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Download full textMorrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University, 2008
This report provides descriptive data for understanding the status of human services in Greater Phoenix, describes provocative issues that certain populations and providers face, and offers a starting point for determining Maricopa Valley's aspirations for tomorrow's human-services infrastructure. This report describes an array of populations that…
Descriptors: Human Services, Partnerships in Education, Low Income, Delivery Systems
Direct linkNational Academies Press, 2016
U.S. strength in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines has formed the basis of innovations, technologies, and industries that have spurred the nation's economic growth throughout the last 150 years. Universities are essential to the creation and transfer of new knowledge that drives innovation. This knowledge moves…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Labor Force Development, Change Strategies, Best Practices
Guthrie, Larry F.; Scott, Bonnie L. – 1991
Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to successfully meet the diverse needs of all students at risk of school failure. Changes in demographics and the nature of children's needs call for reaching beyond the school's boundaries and mobilizing a broad array of resources in the larger community. This document extends work on the coordination…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Programs, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1986
The House Select Committee met to hear testimony of six witnesses from tribes in the Phoenix, Arizona area concerning the status of Native American children and their families. General topics were the nature of existing human service programs, adequacy of federal funding, and magnitude of health and welfare needs. Tom White of the Gila River…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Child Welfare
Council of Educational Facility Planners, International, Scottsdale, AZ. – 1998
Education, community, and business organizations are now organizing public forums to address school repair and modernization. This report discusses the need for school modernization assistance, the impact of inadequate school facilities on student learning, school construction planning to receive construction bond allocations, and examples of ways…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1994
Data show that gangs, drugs, and random murders are becoming staples in the lives of U.S. children. Every major U.S. city is facing a deadly gang problem, exemplified by drive-by shootings and teenagers brandishing assault weapons. This document presents witness testimony, prepared statements, and panel discussions that examine the problem of gang…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime Prevention, Delinquency Prevention, Gun Control
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1992
This hearing, held in conjunction with the reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, examined: (1) rehabilitation services for traditionally underserved groups, particularly persons from the Native American population and Hispanic communities; (2) issues concerning transition from school to work, community job development, and the impact…
Descriptors: American Indians, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
McGowan, Thomas M.; Williams, Robert O. – 1990
This study examines intra-partnership communication in school-university collaboration, and considers how participant interaction affects a collaborative's capacity for promoting curricular and instructional change. The study examines two projects utilizing distinct collaborative approaches: "The Academic Alliance for Improved Social Studies…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Consultation Programs, Coordination, Curriculum
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1984
Four major topics are addressed in these papers presented at the Hispanic Roundtable meeting: current staffing patterns at community colleges, transferability trends among Hispanic students, employment barriers, and legislative issues. Introductory comments by Maria Barrera are followed by Mary Jane Garza's paper, "Current Staffing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, College Transfer Students
Phoenix Union High School District, AZ. Research Services. – 1983
This is a report of the testing results of the 1982-83 Chapter 1 program in the Phoenix Union High School District, Arizona. The average Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) gains in the District's Chapter 1 Programs showed the students gained more knowledge in each subject than similar students across the nation. However, in some subjects the students…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Educational Legislation, Educationally Disadvantaged, Federal Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2002
This congressional hearing consists of testimony on the nursing shortage facing the country. It examines the causes and impact of the nursing shortage that the nation faces and introduces innovative remedies currently being undertaken by educational institutions and the health care industry, and makes suggestions for further action. Testimony…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Demand Occupations, Educational Planning, Employment Patterns
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations. – 1983
This document contains Congressional and nondepartmental witness testimony from the Congressional hearing on youth drug abuse in New York. Opening statements are presented on the incidence of drug use in America, the role of the federal government, the impact of drugs on youth, foreign country production of illegal drugs, funding to fight illegal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Services, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. – 1984
This document contains testimony and prepared statements from assistant secretaries in the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services; directors from the Department of Health and Human Services; the general director of Beth Israel Medical Center; the president of Phoenix House Foundation, Inc., a drug-free treatment…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Federal Aid, Government Role
Timpane, Michael; And Others – 1987
A group of three conference papers, all addressing the subject of effective programs to decrease the number of school dropouts, is presented in this document. The first paper, "Systemic Approaches to Reducing Dropouts" (Michael Timpane), asserts that dropping out is a symptom of failures in the social, economic, and educational systems.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1986
This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of hunger and the elderly. Opening statements are included from Representatives Dennis Hertel, Mickey Leland, Jim Lightfoot, John McCain, Leon Panetta, Thomas Ridge, Marge Roukema, Edward Roybal, and Bill Schuette. William…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Eating Habits, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
