A study involving Special Education Administrators in each of Massachusetts' 24 school districts was conducted to evaluate the 1974-75 school year implementation of Chapter 766, a landmark special education reform law. Data was collected on school population, special education population, special education budget, CORE Evaluation referral…

Reviewed are program guidelines for the use of additional apportionment provisions of New York State aid for pupils with special educational needs, students with handicapping conditions, and severely handicapped pupils. Considered in three sections are general information (including an overview of 1975-76 requirements, department policies, and…

In the face of more sophisticated data collection technology, California voters have demonstrated an increasing concern about their own privacy. In response, Assemblyman Cullen has proposed a bill to the state legislature which would require anyone opening an automated information system to send notice to the Secretary of State. This notice would…

Problems have arisen with the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act, which allows collective bargaining for public employees, because the act does not extend the right to strike and has no provision for a final resolution of a bargaining impasse in the event that voluntary settlement is not achieved. Neither voluntary negotiation nor…

In 1974 the Virginia General Assembly adopted a senate resolution directing the state board of education to study laws preventing youths from choosing alternatives to compulsory school attendance. The board appointed a committee that studied the matter and made recommendations concerning the development of graduation requirements reflecting…

Critics have stated that the present system of accreditation stifles innovation. Because of this, a proposal has been made by the United States Office of Education to develop its own standards for deciding which colleges and universities should receive federal funds. Therefore, institutions of higher education would be subjected to both…

Thirty-one States have a form of mandatory meet and confer or collective bargaining law; six States have permissive legislation; seven States are considering collective bargaining legislation. This guide presents, in chart form, the legal provisions for each State with respect to employee classification, type of representation, administration,…

This document, which is a general survey of recent developments in faculty collective bargaining, reports on: the extent of collective bargaining and its projected growth in the next two or three years; the patterns of faculty bargaining in the various states; governance; faculty senates; collective bargaining; and student involvement in the…

This book is a compilation of State laws that provide collective bargaining rights for public school teachers. It is intended as background information for the growing numbers of school management personnel, board members, and teacher organization leaders who must deal with one another in collective bargaining. Twenty-four States have enacted some…

A management study of the existing statewide educational radio network and of a proposed stationwide network with regard to five basic areas of concern--(1) the administrative structure, (2) educational needs, (3) legal considerations, (4) fiscal data, and (5) technical requirements. Various alternatives and supporting data are developed from…

This report contains the results of an extensive study into State and local tax revenue potentials for the 15 Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) States. It identifies both the degree of current use and the potential for increased use of (1) general and selective sales and gross receipts taxes, (2) death and gift taxes, (3) property taxes,…

This manual has two purposes: a) to provide the certification requirements for elementary and secondary school physical education teachers in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico and b) to set forth the laws and regulations affecting physical education in each of the States. In section 1, the general requirements for teacher…

Designed for the interested layman and the professional journalist, this bibliography serves as a guide to the pertinent literature on shield laws for working journalists. The collection includes a comprehensive listing of secondary sources, extracts of state laws with an indication of states currently debating the adoption of shield laws, and…

This manual is especially designed to inform and aid community organizations in understanding cable television and planning for the future. With the exception of the chapter on Massachusetts cable legislation, most of the book should be useful to community organizations anywhere. At the beginning, the history and experience of cable television in…

Since it has repeatedly been made clear by the United States Supreme Court that the provision of education is not a function of the Federal Government, the constitutions and laws of the 50 States become of primary importance in determining what rights, if any, are available to children and others for an education. This paper, one of a series…