The state vocational education projects listed here were supported during fiscal year (FY) 1975 through grants and contracts funded under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. This listing, arranged alphabetically by states, includes the following FY 1975 information for each state: the total fund allotment; the total funds obligated for…

The use of computers in Virginia's institutions of higher education is reviewed and the role played by data communications in the work of the institutions is discussed. In this paper, data communications is defined to mean the movement of information from one place to another without changing the value of the information. State plans for…

NEW YORK STATE'S PROGRAM OF AID FOR ITS INTERSTATE AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IS PRESENTED. NEW YORK IS ONE OF THE MAJOR AGRICULTURAL STATES. THOUSANDS OF SEASONAL WORKERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLEMENT INDIVIDUAL FARMERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND REGULAR EMPLOYEES OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING PLANTS. THE SEASONAL WORKER IS A KEY FIGURE IN THE STATE'S…

The publication is intended to encourage states and localities to give further consideration to the development and utilization of training agreements in the conduct of cooperative vocational education programs. Training agreements assure the integrity of the continuing educational experiences that occur outside the classroom. It is with this…

The document presents the Nevada State Plan for Gifted and Talented adopted by the Nevada State Board of Education, May 16, 1974. The first section gives a position statement. A section on planning includes a table of the estimated number of academically talented students in Nevada school districts. Other sections outline State Board of Education…

This document is an edited transcript of a preschool educator's criticism of the Westinghouse Report on the federal Head Start program. The following points are made: (1) evaluations should be planned at the time the program is planned and this was not the case with the Westinghouse Report, and (2) an evaluation program should measure the factors…

This document is a description of the New England Program in Teacher Education (NEPTE), which is a six-state regional program intended to improve the quality of teacher education in New England. The main focus of the NEPTE staff is its state field agents. Activities of the field agents include the following: workshops; evaluation of proposals; the…

In November 1973, California voters rejected a proposal by the governor to place constitutional limitations on the amount of State tax collections and expenditures. The initiative provided that the overall expenditure limitation could be increased or decreased by a majority vote of the people in a Statewide election. Such a change was to be placed…

A summary analysis is made of problems encountered by retrieval staffs in three states during the initial year of the Pilot State Project in Information Dissemination. Problems discussed are: (1) Computer Related; (2) Furnishing the client with complete copy; (3) Record keeping and Filing; and (4) Staffing. Recommendations resulting from the…

There are four library systems in Utah which provide bookmobile library service; the Salt Lake County Library, Salt Lake City Library, San Juan County Library and Utah State Library Commission. This study is limited to bookmobile library service in Utah and to librarians who first began library service. The history of bookmobiles in Utah began in…

A study of retirement systems not under the Federal program is presented. It contains a discussion of the systems' provisions governing retirement for age and service, disability retirement, and death benefits. Also included is information about early retirement, automatic increases, and the vesting of benefit rights. A separate analysis is…

This is a summary of the planning process which will be followed in pursuit of the "1977 General Plan," (LI004046). It is designed to guide the activities which give growth and direction to Nebraska libraries during at least the next five years. The summary of the Nebraska Five Year Long Range Planning Process represents the best…

Public awareness activities of Wisconsin's Statewide Child Identification Project are described; and data on distribution of public awareness materials are presented along with statistics on the number, ages and exceptional educational needs of previously served and unserved children. (CL)