The report considers state and federal policy issues regarding parent surrogates for handicapped children as mandated by P. L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Clarification about the limited advocacy role of the parent surrogate is given. The first chapter looks at identification of students who need surrogate parents:…

A review and analysis was conducted of state programs in bilingual education for the purpose of describing authorizing legislation, identifying program goals, objectives and mandated or prohibited approaches or practices; defining program requirements for staff qualifications, training activities, materials development and technology and…

This publication provides a State by State listing of court cases dealing with school desegregation. Each entry is listed alphabetically by State and includes a brief statement concerning the case and/or its status. (EB)

This booklet examines specific legislation, court decisions, research and other activities of school finance reform in 1978-79. It also speculates about school finance reform activities in the states in 1979-80. The first chapter summarizes important school finance legislation. School finance litigation is examined in the second chapter. Research…

Created by act of the California Legislature in September of 1976, the Native American Heritage Commission seeks to identify and protect places of cultural significance to California Native Americans and to safeguard Indian religious rights. The Commission, which is composed entirely of Native Americans, provides community services to solve the…

This dissertation traces the history of day care licensing standards in Texas from the beginnings in voluntary welfare organizations to the 1976 revisions. Chapter I gives an overview of the study. The beginnings and subsequent development of day care as it emerged from a multiplicity of child welfare and education concerns is traced in Chapter…

This guide explains Maine's juvenile justice system so that juveniles and/or their parents can know what to expect or what to do in a situation involving juveniles, public officials and the law. Although it is geographically specific, it could serve as a model to other states. The booklet can serve as a checklist to make sure law enforcement…

This paper compares two methods of finance reform in public schools, state referenda and state legislation. Two research groups--Syracuse University and Columbia University--studied, respectively, seven states whose legislatures passed new school finance formulas and five states that defeated referenda that would have reduced or eliminated…

FOLLOWING LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH THE DELAWARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (LATER CALLED THE DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE), A BOARD OF TRUSTEES WAS COMMISSIONED (AUGUST 1966) TO PRESENT A REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE BY JANUARY 1967. AFTER EXAMINING TWO CONSULTANT REPORTS, STUDIES MADE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, BY…

Several speakers addressed this conference of the Southeastern Regional Junior College Leadership Program and the Mississippi Junior College Commission. (1) The balance of state and local relations (J.L.Wattenbarger) depends on current trends: the change from local to state or federal finance, national standards required by population mobility,…

This report on California higher education covers public and private junior and senior colleges and universities. It is arranged by topic rather than by kind of institution; data specifically on the junior college therefore is found, along with information on other institutions, in its appropriate place under each topic. Part I contains an…

Until recently, the courts perceived almost no difference in their treatment of public and private schools. Under due process and equal protection clauses of the law, a student's economic investment in his education is protected. The obvious legal concept to invoke to protect economic expectation is contract, so most cases involving student rights…

Having determined the philosophy and direction for the state's community colleges, the Board prepared guidelines and a districting plan for their development and operation. The nine guidelines are: an open-door policy; personnel services, guidance and counseling; enrollment reciprocity between districts; avoidance of duplicate programs;…

After a brief discussion of the issues prompting concern with competency-based education (CBE) and an explanation of what it is and why it is so popular, this document goes on to discuss action Wisconsin and other states have taken to implement CBE. Very brief accounts are given of the minimal competency-type programs implemented in Sparta,…

An overview of 1977 state reforms is presented here as well as current trends in litigation strategies, status of policy research on emerging issues, and prospects for 1978. The first section describes important finance reforms and modifications as well as recent court decisions in school finance and the changes that are emerging in school finance…