Describes New Jersey's environmental education program, operated under the auspices of a unique Council for Environmental Education financed by Title III funds.

This document contains a summary of all legislation enacted during the 1976 legislative session having implications for Michigan's educational programs. The summaries are listed in order according to their Public Law identifying number. The Senate or House Bill number and the day the law was effective are also included. Three bills vetoed by the…

Makes recommendations for improving conservation education, including State legislation. (JF)

A State-by-State survey of environmental education programs that includes information on legislation and funding, and that provides a list of departments to contact. (JF)

The document presents New York state regulations regarding services to handicapped children. Sections address the following areas: definitions; state aid to school districts for the education of students with handicaps; establishment of a committee on the handicapped; educational programs (special classes, resource programs, home and hospital…

Vocational technical institutes in Washington were developed in some common school districts as single-purpose institutions for vocational training programs. These institutes have offered secondary and post secondary vocational education programs. Since the 1967 Community College Act there have been several studies concerning the structure and…

The New Jersey Constitution and implementing legislation guarantee each child in the public schools equal educational opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, or social or economic status. To assure these basic rights the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education has presented…

In 1973 the Montana Legislature enacted the Indian Studies Law which required that by July 1, 1979 all certified personnel in schools on or in the vicinity of Montana's Indian reservations must have received training in the history, traditions, customs, values, beliefs, ethics, and contemporary affairs of American Indians, particularly the Montana…

A compilation of laws and regulations pertaining to the provisions of education for exceptional children includes measures passed in the following areas: general provisions and organizational structure of the public school system; the educational program and personnel; property, transportation, and finance; and educational institutions, libraries,…

This synopsis of California legislation relevant to bilingual-bicultural education programs covers the period from 1965 through 1975 and is divided into nine major categories. They are: (1) bilingual and English language instruction; (2) preschool child development; (3) education from kindergarten through high school; (4) adult education; (5)…