Sections include A Guide to In-Service Training of Teachers for Individualized Instruction in Foreign Languages," Preplanning-An Essential Ingredient for Successful Individualized FL Programs," and Text Adoption Policies Inhibit Individualization." (DS)

Recommends State legislation establishing a comprehensive educational program beginning at age 3 or 4, and the expansion of training programs for teachers and assistants. (MF)

California Legislature applies regulations and standards of continuing education for those persons licensed in the healing arts. (RB)

This chapter provides an introduction to school law by tracing the role of statutory and common law in the formation of educational policy. (JH)

Discusses the availability and uses of online retrieval systems within the environment of a state legislature, identifies relevant databases, and reports the results of a survey of online retrieval system use by state legislatures. Examples of searches relevant to legislative concerns and a 23-item reference list are included. (Author/JL)

When the Texas legislature proposed a 100 percent increase in college tuition, the Texas Student Association mobilized its members to fight the issue. The students' activities are discussed, along with reasons for the bill's failure and its prospects for future passage. (PP)

State legislation giving employees a "right to know" about hazardous substances in the workplace could affect the conduct of laboratory teaching and research at colleges and universities. State laws on employees'"right to know" and how they may affect university teaching and research are discussed. (MLW)

State laws pertaining to truants, runaways, and other "status offenders"--as distinguished from delinquents who have committed crimes--are discussed. Characteristics of these youths and their families are noted. Shortcomings of existing programs for them and the need for educational alternatives are pointed out. (PP)

The Term Contract Nonrenewal Act, passed by the Texas Legislature in August 1981, provides term contract teachers with the option of a due process hearing before nonrenewal. Specific aspects of this act, dealing with teacher evaluation, notice of nonrenewal, hearings, and decisions and appeals, are reveiwed. (CJ)

Details of the backgrounds of witnesses in the courtroom challenge to Arkansas' Act 590, which mandated inclusion of creationism in the school curricula, are given. Creationists look forward to the upcoming challenge of a Louisiana law. Public poll results favoring teaching of creationism in public schools are cited. (MSE)