This report on the Pennsylvania statewide assessment program answers two questions: (1) what are minimum competencies?; and (2) for whom are competencies really minimal? (Author/MP)

Describes the South Carolina Technical Education System which was created in 1961 to meet a wide variety of educational needs, from a special schools program of job training or upgrading courses for industry to degree programs in technical education centers. Examples of problems and solutions are included. (MF)

Described is the involvement of the North Carolina General Assembly as facilitators in establishing a more comprehensive educational package designed to meet the needs of deaf children and their families. (Author/SBH)

The interview with the social studies coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Education discusses development of a competence-based graduation test, definitions of "selected educational learner outcomes" (SELOs), relationship of Minnesota's SELOs to national standards, and problems of testing skills and attitudes. (AV)

Discusses the provisions of the Education Amendments of 1976 related to the overcoming of sex discrimination and sex stereotyping in vocational education, lists five major administrative requirements for state programs, and notes specifications for national programs. Includes information on some secondary and postsecondary programs and other…

A description of the program through which the state of Michigan has assessed the minimal competencies of its school pupils is given. (JT)

This summary of educational computing activities for each state (excluding Colorado, whose information was not available), provides the numbers of districts, students, and computers in each. New activities involving computers and other forms of technology are briefly described as well as future plans. (LRW)

The Pennsylvania debate between higher education officials and civil rights activists over how aggressively states should order public colleges to recruit minority students may be a preview of controversy in other states where court-ordered desegregation plans have expired or been removed. (MSE)

Traces the development of day care from the early 1800's to the present. Focuses on California, a national leader in publicly supported childcare, preschool, parenting education, and afterschool care programs. Describes 1985 legislation, including a welfare reform act and a latchkey program providing significant funding for school age childcare.…

This description of state depository microformat programs provides an overview of various ways that microforms are being utilized. Pros and cons of comprehensive current microformatting programs, factors affecting success of any state depository program, whether microformat- or paper format-based, and the Iowa state documents depository program…

Today more than half of the women in America raising children on their own get no financial support from the fathers. The article considers the following aspects of states' roles in dealing with that problem: (1) states' powers and alternatives for action; (2) difficulties faced by states in applying those powers; and (3) suggestions for…

Four statewide programs offering such services as help in selection, education, and awareness of assistive devices for disabled students are described: the Pennsylvania Assistive Device Center, MissouriLINC, the New Jersey Assistive Device Center, and the Center for Computer Opportunities for the Disabled (Massachusetts). A contact person is…

Many states are establishing research centers keyed to universities strong in science and engineering as the Unites States' drive to become more technologically competitive shifts to the states. Initiatives in Ohio are provided as an example of this trend. (JN)

Analysis of changes in education funding across all 50 states during the 1980s shows that education revenues per pupil are neither increasing nor decreasing overall, but are staying constant after adjusting for enrollment increases and inflation. Demands for education improvement exceed the level of fiscal resources needed to make improvements.…

This study analyzed the scores of the 585 state FFA (Future Farmers of America) degree applications in Ohio in 1982. The study identified sex, year in school, area of state, and program area of applicants; influence of the scoring areas of the application; and relationships among the scoring areas. (CT)