Discussion of alternative education is growing across the country as states and districts look for ways to better serve students whose needs are not met in traditional high school settings. Alternative settings, however, vary greatly in how they operate, whom they aim to enroll, and the methods they use to educate students. The variation of…

This study offers insights from an initial pilot of a co-teaching model for mathematics teacher preparation developed both to support experienced teachers in shifting their practice toward the vision set forth by NCTM and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (National Governors Association, 2010; NCTM, 2000, 2009) and to provide…

The Young Artists at Work Program at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) recently shifted its model from an afterschool arts program to a young artists' residency. This decision arose from a desire to reposition the youth program as a priority within the larger organization, coupled with a commitment to deepening the pedagogical values of…

A place-based learning community called "Klamath Connection" was designed to improve the academic performance of freshman in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) majors at Humboldt State University, a midsize public institution in a location geographically and culturally unfamiliar to the majority of its students. The…

The authors report an empirical pilot study of current models of elementary science instruction that utilize science specialists, and make a call for the participation of schools and districts that use a specialist model to assist in collecting the descriptive data needed to create the foundation for future research on the use and impact of…

The objective of the project was to pilot test the Model to Evaluate Inservice Personnel Development. The pilot test was designed to determine: (1) whether the model could evaluate the personnel development programs in the two States where the model was pilot tested, (2) applicability of the model in other States, and (3) the potential of the…

A DESCRIPTION WAS PRESENTED OF A SIMULATION VEHICLE THAT WAS BEING DEVELOPED TO PERMIT MODELING ANY SCHOOL CONFIGUATION. THE MODEL WAS CONSIDERED AS HAVING TWO MAJOR PARTS--(1) THE ACTIVITY PROCESSOR AND (2) THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESSOR. THE ADDITION OF THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESSOR TO THE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED SIMULATION VEHICLE PROVIDES…

Discusses prototype information infrastructure projects in northern California's Silicon Valley. The strategies of the public and private telecommunications carriers vying for backbone services and industries developing end-user infrastructure technologies via office networks, set-top box networks, Internet multimedia, and "smart homes"…

A computerized model was developed to evaluate local vocational education programs in relation to the various functions of vocational education. A data base was generated using the local school districts' information and the output was designed for local self-evaluation use in further planning and review of the overall vocational education plan.…

This paper describes the outcomes of 11 California pilot projects designed to return students with disabilities to public education. A total of 220 students with severe disabilities who had been previously placed in private sites were selected to participate based on class communication between the public and private settings. Service delivery…

This three-part paper describes a pilot demonstration project for training psychology graduate students and social-work agency personnel to provide mental health services for minority adolescents and their families. The training model assumes that all participants possess skill and knowledge that can be shared with each other and that a strong…

The Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing of the State of California has for the past three years been operating an External Assessment Pilot Project. Community and professional constituents of teacher education programs review those programs to determine whether or not they conform to earlier program plans submitted to the commission…