State planning is seen as the answer to development of diverse programs that will meet pluralistic student needs. (Author/RK)

Discussed is the present status of career education for normal, handicapped, and visually handicapped youth. (DB)

Career education for the visually handicapped must be regarded as a philosophy which should be applied to appropriate programs at the state and national levels. (DB)

A coordinated and articulated evaluation system at all levels in occupational education is vitally important to the success of programs. (Author)

Urges school board members and superintendents to compel increased federal and state school support. (JF)

By comparing supply and demand data for each of 142 occupational categories, Pennsylvania program planners can spot critical shortages in any of the Commonwealth's major labor markets. (Editor)

This case study shows how testing in Mississippi is used as an effective part of a statewide accountability and instructional improvement program. By using criterion-referenced testing as one aspect of a program evaluation requirement, Mississippi is basing instructional improvement on student performance. (Author)

Describes respite care, a temporary relief service for families with developmentally disabled members at home, as an essential element in preventing institutionalization of disabled persons. Major approaches for providing respite care are identified. The advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches are discussed. (Author/JAC)

Examined how six states provide educational services to students with special needs. Focuses on program models, requirements, financial support, and control mechanisms. Contrasts state approaches to the federal approach to providing services to similar populations. (GC)

Describes a system for providing educational resources to educators in Alaska's widely-dispersed schools, with specific attention to the communications systems developed for delivery of educational resources, the Alaska Knowledge Base, information retrieval, training for system use, and statewide dissemination. (JL)

Reports are given on the use of computers in elementary and secondary schools in five states. An analysis of the reports discusses various educational trends and implications evolving from computer use, including misapplied technology and the proper amount of learning and teaching via computers. (CJ)

Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR), a National Science Foundation-funded program is in the third year of its five-year grants to scientists in five states. Program objectives, financial support (including cost-sharing by states), state programs resulting from EPSCOR, and EPSCOR achievements are discussed. (JN)