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Telfer, N. A.; Kaplan, R.; Yazejian, N.; Iruka, I. – FPG Child Development Institute, 2022
This report summarizes themes that emerged from six listening sessions held in April 2022 with Black and Latine Pre-K teachers, directors, and technical assistance providers. The purpose of the listening sessions was to understand participants' perceptions of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3) and to gauge the extent to which…
Descriptors: Equal Education, African American Teachers, Hispanic Americans, Minority Group Teachers
Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education, 2011
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education (Department) is a law enforcement agency charged with enforcing federal civil rights laws to ensure that educational institutions receiving federal financial assistance do not engage in discriminatory conduct. OCR enforces the federal civil rights laws that prohibit…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Equal Education, Access to Education
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education, 2010
At the celebration of the 35th anniversary of P.L. 94-142 this year, significant national progress has been made in ensuring the civil rights and providing equal access to education for all children with disabilities. During the 2007-08 school year, "IDEA"-mandated programs and services were provided to more than 6 million children and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Access to Education, Technical Assistance
Bueno, Marisa; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Gonzales, Danielle – Pew Center on the States, 2010
Research indicates that state pre-k programs with higher teacher qualification requirements improve children's school readiness so states get the most out of their investment in early education. This 2010 report, authored by Marisa Bueno, Linda Darling-Hammond and Danielle Gonzales, reviewed research on training for pre-k teachers and concluded…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preschool Teachers, Bachelors Degrees
US Government Accountability Office, 2009
Research suggests that more students with disabilities are pursuing higher education than in years past, and recent legislative changes, such as those in the Higher Education Opportunity Act and Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, have the potential to increase the number and diversity of this population. GAO was asked to…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Disabilities, Technical Assistance, Special Needs Students
Gagnon, Joe, Ed. – National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice, 2004
This issue of "EDJJ Notes" contains the following articles: (1) "In the News: Suspension, Race, and Disability in Maryland" (Michael Krezmien and Peter Leone); (2) "Establishing and Maintaining Quality Education Programs in Juvenile Corrections" (Lucky Mason); (3) "Resources for Parents: The Technical Assistance…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Correctional Education, Juvenile Justice, Disabilities
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Shaw, Stan F.; Scott, Sally S. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2003
This special issue of the "Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability" presents information on faculty development regarding students with disabilities in postsecondary settings. Each of the articles relates to the work emanating from the Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Faculty Development, Technical Assistance, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Blair, Leslie Asher, Ed. – Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), 2006
This issue celebrates Southwest Educational Development Laboratory's (SEDL's) history and touches upon new work. This issue includes an article on the need for educators to have access to relevant, high-quality research findings and to be able to apply those findings to their local settings. It also discusses briefly the three randomized…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Educational Research
Florida State Legislature, Tallahassee. Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. – 1997
This report reviews the Exceptional Student Education Programs administered by the Florida Department of Education. Findings of the review indicate: (1) during the 1995-96 school year, Florida spent 1.75 billion for special programs, services, and facilities to serve 368,710 students with disabilities; (2) the number and percentage of children…
Descriptors: Classification, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Educational Assessment