In a survey of 96 county commissioners in 20 central Tennessee counties--a state where county commissioners determine the funds available for local public school systems--researchers used a seven-item questionnaire to elicit commissioners' attitudes on issues of public educational finance. The survey asked about local educational expenditures,…

Proceedings from a 1980 symposium on the delivery of education and health services to handicapped children are summarized. Topics briefly addressed include funding, leadership and responsibility, communication and trust, and coordination and collaboration strategies. Fifteen conference recommendations are listed, including that each level of…

This paper describes some major issues facing federal and local administrators in their efforts to build local capacity in bilingual education through the Title VII grants program. The discussion is developed in three parts: (1) the legislative history of the capacity building mandate in Title VII and the federal statutory provisions shaping this…

Texas is divided into 20 regions served by intermediate education agencies offering school districts the opportunity to receive specialized services normally beyond the reach of school systems. This report examines how one such regional educational agency in Region 20, which serves 50 districts in 14 counties, is organized to provide evaluation…

To assist administrators of Roman Catholic elementary and secondary schools, this manual examines 15 primary areas of responsibility or tasks for Catholic principals. Using a checklist format, the manual discusses a number of aspects of each task, including a definition of that task, a description of the principal's responsibilities, lists of the…

In order to provide a structured program for improved access to New York state libraries, legislation is being developed to establish nine regional library systems funded completely by the state and including public, school, and reference and research library resources systems. Each regional system will be governed by a Board of Directors,…

Characteristics of New Mexico's ten two-year colleges and two technical-vocational institutes are presented in a standard format, initially recording statute under which and year the institution was organized; area vocational school designation; and enrollments and valuation for 1977-78 for each of the public school districts within the…

This research addressed the contemporary problem of declining support for school funding requests. The study examined current factors and factors over time (1969-77) that underlie school tax balloting. Data were collected from four previously studied districts and statistically analyzed. Voters' attitudes toward school community relations,…

This booklet is a compilation of articles on money market instruments which were published in the "Monthly Review" of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond from 1964-1967. They have been revised to include recent changes in the various markets, as well as to reflect currently applicable laws and regulations. The articles are titled: The Money…

The purpose of H.R. 9158 is to provide grants for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled community colleges to insure continued and expanded educational opportunities for Indian students. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants into the general operating funds of tribally controlled community colleges to defray the…

A bibliography for both practitioners and scholars interested in industrialization of rural areas, this document is one of a series of bibliographies prepared by research Functional Networks for the Southern Rural Development Center. The more than 750 entries, many annotated, cover available research, extension, and action agency literature…

This annual report reviews the role of the Alaska Day Care Assistance Program, which was established in 1976 and amended in 1977 to provide child care assistance to families with children under 10 years of age regardless of their eligibility to receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children. The report describes the financial support awarded to…

In asserting that there is a need for research on ethnic minority groups, this paper discusses the trends and directions for such research. Recommendations are made in areas such as the types of research needed, the relationship between research and minority group needs, increasing the utility of research, the appropriateness of methodological and…

Written and adopted by delegates to the Governor's Conference in Spring 1979, this list of resolutions for libraries and library services in New Jersey covers seven topic areas: (1) general concerns, including the need for a Library and Information Services Planning Act; (2) broader access to public library services; (3) a statewide cooperative…

Recommendations formulated by the New Jersey Library Association for its public library system are intended to help identify problems, provide a framework for further discussion and contribute to the continuing study of the New Jersey Library Network. Since the enactment of the State Library Aid Act of 1967, a network of 25 area reference…