Reviewed briefly is Illinois state legislation passed from 1963 to the present and designed to increase and/or improve educational programs for the aurally handicapped. (CB)

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)

This book represents the first part of a larger, 7,400 page "Compendium of State Legal Standards for the Provision of Public Education." The entire study summarizes and categorizes the education laws and regulations of the fifty states and the District of Columbia in four areas: powers, duties, and functions; programs, materials, and facilities;…

A review of the Area V Planning Committee's study and evaluation of vocational education programs in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California, is presented. Three generalized problem areas were addressed, including: (1) financial support for needed programs; (2) the development of new programs and the evaluation of old ones; and, (3) the lack…

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)

This pamphlet surveys the last ten years of a Pennsylvania assessment program called Educational Quality Assessment (EQA). The assessment, mandated by state law, measures student achievement in ten goal areas. Pamphlet topics cover legislation and history, administration of the program, the EQA inventory, and the school report. (Author/LD)

Available from: American Association for the Education of the Severely/Profoundly Handicapped, 1600 West Armory Way, Seattle, Washington 98119.

Intended for local school administrators, the guidebook suggests policies for the initiation, organization, and operation of special education programs in Arizona. Brief general definitions for various handicapping conditions are provided, along with general procedures related to the following activities: screening, referral, evaluation, primary…

This report lists the results of a 50 state survey on education's response to the energy crisis conducted in December 1973. The survey asked respondents in state departments of education and state higher education executive offices to report facts about their state's response to the energy crisis, as well as their own opinions and projections.…