There is no shortage of data in the education system today. States and school districts are gathering large amounts of information on school and student performance. The challenge now is to make sure states are collecting the most relevant data and that they have a coordinated system for using them effectively. To provide educators with the data…

Discusses Minnesota's recent tax reform legislation which provides for increased state financing of education. (JF)

Examines number of counselors employed, sources of financial support, professional background, certification, and state standards in the fifty states and four territories. (Author)

Previewed are two products: Dimensions II, based on responses of the 50 state directors of special education queried about special education services and problems in their states, and Speaking Over Barriers, a program for teaching telephone skills to the mentally retarded. (KW)

A survey of Michigan public schools provides information about the status of comprehensive health education in that state's public schools. The report concludes that preservice and inservice teacher preparation, program curriculum content, and the organizational structure of health education programs need attention. Changes are recommended.…

Presents results of a survey of users of Florida Library Information Network (FLIN), a statewide multitype interlibrary loan network. The paper centers on the role of academic libraries (the heaviest users) and discusses interlibrary loan staffing, request fulfillment, OCLC utilization, network performance and other factors. Eight references are…

Outlines progress of California Spanish Language Data Base (CSLDB) project in its effort to provide subject access to Spanish language collections in public libraries. Generating Spanish counterparts for English subject headings, going online, and the current effort of seeking a host bibliographic utility are examined. References are provided.…

A four-week writer-in-residence program designed to stimulate the creativity of K-5 students was held in the Briar Glen Library Media Center, Wheaton, Illinois, with poet Joan Colby. This description of the program includes information on planning, funding, and future plans. (CHC)

Discusses the origin and reports on the progress of Project RARE (Rochester Area Resource Exchange), a pilot program initiated by the New York State Regents in 1978 to promote the sharing of resources among public and nonpublic school libraries in the state. (LLS)

Reports on the national demand for higher educational standards evident in the state legislation of the past three or four years that has mandated minimum competency testing programs. States that have adopted various kinds of such legislation are listed. (JD)

The provisions of title II in P.L. 94-482, Education Amendments of 1976, are outlined as they pertain to industrial arts (sections 201 and 202), with recommended action for industrial arts personnel in the States. (MF)

Discusses five critical issues that affect the relationship between the professor of educational administration and the state governance of education in the United States. (Author/IRT)