PHYSICALLY AND/OR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN MAY NEED PLACEMENT IN BOARDING HOMES WHEN TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN CHILD'S HOME AND SCHOOL IS NOT POSSIBLE. PROVISIONS OF WISCONSIN STATUTES ARE OUTLINED. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENROLLMENT IN SPECIAL CLASSES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BUREAU FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND OTHER AGENCIES ARE LISTED.…

This document is an examination of the legal provisions for physical education in elementary and secondary schools in the state of Indiana, based upon the Legislative Acts of 1919. The paper is divided into three sections, examining (1) the general relationship between the State Board of Health and the State Department of Public Instruction, and…

Conflicts between economic growth and environmental awareness will change availability and usage of materials. Environmental protection will increase materials costs, restrict land use for manufacturing sites and mineral extraction, and divert capital from expansion. The tradeoff for undesirable effects will be materials conservation and improved…

This study examines changes between 1970 and 1975 in the distribution of educational resources within all the States. The analysis considers both the disparities in expenditures and the relation between these disparities and local wealth. The costs of achieving a range of equalization goals are also presented. (Author/GC)

The Virginia Consortia for Continuing Higher Education was established by state legislation to provide a consortium of state universities in each of six state regions in order to coordinate continuing education programs. The author discusses advantages and challenges in regionalization as a means of coordinating continuing higher education. (MF)

The article discusses the effect of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) on the education of preschool handicapped children. (DLS)

Assesses the impact of state school finance reform legislation in the seventies on state and local distribution of educational funds, and concludes that expenditure disparities (between rich and poor districts) has increased nationally. (PKP)

The author examines provisions of Section 8 of the Ontario legislature's "Training Schools Act," (now superseded) which provided criteria for the committal of unmanageable children into state institutions, and examines alternatives to commitment. (MJB)

This article examines the internal and external pressures that brought about the creation of the APGA Licensure Commission. It traces some important events that have occurred at least in part because of the Commission. Finally, the article discusses the active focus of the current APGA Licensure Committee. (Author)

Examines the implications of decisions by arbitrators that have an impact on teacher retention and tenure. The text is divided into four areas: tenure laws, negotiability, arbitrability, and procedural issues. Available from Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 W. Peterson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646; Single copy, $3.00. (Author/IRT)

A discussion of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's past and present efforts in pesticide control certification and registration is given. (MDR)

This article discusses the history of nationalistic education, describes examples of it in Poland, Germany, France, Germany, Russia, and China, and examines selected requirements related to it in the United States. Several approaches for making nationalist education more relevant to a global society are presented. (Author/RM)

Reviews state court decisions on the fairness and legality of charging public school students fees for a variety of school-related materials and activities. (JG)

Reviews court decisions involving tenure rights in higher education, focusing mainly on the contractual aspects of tenure, and examines the relationship of tenure to consitutional issues in an effort to completely define the legal status of tenure in higher education. (Author/JG)