Living on fixed incomes and faced with increasing taxes, senior citizens frequently feel the squeeze of a tightening economy more than other populations. Their retirement dollars buy less as their property taxes inch upward, despite the fact that they don't have school-age children. The Hempfield and Manheim Township School Districts in…

A survey examines the legal status of teacher aides in each of the 50 states. The results indicate that only 23 states have any laws on the legal status of aides. (Author/DN)

This study was designed to gather current data relating to paraprofessionals in California who have direct involvement with instructional programs. This information was gathered from school districts, principals, and teachers. The data included the following general subject areas: (1) number of school districts using paraprofessionals and school…

This study was intended to fill the gap in available data on paraprofessional funding and programming in the public school systems by focusing on the training and utilization of paraprofessionals in school years 1971-72 and 1972-73 in the 1,800 public school systems around the nation which enroll 5,000 pupils or more. A total of 1,148 school…