The 16th Annual Legislative Work Conference, attended by senators and delegates from 13 states and representatives of universities, higher education associations, and state boards of education, addressed itself to such basic questions as: What kinds of institutions make up a comprehensive state system of higher education? What are the specific…

The Five-Year Plan has been prepared by the California Postsecondary Education Commission as a part of its responsibility for planning and coordination of postsecondary education within the State. The initial Five-Year Plan inaugurated a new approach to educational planning in California. The 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education was concerned…

Data collected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as part of a commentary on the important role of the states in the support and development of higher education is presented. Topics are: (1) state funds for innovation, 1960-1975; (2) methods of assisting private institutions; (3) actual and potential controls over private…

Built on the premise that the primary delivery system for vocational teacher education in Indiana has been the public institutions of higher education, this model for evaluating the State's total professional development efforts is a classification scheme organized around three major mission areas of vocational teacher education and their…

The Secondary Education Transition Model project at Colorado State University-Fort Collins represents a local and state commitment to serve students with severe handicaps who are moving into community work and living roles. These comprehensive transition services begin at the secondary education level and extend into the adult service system. The…

This document is the third status report concerning the desegregation of higher education in Arkansas. It is narrative in nature and contains a summary of desegregation activities from each Arkansas institution of higher education. Chapter one summarizes those desegregation activities initiated and/or coordinated by the Arkansas Department of…

This study examined the attitudes of State Higher Education Finance Officers (SHEFOs) in regard to performance budgeting and performance funding of public higher education. A telephone survey of all 50 SHEFOs or alternate officers was conducted in June 1998, and the results were then compared to a similar survey conducted in April 1997. It was…

Data presented on the State University System (SUS) of Florida are presented in the form of tabular displays, charts, graphs, and a glossary. Preliminary sections list members of the Florida Board of Regents and provide a description of the State University System of Florida. The 10 major sections cover the following areas: (1) institutional…

The twelfth in a series of annual reports on the program review activities of the California State Postsecondary Education Commission staff and the three public segments of higher education is presented, covering proposals for 50 new degree/certificate programs submitted to the Commission between July 1986 and June 1987. Four recommendations are…

This study examined the impact of state budget cuts on public colleges and universities in six states, focusing on the effects of such cuts on institutional priorities and plans, tuition and fees, and educational quality. Five state higher education finance officers, 12 state college or university system finance officers, and 98 college or…

This report provides recommendations for a comprehensive telecommunications policy for Florida that focuses the state's technological resources on the accomplishment of specific educational goals. The recommendations are based on a review of the relevant literature, a survey of approximately 950 community college and university faculty, and a…

Summary data and narrative profiles are provided on state postsecondary education structures (governing boards, coordinating boards and agencies). Following an overview of the status of state coordination and governance of higher education in 1987, tabular data on state boards and agencies are provided, including: (1) structure of…

The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education's Program for Access and Equity improves minority participation and achievement in state colleges and universities by working with institutional leaders and state officials. It addresses statewide needs, emphasizes state and institutional planning, and stresses qualitative and quantitative minority…

An overview is provided of the development of the statewide computer-assisted Student On-Line Advisement and Articulation (SOLAR) system in Florida. After providing background information on the history and current status of articulation and transfer in Florida and on a 1986-87 pilot study of the feasibility of implementing the SOLAR system, the…

In response to state-level concern about the efficacy of the transfer function of community colleges, this report summarizes the progress made since 1984 in strengthening transfer and articulation between the community colleges in California and the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU). Part I offers background…