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Download full textCouncil for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1992
This fact sheet notes the incidence of attention deficit disorder (ADD), factors involved in the disorder, and diagnostic methods. It discusses school responsibilities in providing appropriate educational services to students with ADD, emphasizing that the responsibility for meeting the educational needs of children with ADD rests with the entire…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Pinkerton, Dianna – 1991
This digest summarizes information on the roles of the Federal Government, the family, and teachers in preparing young children with disabilities for school. Noted are relevant provisions of Public Law 99-457, the 1986 Amendments to the Education of the Handicapped Act (Part B), including development of Individualized Family Service Plans to aid…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedDorney, Jacqueline M. – English Journal, 1988
Outlines the plain English movement, examines how it has influenced legislation and education, and discusses publications pertinent to the movement. (ARH)
Descriptors: Language Planning, Language Usage, Legislation, Textbooks
Bloom, John W., Ed. – 1996
Couselor credentialing is a way to symbolize professionalism and high standards to the public. Its purpose is to identify counselors who are at least minimally qualified to provide counseling services. This special digest collection on credentialing counselors covers many aspects of legislation, methods, and special concerns about credentialing.…
Descriptors: Certification, Counselor Certification, Counselor Educators, Counselor Evaluation
Imel, Susan – 1991
In 1966, Congress approved the first adult education act, and the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system was established. Monies to support adult education research and delivery systems became available at the same time as a mechanism was put in place to collect and disseminate results of these activities. The Adult Education Act…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Clearinghouses, Databases
Jordan, June B., Ed.; Ramirez, Bruce A., Ed. – 1987
This yearbook provides special education information (for the period July 1, 1985 to June 30, 1986) including federal policy actions, state policy, important reports, statistical data on exceptional students served and personnel employed, and directory listings of key offices and officials concerned with special education. Summaries are presented…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Glover, Jeanne; DeCarme, Judi; Orkwis, Ray – 2003
This book is the first of four volumes in a directory of more than 1,000 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. This volume focuses on projects concerned with research, innovation, and evaluation divided into two broad discretionary programs: "Research and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
Orkwis, Ray; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 2001
This book is a directory of about 1,100 discretionary projects supported by the Office of Special Education Programs and focuses on projects concerned with research, innovation, and evaluation. This first volume of four presents projects categorized in the following two discretionary programs: "Research and Innovation To Improve Services and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
Rose, Amy D. – 1991
An examination of the effects of the Adult Education Act (AEA) 25 years after its passage reveals the growth of the adult basic education (ABE) enterprise in the United States. The AEA provides funding to states to develop and maintain adult basic education programming. Because ABE was recognized as a means of improving the economic status of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational History, Educational Legislation
Leahy, Meredyth A. – 1991
The evolution of the Adult Education Act (AEA) in the last 25 years illustrates the progress of adult basic education (ABE) in the United States. A detailed look at the literature and outcomes of AEA-funded projects provides a sense of the effectiveness of 25 years of federal involvement. The passage of the AEA in 1966 led to the first systematic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Competency Based Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Legislation
Smith, Barbara J. – 1988
Part of a volume which explores current issues in service delivery to infants and toddlers (ages birth to 3) with handicapping conditions, this chapter discusses the evolution of public policies related to early intervention services. Major milestones in federal legislation are reviewed, beginning in 1965 with Project Head Start. Current trends in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
Klauke, Amy – 1988
The issue of drug testing is the focus of this ERIC Digest. Several aspects of drug testing discussed in question-and-answer format: (1) What is the current status of drug use in the schools? (2) What legal questions arise when schools consider drug testing? (3) How might drug testing be applied in a fair, economical, and legally safe manner? (4)…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Drug Legislation
Kauffman, Dorothy; And Others – 1994
This book highlights information from a project that focused on where and how content-based English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction has been implemented in pre-K through Grade 12 classrooms in public schools across the United States. A database was constructed of 3,000 public schools that have content-ESL programs. Descriptions of the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Lewelling, Vickie W. – 1997
This digest provides an overview of the opposing sides in the Official English debate--Official English and English Plus. Proponents of Official English seek to make English the official language of the United States through passage of a constitutional amendment. The movement is spearheaded by two groups, U.S. English and English First. Official…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, Cultural Pluralism, English
Rudner, Lawrence; Farris, Michael P. – 1992
In December 1991, the South Carolina Supreme Court ordered the State Board of Education to stop using the Education Entrance Examination (EEE) for licensing parents who want to teach their children at home. In ruling that the test's validation process did not meet a standard of reasonableness, the Court established a significant precedent for test…
Descriptors: Certification, Civil Liberties, College Entrance Examinations, Court Litigation
