Over half of the report on career education programs in Rhode Island consists of detailed reports of specific projects which provide the following information: sponsoring agency, program title, program director, project dates, grade level, number of population to be served, description of the population to be served, amount of Federal funds, and…

The second volume of the National Health Council (NHC) final project report for recruitment, counseling, and related activities in the health occupations consists of: three meeting agendas and information on the NHC Committee on Health Manpower; reports on two meetings of the Committee on Inventory for Health Occupations on the Secondary Level;…

Career education at the elementary level in Oregon focuses on career awareness and career exploration. At the secondary level a higher degree of experiences is developed in career exploration, which is concerned with self-understanding, occupational exploration, and career information. Career exploration provides experiences in career decision…

Included in the directory of special education personnel in state agencies are the names and addresses of chief state school officers, directors of special education and their staff, and the primary administrators of state-federal programs for handicapped children. Lists are provided for all 50 states and seven protectorates or specified areas.…

This final report of the Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education in Arkansas summarizes activities during the period June 24, 1966 through August 31, 1969. The major functions of coordination, stimulation, and dissemination of research related to vocational education are discussed under the following topical headings: summary,…

A guide for understanding the New Mexico statewide evaluation program is presented. It includes the following main sections: (1) educational evaluation: 1969 to Current, (2) Senate Memorial 40, (3) entry phases in objective based evaluation program, (4) schedule of evaluation activities for 1972-73 school year, (5) specific duties for MAP…

Intended to provide an orientation to special education under the jurisdiction of the California State Department of Education, the publication presents a summary of the status of special education in California and an overview of provisions made to serve children with physical, mental, and emotional exceptionalities. The history of special…

The report describes the delivery of services to the mentally retarded in the states of California, Colorado, North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington. Reported are such data as number of residents in state institutions and per 100,000 population, number of 24-hour care community placements, enrollees in special education programs and sheltered…

This State Plan for Environmental Education, proposed by the Texas Advisory Council on Environmental Education, is designed to promote a greater public awareness and understanding among Texas citizens of their relationships with and dependence upon the natural and man-made environments. Such an awareness should foster an ability to comprehend and…

The report concerns the California Mentally Gifted Minor Program, in which the state, through guidelines, consultant service, and extra funds, encourages school districts to provide qualitatively different and appropriate learning experiences for children in the upper 2% of general mental ability. The report outlines the historical roots and…

Michigan's superintendent of public instruction is convinced that a state testing program can provide the kind of information educators need to improve instructional planning. (Author)

Included in the progress report are information and statistics on Wisconsin's efforts to comply with Subchapter IV of Chapter 115, the state's special education law. (CL)

Presents the basic considerations and major procedures employed in building a vocational special needs evaluation system in Vermont. (JOW)

This report reviews the proposal by the California State University (CSU) to establish a 23rd campus to be know as California State University, Channel Islands. The proposed institution will be a full-service campus with a lower division, upper division, and graduate educational services, located in a former state hospital in Ventura County. The…

The Reading First initiative is a central part of the federal "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001. Reading First's primary goal is to improve reading instruction and student performance in kindergarten through grade 3. By March 2003 only half of the 50 state plans had been approved for funding. Approved states included seven Southern…