In state assessment programs in which performance has no real immediate consequence for the individual examinee, the issue of examinee motivation arises. Some examinees may respond to questions in ways that do not reflect their real knowledge of the test domain. In this study, a new approach was developed to identify students who have responded to…

This handbook provides information on Colorado's charter-school program. It explains the process for establishing charter schools and discusses the purpose these schools serve. Information on how to apply for a charter is given and includes the required elements of a charter application, such as goals and objectives, educational program and…

Assessment and evaluation can be important tools in improving the effectiveness and quality of programs, especially criminal justice programs, if they are integrated into the plans and designs of strategies instead of being added later. An evaluation systems approach to program development is needed to ensure that effectiveness and efficiency are…

This study shows that high rehabilitation rates correlated significantly with large caseloads, high program expenditures, low expenditures per client, and shorter duration of clients in the program. In sharp contract, rehabilitants' salary correlate significantly with small caseloads, small program budgets, select clients, high training…

The state of Georgia has developed a community based alternative to institutionalization of the retarded. (Author/DB)

Discusses the Iowa program offering publication workshops in its junior college journalism departments. (GB)

Describes the goals and activities of the Career Education Task Force of the California State Department of Education. (GB)

Authors analyze the interrelationship between state expenditures for graduate education and the state economy. (HS)

Report on steps which USOE has taken to implement President Nixon's directive. (Editor)

Briefly describes a proposal to create a statewide educational system open to all state residents regardless of educational background, residence or age. (AK)

A State-by-State survey of environmental education programs that includes information on legislation and funding, and that provides a list of departments to contact. (JF)

A statewide project in South Dakota has screened the vision of 2,578 elderly persons in 90 nursing homes, finding 13 percent legally blind and referring 32 percent for services either from agencies for the blind or from physicians or optometrists. (KW)

At the 1970 New York State Fair, the industrial arts exhibit simulated a school environment as students demonstrated activities and projects found in the schools throughout the state. (Author)

Outlines Wisconsin's proposed plan to establish a voucher system for its higher education institutions. (JF)