The paper presents a model for the integrating classroom in accordance with Chapter 71A (which deals with bilingual education) and Chapter 766 (which mandates the provision of educational programs tailored to each student's special needs) of Massachusetts Legislation. Listed among goals for the model classroom are the following: to provide an…

This paper examines some of the negative consequences that have occurred in school districts attempting to comply with state legislation in regard to competency testing. It analyzes four definitions of competency assessments for elementary schools and then lists several possible results of a hasty response to competency testing mandates. The paper…

THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS THIRTEEN ARTICLES ON THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN ILLINOIS. AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED ARE MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, INNOVATIVE TELEVISION, OPEN- AND CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISON, TELEVISION IN PSYCHOLOGY, AND STATE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION LEGISLATION. THE USE OF THE TELEVISION MEDIUM IN VARIOUS…

CENSUS DATA SHOW THAT POVERTY IS OFTEN THE RESULT OF SERIOUS WAGE INADEQUACIES. IN 1964, NEARLY ONE-FIFTH OF THE MORE THAN 47.5 MILLION FAMILIES IN THE NATION HAD INCOMES UNDER $3,000. MINIMUM WAGE LEGISLATION HELPS TO ELIMINATE POVERTY BY SETTING A FLOOR FOR WAGES. FEWER THAN 30 MILLION OF THE MORE THAN 47 MILLION NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES IN…

STATE LAWS AFFECTING THE SELECTION, PURCHASE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIOVISUAL AIDS AND SERVICES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WERE REPORTED. BIBLIOGRAPHIC SEARCHES OF LEGAL AUTHORITIES FROM THE 50 STATES WERE CONDUCTED. REFERENCES TO LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND OTHER LEGAL AUTHORITIES WERE ANALYZED AND CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO (1) STATE, (2) TYPE OF…

THIS IS VOLUME I IN A COMPILATION OF STATE LAWS ON THE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (LP)

The article, over half of which consists of tabular data and charts, reports on a study by The Council for Exceptional Children to determine the impact of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) age provisions since 1973 on state policy. It was found that more states have reduced the number of years a handicapped student is…

This document brings together current laws of the State of South Dakota as they pertain to libraries, and the administrative rules and regulations and general policies of the Dakota Library Commission that implement the laws. A subject index provides access to individual laws, regulations, and policies. (Author/CMV)

Laws of the 12 states which permit access to records of adoption proceedings without a court order are summarized. Statutes on access to adoption records for all 50 states are presented in tabular form and two recent court cases concerning adoption record access are described. (JMB)

State mandates--constitutional, statutory, or administrative actions that either limit or place requirements on local governments--are often opposed because they are not reimbursed or because they restrict the decision-making authority of local government officials. This report of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations examines the…

By means of a nationwide survey, this study of teacher aides sought to determine (1) their legal status in the classroom and (2) the distinction between teaching or instruction and non-teaching functions. A questionnaire was sent to the chief state school officer of the 50 states, asking for information on (1) state laws regulating teacher aide…

In 1967 California created a Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to assume the responsibilities then held by the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The law also directed the Coordinating Council for Higher Education to appoint a committee to recommend the proper functions of the new…

The New Jersey Tenant Action Handbook can be used as a training manual for community action workers, as a reference book for housing employees and volunteers, and as a guide for tenants living in low-income areas. It tells what the law in New Jersey can make an apartment house landlord or a tenant do, which housing problems can be solved by tenant…

This report is a history of Iowa's post-secondary education, outlining various studies, legislation, and possible restructuring of provisions of the existing Iowa Code that might lead to a combination of 2-year junior college education and area vocational education into a single comprehensive institution. The final pattern, however, was the…

The 1968 legislature authorized the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to establish a 2-year junior college for Tulsa County and environs. The Regents' staff began plans that included: a state bond issue ($4 million) to be matched by federal funds; studies of community population trends, socioeconomic trends, site needs, operating budget,…