Three 3-day seminars on ways to utilize educational research were held in 1966 and 1967 for a selected sample of 60 educational leaders representing educational agencies, organizations, and teacher training institutions in Kentucky. Topics included research activities related to the research competencies of the participants, the research needs of…

This publication contains questions and answers regarding the establishment, operation (1966-68), and impact of the Multi-Institution Pilot Center for Student Teaching. Included are (1) a review of the need for change in the laboratory training phase of West Virginia teacher preparation programs; (2) objectives of the pilot center and principles…

The purpose of this case study is to describe and interpret the process through which State-level policy decisions are made for the public schools of Tennessee. The report begins with a brief treatment of the socioeconomic environment and the political culture within which education takes place. State governmental arrangements for public school…

This document summarizes the deliberations of the Task Force on Children's Services of the Massachusetts Committee on Children and Youth. The Task Force makes the following recommendations: (1) a preventive approach should be substituted for the current policy of dealing with problems only after crisis proportions have been reached or irreparable…

A plan for the further development of library services for the state of Indiana during the next five years is detailed in accordance with the U.S. Office of Education requirements under the Library Services and Construction Act. Findings contained in the Indiana Library Studies were used as background material for the plan's formulation. Three…

The long range program for library services in Arizona has been extended and revised to include the fiscal years 1974/1978. This work has been accomplished by the staff of the Library Extension Service. Assistance was given by the State Advisory Council on Libraries, the Library Development and Legislative Committee of the Arizona State Library…

This pamphlet describes what Title IV-A funding is, who is eligible for it, what Connecticut agencies administer it, and what some of the problems are. This information should prove invaluable to community groups who want to establish new day care programs, as the Federal government is willing to pay for 75 percent of the total cost of day care…

An assessment program was developed to measure the efficiency of educational programs used in the school districts throughout Pennsylvania. The effectiveness of the school was determined by measuring its product, collective student performance. This required a design which takes into account other conditions which appear to contribute to student…

This report contains an interpretive analysis of individual test items used in the 1973 Wisconsin State Mathematics Assessment at grades 3 and 7. The sampling procedures, organization, interpretation of data, limitations, and useful definitions of the test, and test results are discussed. The analysis includes an evaluation of each test item and…

The reading assessment undertaken by the Department of Public Instruction in May 1973 was a pilot study. As such its primary purpose was to provide information for future assessment instruments, administration procedures, sampling procedures, and data analysis alternatives. Thus, this document contains a critical examination of the pilot…

Under the Vocational Education Amendments (1968) to the Vocational Education Act of 1963, innovative state-level projects entitled Vital Information for Education and Work (VIEW) have been implemented. VIEW was designed as a supplementary aid for counselors, teachers, and administrators to assist students in making occupational and career choices.…

The five appendixes to Results Report 1, Report 2 of the Maine Assessment of Educational Progress are provided. These appendixes are: A. Analysis Grouping Variables within Maine; B. Descriptive Data for the Sample by Region and Size of Community; C. Exercise Texts and Results Codes; D. Maine Subgroup P-Values and Standard Errors, State-to-Subgroup…

Listed for each of the 50 alphabetically presented states are the legal definitions of handicapping conditions and age requirements to determine eligibility for public school special education programs. Explained are changes in special education laws, which have increased exceptional children's range of eligibility for special education services…

The following are discussed in their relationship to financial support for California's community colleges: background of State aid to community colleges; the State School Fund; terms used in computation; assessed valuation; assessed valuation per ADA; the Collier Factor; the foundation program; district aid; basic aid; equalization aid; small…

This report discusses significant recent developments in the Nevada State Department of Education, describes a Department reorganization study, and discusses the development and implementation of a State master plan for education. According to the report, Nevada's master plan contains sections on (1) the organization and administration of the…