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Download full textStevens, Carla J.; And Others – 1991
The Houston Independent School District's (HISD) educational program at the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center provided instruction to the 1,138 youths residing at that facility from August 1990 to March 1991. The youth at the Detention Center had been detained by Harris County Law Enforcement Officials and were awaiting court action. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency, Intermediate Grades
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1991
This summary highlights implementation strategies from the full report for restructuring middle grade education in Texas. The task force was guided by a central theme--a vision of Texas schools using each other as resources and the campus planning process as a vehicle for implementing research-based concepts and practices in the middle grades.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1991
This report envisions Texas schools using one another as resources and the campus planning process as a vehicle for implementing research-based concepts and practices in the middle grades. Since Texas' restructuring effort will not succeed without commitment to staff development from all levels of the education community, the need for teacher and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment
