The Educational Testing Service has begun a national talent search program in which high school seniors may submit evidence of their achievements in dance, music, theater, visual arts, or writing. Awards include cash stipends, scholarships, and workshop experiences. This article describes application and judging procedures and lists advisory panel…

As a result of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, many changes have occurred in the public schools. The primary purpose of this volume is to document these changes. Five reports from the National Advisory Council extend from July 15, 1969 to June 21, 1971. Excerpts from the state advisory councils' 1970 annual reports are included for…

A discussion of the role and initiatives of the Committee of Principals in the governance of Scottish teacher education. (SJL)

This report begins with an executive summary and an introduction; the introduction provides a brief statement about the innovative process which led to the proposal to establish a National Advisory Board on Rural Information Needs (NABRIN) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). A background statement gives an overview of the many problems…

An overview of the National Program for Selected Population Segments (NPSPS), a group of eighty-two projects funded during fiscal year 1977 by the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, Title III, is presented in this report. Chapter I provides an introduction to NPSPS. Chapter II reviews the administrative models used by the eighty-two…

Under the provisions of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the Advisory Council on Vocational Education was directed to review the administration and status of vocational education programs. Highlights, recommendations, issues, and problems of vocational education within the national context of changing social, educational, and economic…