Following an analysis of Vermont's present system of allocating state and federal vocational education funds, alternative formulas and methods for allocation are presented. The first chapter focuses on concerns raised with the present system, particularly the data used to allocate money and the focus on concern for distribution across institutions…

In order to assess the impact of Title I programs, models specifying criteria, techniques and methodologies for evaluation were developed. These models prescribe pre- and post-test results for both Title I and non Title I children. This report describes the status of the use of the models, the experience of people who used them during the 1976-77…

The Hawaii State Senior Center, which is sponsored by Honolulu Community College, provides health services, counseling, adult education, community services, and recreation and leisure activities. Enrolled membership is 2,080. The sixth fiscal year marked the first year that the Center was wholly supported by State General Funds. The status of the…

Approved under the Migratory Amendment to the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act's Title I, 10 educational programs, designed to allow flexibility in the placement of children as they progressed, were implemented in Pennsylvania during 1974. The 928 children participating in these migrant programs were identified and recruited by social…

The report describes a project designed to organize a State student health occupations education organization. The organization will give students with explicit interest in careers in health services an opportunity to associate and identify with an established organization which is based on their selected occupational interests. There were 39…

The aim of the Regional Student Program is to assure access by qualified New England residents to academic programs not available in their own state that are offered at other New England public institutions of higher education. Students participating in the program are given preference in admissions and pay only the in-state tuition rate. The…

This annual report of the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation covers activities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. Tables provide: (1) statistical summary; (2) loans approved, by month; (3) budget summary; (4) condition of reserve account; (5) loans approved, by county of students' residence; (6) loans approved, by lender; (7) loans…

This annual report of the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1974 covers: (1) loans approved, by month; (2) budget summary; (3) condition of reserve account; (4) loans approved, by county of students' residence; (5) loans approved, by lender; (6) loans outstanding, by Maryland lenders; (7) distribution of…

The document presents an indepth study of nine selected exemplary adult basic education (ABE) programs in Region 8: Volunteers Clearing House, Fort Collins, Colorado; Utah Navajo Development Council, Blanding, Utah; Adult Education Tutorial Program, Denver, Colorado; Project SAVE, Lemmon, South Dakota; Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado;…

This booklet outlines the standards for successful reading programs in Maryland as part of the national Right to Read effort. The first section discusses the purposes, development, and usage of established guidelines for the evaluation of successful reading programs. The second section discusses 28 standards to be met before a school's reading…

This is the seventh annual State Board of Education report on Financial Requirements of Public Baccalaureate Institutions and Public Community Colleges in Michigan, and is the first time that capital outlay requirements have been considered in a separate report. The report contains information on capital outlay requirements for 1974-75 and a…

The Oklahoma Indian education program is financed and operated under a contract between the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior, and the State Department of Education. Supervision of the program is the responsibility of the State Department of Education as authorized by the Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Act of 1936. To qualify for JOM…

In recent years, the Maryland State Department of Education has made a great effort to improve teacher education programs and teacher certification in the state. Since 1971, the State Department of Education has evaluated and accredited teacher education programs at 21 of 22 colleges and universities on the basis of program approval rather than…

This publication is the second product of a three-part study funded by the Connecticut State Board of Education pertaining to the operation of educational service centers. This booklet is designed to give the citizens of the state an insight into the development of an educational enterprise that delivers to the school districts and children many…

Project SCATE (Students Concerned About Tomorrow's Environment) is an action-oriented, interdisciplinary program for secondary students in environmental stewardship. Students participate in both scientific investigations of environmental issues and political processes necessary to implement solutions. (Author/SJL)