This annual amendment to a Federally funded Massachusetts state plan for community service and continuing higher education concentrates on the improvement of local government. Suggested means include cluster committees for each of four key problem areas (environmental control, health and welfare, economic opportunity, education); development of…

This is a statistical report on programs and student enrollments of organizations affiliated to the Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC) and the National University Extension Association (NUEA). Programs and registrations are listed by institutions under classes, conferences, correspondence, and total registrations; the total…

An effort to assess psycho-motor (P-M) needs among Virginia children in K-4 and in special primary classes for the educable mentally retarded is presented. Included are methods for selecting, combining, and developing evaluation measures, which are verified statistically by analyses of data collected from a stratified sample of approximately 4,500…

Changes and revisions in the original "Long Range Plan for Library Development in Oregon, with Five Year Action Plan" (1972) became necessary because of cuts in the Federal Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) budget. Some programs have been curtailed, and changes have been made in the structure of library funding and grants.…

Reported is California's master plan for providing a quality educational program to all of the state's handicapped children. Topics covered include a definition of special education, interaction between special education and general education, and a look at California's programs including new directions and current weaknesses. Presented are a…

Six pages of text highlighting the Federal-State Program of Vocational Rehabilitation for disabled persons in the fiscal years of 1967-71 accompany 32 tables of statistical data. The publication furnishes answers related to the personal and program-associated characteristics of persons rehabilitated under the program. Information for individual…

The implications of building a career-oriented curriculum in the public schools are many: (1) inservice teacher training is needed; (2) the philosophy of teacher education must be compatible with that of education for careers; (3) careful coordination is required between the public school curriculum and the specialized occupational curriculum of…

During the past several years, regional educational service agencies (RESA's) have grown in number and service. Yet very little research has been undertaken to determine what these agencies actually do, how they do what they do, and how well they do what they do. This paper is intended to make a beginning, to answer some questions about RESA's,…

The purpose of the Colorado Evaluation Project was to field test the Common Status Measures at grades four and eleven in conjunction with a statewide assessment program based on objective-referenced testing instruments developed by the Colorado Department of Education for grades kindergarten, three, six, nine, and twelve. The evaluation was…

This publication has two major parts. The first is a paper by Joan Beers, Pennsylvania Department of Education, and Paul Campbell, Educational Testing Service, which describes, analyzes and interprets the most significant portions of data collected in a second survey of the status of state educational assessment programs. The second part is a…

Following a brief discussion of the development of the "South Carolina Educational Objectives for 1975," needs assessment data are provided. These data provide the criteria, status measure, and discrepancy related to School Dropouts, Instruction in Basic Skills, Program for the Handicapped, State-Wide Kindergarten, First Grade Failures,…

This volume of the report on the State Educational Needs Assessment Project of Arizona consists of a series of appendixes that provide supplementary information to the report proper. The appendixes are as follows: A. Arizona Assessment of Needs Survey, 1969; B. Critical Educational Needs in Arizona, May 1969; C. Pre-Proposal for Assessment of…

This handbook, developed by educators in Kansas working in career education programs is a guide for local school districts in integrating career education into the existing curriculum. The 20-element Kansas model is based upon four components of self, work, leisure, and resources. The objectives of awareness, orientation, exploration, selective…

A comprehensive study of the vocational education needs, services, and funding in the State of Washington is described and documented in this report. The total study report was issued in two parts. Part One of the study, available in this issue as VT 021 097, summarizes the major findings and presents recommendations for improvement of vocational…

The third edition of the annual report by the North Carolina State Advisory Committee on Services to Migrants has the same purpose as previous reports--to improve state services to migrant families. Grouping responsible governmental and non-governmental programs by agency, the descriptions include eligibility requirements and names of contact…