This paper presents the "Report to the Legislature: Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Strategic Plan". This was a year of transition in public education. After former commissioner David Driscoll retired in August 2007, Deputy Commissioner Jeffrey Nellhaus filled in as acting commissioner for nearly nine months until newly…

Various facets of EDGAR (the Education Department General Administrative Regulations) are discussed: why it was formed, its provisions, work of the task force, the consolidation process, simplifying the language, its new emphasis, and guidance on grant use. (CT)

This document is a report of the commission appointed to study the over-all role of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), to appraise its current condition, and to recommend its future direction. The first chapter, "Context of Crisis and Tension," outlines the problems and issues facing teacher education institutions…

A five year plan and budget for Pennsylvania library cooperative activities is outlined based on two goals: (1) libraries should support state educational, industrial, governmental, health and other information programs by joining in a statewide library network to provide all publicly available information in the state to any citizen; and (2)…

This procedural manual describes the services of management assistance teams to local education agencies in the state of Pennsylvania. The purpose of the teams, provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, is to conduct studies and submit recommendations for changes that would result in improved management practices and more economic…

Suggests that GCE and CSE boards need to bury their differences if progress is to be made on the 16-plus proposals. (Editor)

A proposed South Carolina state plan for adult basic education under the Adult Education Act of 1966 (Title III of P.L. 89-750) outlines basic organizational provisions (custody of funds, selection of instructional personnel, curriculum, program evaluation, state and local advisory committees, and cooperation in antipoverty efforts); guidelines…

With the closing of the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, a proposal is made to reinstate it and change its name to the National Center for Continuing Higher Education, to indicate an enlarged concern for all continuing education after high school. The program of the Center should include research and study, demonstration,…

Varying needs, largely unmet, were found in the provision of adult education throughout Massachusetts, and recommendations were formulated for an articulated and adequate program. Low priority, weak centers of leadership, and a limited and confused mandate emerged as major obstacles to effectiveness. It was found that, on the basis of accepted…

Author proposes educational programs that would meet the needs of developing nations by yielding quicker and almost immediate results. (MB)

The comprehensive plan for special education in the public schools of the District of Columbia explains program goals, objectives of an outreach program designed to aid in the identification of preschool and school age populations requiring special services, the organizational structure of special educational programs and services, and procedural…

A new organization is proposed that will serve as a regional library network for the midwestern United States: the Midwest Regional Library Network (MIDLNET). MIDLNET must meet four requirements in order to assure its success: it must meet the needs of the major academic research libraries in the area, it should be a limited sponsor network, it…

This report describes repositioning strategies undertaken by Sir Sandford Fleming College, in Ontario, to respond to changing student demographics, educational demands, and reduced funding. Following opening remarks by the college president providing an overview of the strategies and the use of all-staff meetings to generate responses from the…

Some of the major administrative factors that will require attention by small colleges and universities as they develop policy and general procedures for the administration of research, grants, and contracts are considered. Management of research, grants, and contracts is a process that involves the review and approval of proposals; project…

Large urban school districts are considered by most people to be in serious trouble because they are unable to educate children in the inner city as well as the suburban districts have been able to educate theirs. Although the state assist these districts in many ways, it has not made a commitment to the development of a coordinated plan of…