This report from the Department of Interior presents information concerning individual state actions and projects related to the broad topic of outdoor recreation. Included are data on the following topics: rights-of-way for recreation; federal financing of outdoor recreation; state and local financing of outdoor recreation; federal acquisition…

The summer television project was instituted to provide a period of exploration and experimentation during which the needs of the Wisconsin State Employment Service and the Work Incentive Program were examined. Television was primarily useful for self-evaluation and for demonstration or introduction of new programs. Several types of television…

Based on a needs assessment of intra-state and inter-state interconnection telecommunication services, the Virginia Public Telecommunications Council (VPTC) envisions a public service satellite system consisting of: (1) primarily broadband transceiver capacities to areas having state supported institutions of higher education, perhaps with common…

Discussion of the media fair as a way to make media education an integral part of the schools. (Author/ER)

Each year, state newborn screening programs test 4 million newborns for disorders that require early detection and treatment to prevent serious illness or death. The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) was asked to provide Congress with information on variations among state newborn screening programs. Based on surveys of such programs in all 50…

The intent of the definition of career education is to encourage classroom teachers to relate the teaching of basic skills to events in the world outside. Developmental levels of the students are considered in the categories: K-3, awareness; 4-9, exploration; and 10-12, preparation/specialization. (AG)

Describes the state-based program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities which attempts to bring humanistic knowledge and insight to the broad public. (GB)

Discussed is the proposal that California create an agency to oversee all the telecommunication systems in the state. (LS)

In order to determine the extent of publishing efforts by state school library associations, a questionnaire was mailed to the presidents of fifty-two units. A list of state school library periodicals, with descriptive information, is included. (JB)

Data in this article indicate the types of information available through the Career Information Delivery System in each state. The effect of microcomputers on occupational information delivery is also discussed. (SK)

Elements of the Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS) were collected from 188 medical records in South Dakota acute care facilities. NMDS provided a description of nursing practice and enabled comparison among facilities and patients. Cost and time considerations in using the NMDS were identified. (SK)

Summarizes findings from series of research studies on the motivational effects of school-based performance award (SBPA) programs in Kentucky and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) School District. Finds that teachers associate various positive and negative outcomes with the programs. Draws several implications for design and…

"Investing in Innovation" provides a snapshot of trends in the states and identifies a wide range of strategies now employed. California's big investments, such as $3 billion for stem cell research, have already grabbed national headlines. But states like Arizona, Indiana and North Dakota, which haven't historically been big research and…

In this issue, Dr. Garrison Walters, executive director of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, observes that a better job must be done in making others across the country more aware that South Carolina has an outstanding system of higher education. Despite its considerable strengths in higher education, the state has to do…