A Wisconsin law has been enacted to ensure adequate educational programming for children with exceptional educational needs. Multidisciplinary teams (M-Team) are mandated to carry out the requirements of this legislation. One function of the M-Team is that of parental consultation. According to the law, parents must be notified that their children…

The New Jersey department of education has implemented a minimum standards program to assure that all students have the individual opportunities they require for mastering the basic skills. The 1976-77 program is transitional and is used to build toward full implementation in the 1977-78 school year. In full operation, the state tests will be…

Discussed is the implementation of the New York State Child Protective Services Act with emphasis on the implications for teachers who may be the subject of a child abuse or neglect report. (IM)

The purpose of this information aid is to provide annually advance information to school administrators on the dates of special observances and holidays that may be of interest to schools in planning the next year's activities. This guide has three parts: a list of nationally recognized special days and weeks, with comments regarding the origins…

This paper examines the challenges and problems involved in studying the Illinois school finance system, based on the experience of the Center for the Study of Educational Finance in studying the 1973 Illinois school finance reform. The first major section of the paper outlines the major variables in the 1973 Illinois reform and discusses problems…

By 1969-70 it was clear to a number of development communities at both the state and federal level that education didn't need more programs, but more programs that work. Research and development products that address a wide variety of local needs were available. Over the past four or five years, more research and development funding has been used…

During the 1976 session of the General Assembly, a stalemate between the House of Representatives, which passed the Board of Regents bill, and the Senate, which adopted an amendment for a commission to study the structure of higher education, resulted in a conference committee suggestion that the Legislative Program Review and Investigations…

Report on use of prestructured and student-structured simulations, particularly describing a student-structured simulation used in upper level undergraduate legislative process courses. (Author/ND)

Teachers indicated how they felt classmates would behave toward the physically handicapped child; how difficult the child's adjustment would be; how willing the teacher would be to have a handicapped child enrolled in his class and whether or not it would be a problem for the teacher; and the type of educational situation that would be best for…

The circumstances under which certificated employees, including instructors, counselors, librarians, school nurses, and administrators, may be laid off are governed by Section 87743 of the California Education Code of 1976. The statute provides that when a school district is faced with financial exigency, layoffs may be made if they conform to the…

Proposed changes in Pennsylvania state funding for and regulation of public education are presented in this pamplet by the state's governor and secretary of education. The funding proposal calls for a new local education block grant, totalling $127 million, in the state budget. The funds are to be distributed to school districts for basic…

The booklet is intended to familiarize parents of handicapped children in Kentucky with state and federal law regarding the education of handicapped students. Implications of the laws for types of services and age ranges to be served are discussed. Parents' role in the individualized education program (IEP) process is traced from referral,…

Interviews with persons responsible for interpreting and transmitting labor relations policy to negotiators at the local school district level in New York revealed considerable consistency in the ways the relevant laws, regulations, and legal opinions were assessed and used. Policy interpreters turned first to documents and then to consultants…

This paper discusses the historical background of the creationist movement, presents Federal Judge Overton's analysis of why and how the Creationists got the equal time evolution/creation teaching law passed in Arkansas, and examines how scientists and educators are reacting to the controversy. Creationists were set back when Overton declared…

Survey and observational research on educational lobbying organizations in the Pennsylvania state legislature yielded both data on influence processes and a set of seven guidelines for educational lobbyists. A survey of Pennsylvania legislators at the 1973-74 session examined their attitudes about education bills, educational lobbies and their…