Provisions of Title 5 of the California Administrative Code require that each new program offered by a California community college and each new course which is not part of an established program be submitted to the Chancellor for prior approval. The Chancellor is required to report approval actions to the Board of Governors. Highlights of…

This report presents the results of an evaluation of New York State's Mental Health Information Services (MHISs). The goals of the evaluation were to determine the effectiveness with which legislatively mandated information services to the mentally disabled and to the courts were carried out, and to evaluate MHIS workload and activity in order to…

This edition contains two types of standards along with an interpretation of and/or reference to Georgia law or Georgia Board of Education policy. The first category includes standards that are required of either a school or local school system. The second category includes standards for field-test purposes from which future required standards…

This resource guide identifies and describes basic sources used to trace California laws, regulations, and court decisions. The guide presents background and bibliographical information on specific resources in each of the following areas: (1) bills; (2) daily publications; (3) other legislative publications; (4) chapters/codes; (5)…

New moves to halt the traffic in phony degrees are complicated by uneven state laws and the push by legitimate colleges to innovate. (Editor)

The reexamination of the Vocational Education Amendment of 1968, due to expire in 1975, necessitates business educators reviewing their effectiveness in meeting student needs. The legislative support of prevocational, occupational, and vocational programs in business education depends upon the educators identifying program needs and goals and…

Reports the current situation in a number of states regarding the controversy of teaching evolution and creatonist theories in science classes. (JR)

The degree of proof needed for conviction in a criminal action (which is "proof beyond a reasonable doubt") is greater than the proof needed to obtain a judgment in a teacher-dismissal civil action (which is "a preponderance of the evidence"). (Author)

The Task Force to Develop Standards and Goals for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention was initiated in the Spring of 1975 by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) of the U.S. Department of Justice. The efforts of this task force resulted in nine reports, each one dealing with one aspect of the Juvenile Justice System. This…

The Task Force to Develop Standards and Goals for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention was initiated in the Spring of 1975 by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) of the U.S. Department of Justice. The efforts of this task force resulted in nine reports, each one dealing with one aspect of the Juvenile Justice System. This…

The seven articles in this book examine the complex issues raised by new laws that affect reading instruction. The following topics are discussed: the origins of judicial activism in education; the decline in support for public education and in esteem for educators; reflected by the shift in responsibility for educational policy making; the…

Washington's recently enacted Student Learning Objectives Law demands that local districts implement a program designed to provide statewide educational accountability. The law ignores the complexity of such an implementation, providing no funding, no rewards for success, no assistance or training in developing implementation techniques, and a…

This annual report to Congress on Title XX of the Social Security Act reports on the operation of the 1976 fiscal year program. Preceding the report are descriptive highlights of the program. Title XX of the Social Security Act changes the role and relationships of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; the individual states; and…

This report offers an overview of the "back-to-basics" movement and its implications, discusses the results of a recent survey conducted by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) on the impact of the back-to-basics movement, and presents six "source documents" that provide more detailed discussion of the back-to-basics movement. The first…

This paper surveys the legal aspects of tenure and arbitration under the Taylor Law, New York State's major statute governing collective bargaining for public employees (including teachers). The law outlaws teachers' strikes, but provides three methods of dispute resolution between employees and school districts (mediation, fact-finding, and both…