Reviewed are the progress and implications of Pennsylvania's Civil Action No. 71-42 which resulted in a consent agreement between the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania effectively guaranteeing public education to all retarded children between the ages of 6 and 21 years. Noted are statutes which had…

In the absence of a statutory provision to the contrary, the power to employ teachers and other school officials presupposes the power of dismissal. Proceedings for the dismissal of a teacher are frequently regulated by statute. As a result, the proceedings depend on the wording of the particular statute in force. This paper discusses the status…

Increasingly, high school students are getting married, or pregnant, or both. School authorities are thus faced with an increasing number of decisions as to what action, if any, to take when such a marriage or pregnancy becomes known to them. This paper discusses the status of legislation on pregnant students' rights according to (1) Mississippi…

This report points out inequities in the taxing methods of many States and of State subdivisions and suggests possible remedies. Special emphasis is placed on assessments against real property and the impact of these assessments on tax revenues. The report concludes that (1) school revenue systems have suffered because of inadequate laws that have…

This report contains a State-by-State compilation of data obtained from responses to questionnaires sent to State departments of education, legislative service agencies, State school boards associations, and State offices of the NEA and of the AFT. The information from these responses was supplemented by material gathered from a review of…

This report contains replies to questionnaires sent to State legislatures, legislative service agencies, State school boards associations, and State offices of the NEA and the AFT asking for information on legislation and achievements in education. Information from the replies is supplemented by data acquired from reviews of newsletters,…

The Office for Children in Massachusetts, created by a state law in 1972, is a unique approach to children's services. A strong point of the legislation creating the Office is a provision that mandates the establishment of local councils for children across the state. The Office for Children plans to establish 35 to 40 local councils. The local…

This booklet provides a brief description of the community junior college movement in the United States and its progress in Arkansas. Comprehensive community junior colleges traditionally offer two years of university-parallel work plus additional courses in occupational education, continuing education for adults, and community service programs.…

Guidelines for the development of educational programs for exceptional children in Florida public schools are provided. Instructions are appropriate for educational planning at the school district level. Basic considerations for the development of district procedures and programs are defined: historical perspective, mandatory legislation, program…

Legislative alternatives for providing a mechanism within State government to plan and coordinate early childhood programs are presented and analyzed. The alternatives addressed are: (1) placing early childhood responsibility in an existing agency; (2) creating a new office of child development as an independent State agency; and (3) creating a…

In 1971 the North Carolina General Assembly enacted a tenure law for the State's public school teachers and principals. Codified as G.S. 115-142, the Act became effective July 1, 1972. It requires local boards of education to adopt "reasonable rules and regulations" for the conduct of hearings on dismissing or demoting teachers and…

A documentation of the obstacles in law, policy and administrative procedure that interfere with effecting adoptions across State lines is presented. Major problems include: (1) Nonjudicial termination or relinquishment proceedings, although legal in many States, do not satisfy the courts in other states on the issue of the child's freedom for…

This report begins with a listing of major legislative achievements and defeats as identified by State education associations. This is followed by a State-by-State listing of association goals, how well they were realized, and the significant school laws passed (grouped by subject for the 42 States represented.) The information reported was…

The potential of satellites for telecommunication is enormous; however, it is possible that political and legal barriers rather than technological considerations will ultimately shape the utilization of satellite systems. This annotated bibliography is designed for use by lawyers, political scientists, technicians, engineers, and scholars who need…

Reported are results of a survey and evaluation of the entire system of programs for the education of the handicapped and disadvantaged in Massachusetts. The study focused on three major activities: identification and description of children known to have special needs who are not being served by official agencies; descriptions of life in…