1. The program was designed for two purposes: to remediate to ninth grade levels and designed for two…

This report describes League of Women Voters citizen education campaigns concerning the financing of public schools. Launched in South Carolina, New Jersey, Idaho, Vermont, Missouri, California, and Maine, the campaigns were aimed at raising public awareness and interest in the issues and problems involved in funding public schools, thereby…

The New Jersey Council of Community Colleges designed this program guide to serve as an overview of instructional credit and noncredit programs available at the state's 19 community colleges. The guide includes a multi-page matrix that offers an overview of all career and transfer programs available and which colleges offer these programs. Credit…

This guide is intended to aid New Jersey citizens concerned with the improvement of library media services based on the New Jersey Public Education Act of 1975, which provided for a thorough and efficient (TE) planning process to improve opportunities for all children. It is directed to the library media specialist, but can be used in teamwork…

This report describes the PlayWrite Program, which was developed in the Montville Township School District, New Jersey, to encourage children in grades K-6 to write. The primary objectives of the program are to increase students' motivation to write; to improve their writing skills through the process of brainstorming, composing, revising, and…

This systematic planning guide is intended to assist early childhood teachers in planning the educational program and in designing classroom activities. In addition, New Jersey educators will find it helpful in complying with state requirements. Guidelines are presented in the following areas: (1) establishing a philosophy; (2) developing goals;…