The allocation formula upon which funding for handicapped student programs and services in the California community colleges is based for the 1979-80 academic year represents the first stage in a transition to a permanent formula based upon services actually rendered to handicapped students. The formula is based upon three major components (each…

Although provisions in countless treaties have mandated Indian educational services, federal and state governments were for many years unenthusiastic about accepting the responsibility for educating the Indian people. Inadequately funded educational services provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs did little to reflect the realities and needs of…

More than 4,800 recreational organizations, agencies, associations, publications, institutions, governmental efforts, and other programs, services, and facilities are included in this directory on recreation and outdoor life. The basic slant is not on sports and games, but rather upon opportunities and features of the American scene dealing with…

A study was conducted to determine the proportion of young doctoral faculty (i.e., received the Ph.D. within the past seven years), the extent of their activity in seeking research support, and the possible reasons for any slackening in their search for support in recent years. Trends based on earlier surveys on the same topic are analyzed.…

This paper discusses the need for a school price index for Canadian schools rather than use of the current government expenditure index to measure price effects on school costs. It discusses four effects on the amount of money spent by school boards, namely, enrollment, quality of schooling, efficiency of use of resources, and current market…

The health needs of the approximately three million migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families are clearly among the greatest needs of any population group in the country. In 1962 the Migrant Health Act became the first legislation intended to address some of the health needs of migrants. By 1976 Migrant Health Centers had served 415,000…

In many respects, the United States itself is the school of the migrant child, and local, state and federal agencies must share the responsibility for educating such children. However, setting up a migrant education program on a local scale is both complicated and technical. The Oklahoma Department of Education designed a handbook that would…

The priorities to be considered in implementing state support for teacher centers are examined. New legislation in some states requires that state boards of education actively support teacher centers. The following areas of activity are suggested as focal points to guide state education departments in complying with legislative mandates: (1)…

Annual reports from 48 states, the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces, focusing on problems, activities, achievements, and other areas of interest to the postsecondary education community, are presented. A report was not received from Maine or Wyoming (no state agency). Most of the reports include information on enrollments, student…

THE TRAINING GRANTS PROGRAM HELPS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS MEET TEACHING COSTS AND PROVIDES STUDENT STIPENDS AND TUITION FOR TRAINING IN PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, NURSING, SOCIAL WORK, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND RESEARCH IN THE BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. IN ADDITION, IT SUPPORTS (1) PILOT AND SPECIAL TRAINING PROJECTS FOR DEVELOPING…

PART OF A LONG-TERM STUDY OF CITY-COUNTY FISCAL RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN MONROE COUNTY, THIS REPORT IS CONCERNED SOLELY WITH PUBLIC POLICY, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND STRUCTURAL ADEQUACY. THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DEFINE THE AREAS OF FINANCIAL NEED AND TO RELATE THESE TO THE OVER-ALL OBJECTIVES OF THE LIBRARY…

INFORMATION ABOUT ESEA READING PROJECTS FOR THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WAS OBTAINED BY STRUCTURED TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS AND A SUPPLEMENTAL WRITTEN FORM FROM 632 SCHOOL SYSTEMS. FIELD VISITS WERE MADE TO 34 SELECTED SYSTEMS. THE MAJORITY OF THESE PROGRAMS WAS REMEDIAL IN NATURE (53.48 PERCENT). COMBINATION PROGRAMS (29.59 PERCENT) USUALLY…

THE FUNCTIONS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND NEEDS OF THE NAVAJO TRIBAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS REPORT TO THE SENATE SUB-COMMITTEE ON INDIAN EDUCATION. THE MAIN JOB OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE IS TO SERVE AS A CONNECTING LINK BETWEEN THE NAVAJO TRIBAL COUNCIL AND EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES SERVING NAVAJO YOUTH. THE MAIN ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE…

The syllabus for Education 672, an introductory course on adult education at Ohio State University, opens by listing the five basic courses and describing course objectives (knowledge, skill in thinking, and development of interests and social attitudes). Subsequent sections explain the use of term papers and field visits and outline textbook and…

Local school control will endure only if school boards can meet the needs of the future. Seven factors tend to weaken this control: (1) Ineffective board members, (2) ineffective superintendents, (3) teacher militancy, (4) public reluctance to support the school systems, (5) failure to meet the needs of disadvantaged youth, (6) federal government…