The guide was designed to provide basic information for administrators, teachers, students, and related personnel to develop new safety programs and to improve existing programs in Hawaii public schools. The loose-leaf format permits later upgrading and changes. The basic components of the program are the teacher, student, facility, and equipment.…

This first volume of a four-volume report on highway safety activities describes the relevant federal laws, provides descriptions, projects safety specialist manpower needs and supply through 1977, and evaluates the adequacy of training capacity. Field visits were made to each state to gather state estimates, as well as maximum and minimum…

Eleven goals for public education are set forth by the Colorado State Department of Education: (1) command of the knowledge, skills, habits, and attitudes essential for effective learning throughout life; (2) understanding of man and society and the determination to strive for the welfare of all people; (3) knowledge of self, understanding of…

THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT STATEWIDE PERSPECTIVE FOR THE TOTAL SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION REQUIRES AN INDEPENDENT STATE AGENCY AND SUGGESTS SEVERAL APPROACHES TO LONG-RANGE PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH REFERENCE TO THE SOUTHERN STATES. THREE GENERAL TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS ARE INCLUDED (1) SINGLE COORDINATING-GOVERNING BOARDS,…

To support school media centers and services in Iowa, guidelines for the development of district and Area Education Agency (AEA) media programs are proposed. The complementary roles and functional responsibilities of the school districts, the regional AEA's, the State Department of Public Instruction Media Program, and higher education in Iowa are…

The three-day New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival provides an atmosphere that recognizes student talent without competition and that exposes teachers and students to new ideas, allowing them close contact with professional artists in a workshop setting. (Author/SJL)

The article reports research on the development and evaluation of a statewide special education management network in Michigan. (Author/DLS)

For every ten state parks jobs in Tennessee, three to four additional jobs are created in the local area. (JD)

Discussed are the differing goals of vocational and general education, the latter including industrial arts. Though not a vocational subject, industrial arts contributes to the purposes of vocational education, and the Education Amendments of 1976 permit spending of vocational education money for industrial arts programs. Suggestions are offered…

Discusses evaluation issues that developed during implementation of the nation's first statewide career ladder program in Tennessee. After three years of development major issues have centered around communication, confidentiality, paperwork, career development, multidata source systems, and the evaluation cycle. (CJH)

Two-year colleges are trying to change legislators' perceptions about their institutions, demanding increased state support, and working together to lobby as a state system rather than as individual institutions. (MSE)

Discusses the history, operation, funding, and future of ILLINET Online, an automated library system in Illinois which has two components: the Library Computer System, a statewide resource sharing network; and the Full Bibliographic Record system, a shared online catalog for participating libraries. (MES)

Description of the history of a statewide interlibrary loan and electronic mail telecommunications network highlights difficulties and reinforces the idea that off-the-shelf systems are preferable to in-house system development. Recommendations include: solicit expert technical advice (including review by an independent programmer); choose…

Many states are developing regulations for serving handicapped infants based on P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which was written to cover ages 3-21. As a result, confusing and discrepant practices are occurring that do not necessarily address the unique nature and needs of infants. (Author/VW)

Responses (N=22) to a nationwide survey of learning disability consultants indicated that 68% of states provided services for learning disabled preschool children; that funding included federal, state, local, and private sources; that various assessment instruments were used; and that consultants identified such major issues as possible negative…