This paper looks at nine states--California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Nebraska, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington--in an effort to find common themes in the processes and outcomes of post-divestiture state telecommunications policies. The possible consequences of current state policies are then discussed, and it is suggested that…

This report describes how a victim of sexual misconduct by a therapist and the victim's response to a conference presentation by a member of the Wisconsin State Psychology Examining Board on the stages involved in the filing, investigation, prosecution, and adjudication of complaints made to the Board helped to create the Wisconsin Coalition on…

This document was prepared to assist the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children in its study of current laws relating to crimes against children. It provides the background of the origin of the study and describes the characteristics of the Criminal Code, upon which much of the committee review will center.…

This document is one of six discussion papers prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children. The introduction explains the committee's task of conducting a thorough examination of state laws relating to crimes against children, reviewing major policy issues affecting those laws to determine whether…

This document is one of six discussion papers prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children. The introduction explains the committee's task of conducting a thorough examination of state laws relating to crimes against children, reviewing major policy issues affecting those laws to determine whether…

The three major causes of injury and mortality among children in the state of Virginia are, in order of frequency, automobile-related accidents, poison ingestion, and suicide. With respect to injuries sustained in automobile accidents, adults traveling with children by car must accept responsibility for the safety of child passengers. Acute…

The standards outlined in this document compose the minimum licensing requirements for persons or organizations operating a child care facility in Arkansas. Sections of the guide concern the licensing authority and definition of units covered by the authority, center organization and administration, staff, program, discipline, records, nutrition,…

State licensing requirements for day care family homes in Arkansas are collected in this publication. Contents focus on the licensing authority, definition of a family day care home and application requirements, administration, personnel, program and activities, discipline and guidance, records, food service and nutrition, building and grounds,…

The paper describes the development and implications of Chapter 688 in Massachusetts which which provides for a 2-year transitional process to plan for habilitative services for severely disabled young adults who will lose their entitlement to special education upon graduating or reaching the age of 22. The law requires an individualized…

This document contains transcripts of witness testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of teenage suicide. Testimony is focused on the factors that may lead to teenage suicide, what might be done to prevent these deaths, what the federal government is currently doing in this area, and what action…

The author contrasts the recommendations of the most significant State Commission reports with the traditional school finance models and with a composite of the court criteria for a constitutional school finance model. (Author)

In a companion article, Robert F. Bundy criticized accountability as being a contrived smokescreen to confuse the public and district attention from the real issues facing American schools. He called for a deschooling and deprofessionalization of American education. Critiques his views. (Author/JF)

Minnesota has just passed a bill which allows for financial aid for foreign students in all state institutions of higher education. (PG)

Surveys the legal principles reflected in the National Labor Relations Act applicable to private institutions and sets forth specific instances in which general public employment legislation may be tailored so as to suit the interests of higher education institutions. (Author/PG)

The purpose of this analysis is to systematically survey the impasse resolution provisions of the 30 state statutes governing teacher-board negotiations and to tentatively explore via statistical techniques whether there is a significant relationship between the degree of compulsion in such provisions and the type and comprehensiveness of such…