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US Department of Education, 2010
This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Readers will find funding information, contact information, and a web site for…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Public Agencies, Educational Improvement, Adult Education
LaPlante, Mitchell P. – 1992
This statistical abstract focuses on how many Americans have a disability. It begins by defining "disability" according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Data are presented from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) that provide the number of Americans with disabilities most consistent with the ADA definition. Graphs…
Descriptors: Adults, Census Figures, Children, Disabilities
Annunziato, Frank R., Ed.; And Others – 1993
These proceedings contain 22 papers on how unions and administrations have reacted to fiscal crises, discrimination, and the Americans with Disabilities Act at colleges and universities across the United States. The essays are: (1) "Issues in Labor/Management Negotiations" (Joseph M. Bress); (2) "Academic Unions and the Academic…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bias, Collective Bargaining, College Administration
Clapper, Ann T.; Morse, Amanda B.; Thompson, Sandra J.; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2005
For several years, states have listed accommodations allowed on state assessments. States soon found that the definitions of these accommodations varied not only across states, but also within states and even in schools. Over the past few years, states have made greater attempts to define each accommodation and to decide whether the accommodation…
Descriptors: Test Results, Outcomes of Education, Guidelines, Educational Objectives
Benner, Phylis M., Comp.; Hollestelle, Kay, Comp. – 1995
This paper is addressed to those who want to start their own child care center, and provides guidelines for doing so. It identifies the first things to be considered--planning and conducting a community needs assessment to analyze the competition in the area and make the decision of opening a day care center, and gathering information from a…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Needs, Day Care, Day Care Centers
PEPNet 2, 2004
How may an individual who is deaf or hard of hearing focus on success? How can we as professionals best promote environments that will facilitate achievement and positive outcomes for these individuals? "Planning for Success: Initiatives for Positive Outcomes," the PEPNet conference held in April 2004, was a conference dedicated to…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Success, Planning