Excerpts from the report to the New Jersey State Board of Education by the committee of school superintendents, principals, guidance personnel, and State Department of Education staff members. (GB)

The article delineates the special education laws and timetable of events in Minnesota which led to public school acceptance of responsibility for the education of hearing impaired infants in 1968. (Author)

Identifying and describing a variety of educational approaches to the gifted currently in practice on the elementary school level. (RA)

The author concludes that future patterns of higher education are being molded by state planners whose analyses do not reflect sufficient concern for students as interacting human beings. If allowed to continue in its present form statewide planning will ultimately undermine the quality of higher education. (Author)

Priorities and procedures for making California schools fiscally and educationally accountable. (RA)

A plan for educational reform in Michigan to increase accountability. (RA)

An earlier version of the paper was presented at the annual convention of Region 8 of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (Omaha, Nebraska, October 7-8, 1968). (Author)

Early history and present status of a work-study program, which includes classroom instruction and work experience at Goodwill Industries, for all handicapped students in Special Education classes. The program is coordinated by the public school system, the Goodwill Industries of Denver, and three state agencies. (SB)

In focusing on why and how standards might be incorporated into the evaluation process, two themes are explored: the extent to which the Evaluation Research Society (ERS) Standards differ from other recent standards-setting activities and their applicability to local and state-level evaluation efforts. (Author/LC)

Analysis of surveys completed by 41 state consultants for gifted education revealed various official titles, a variety of time allocation, and a preponderance of state support for the position. Responsibilities most often cited include preparing and coordinating grants. (CL)

Answers questions about Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP) projects concerning such topics as success rate of projects going before the JDRP, appeal procedures, and accepted level of statistical significance. (CT)

Describes the program the Michigan department of education mounted to improve the way in which the media report the results of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program, a program that tests the basic skills of all fourth-, seventh-, and tenth-grade students each year. (IRT)