Correlates of reading and writing achievement were examined in Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment program. Data came from the 1978 and 1979 assessments of fifth, eighth, and eleventh grade students. The 35 variables serving as correlates were classified as school (manipulable) and home/community (nonmanipulable), and were derived from…

Intended for personnel of local school districts in Oklahoma, the manual offers guidelines for locating, evaluating, and providing special services for handicapped children. Information is presented in question/answer format in six major sections: introduction; awareness campaign (newspaper articles, radio and television, flyers and brochures,…

The process involved in planning, developing, and building a resources file is described in the context of a state education agency. The key decision points which confront the dissemination director are described, i.e., determining the client, the client's resource needs, and the availability of already existing resources. The steps involved in…

This bibliography includes materials for educators who are concerned with assessment of basic speaking and listening skills and is categorized as follows: (1) speech rating scales; (2) listening; (3) functional communication; (4) bilingual education; (5) reviews of tests and instruments; (6) materials on practices in states and local districts;…

This conference report is a compilation of the presentations given at a national professional development seminar for State directors of vocational education and their key curriculum staff members to increase their knowledge regarding curriculum improvement in the following areas: Persons with special needs, dissemination and implementation…

State Departments of Education are turning to the use of criterion referenced, as opposed to norm referenced, models for statewide assessment. The underlying assumption in this turn of events is that results generated by criterion referenced tests within the statewide assessment context permit the drawing of value inferences about the…

In December 1973, the Committee to Improve Performance of School Personnel was established. The task of the Committee was to create an effective system of improving professional performance which could be put into practice in any school situation in Kentucky, a system which could be utilized with all professional staff members whether they be…

The document includes tables and graphs showing trends in enrollments (Section 1), expenditures (Section 2), and teachers (Section 3) for the United States and outlying areas. Statistical information was derived from annual reports published by the Division of Vocational and Technical Education and unpublished data compiled by the Program Support…

The administrative provisions of the Texas plan for vocational education are presented. Information is provided concerning the State board; public hearings; qualifications, preparation, and development of professional personnel; program evaluation; State reports; cooperative arrangements; vocational education under contract; construction…

With increased cooperation and coordination, it now is appropriate to review major changes that have led to an unprecedented level of interdependency among institutions. The current growth rate of interinstitutional cooperation is approximately 12 percent per year. This is inseparably linked in many respects to increased levels of statutory…

Provided in the complete text of Public Law 93-380, "Education Amendments of 1974", are amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Title I); provisions for equal educational opportunities and the transportation of students (Title II); information on federal impact aid programs (Title III) and consolidation of…

Private colleges and universities are now under pressure from many directions. The potential benefits of statewide planning agencies in building cooperation between the public and private sectors of higher education are examined. This compendium of suggestions for finding alternatives to often wasteful competitive relationships is drawn from a…

Between 1972 and 1974, Oregon adopted a series of comprehensive State Minimum Standards popularly titled "competency-based education." This paper addresses two types of research agendas that have emerged relative to these attempts to create a statewide reform. The first involves an ongoing research project whose purpose is to facilitate…

Discussed in remarks by two special education teachers and two administrators from Kentucky are the development and use of the Lexington Developmental Scale (LDS) with multiply handicapped preschool children. It is explained that the LDS covers five skill areas: gross and fine motor, receptive and expressive language, cognitive, personal-social,…

The publication is a report of phase 2 of a two-phase project to determine the employment opportunities and community resources in vocational agriculture in Connecticut. The study was designed to enumerate job possibilities, to inform farmers and agricultural firm operators of the vocational agriculture program, and to identify the community…