This a staff paper in response to requests from administrators and trustees in about 11 states where legislatures are considering bills that will enable the faculties to unionize for purposes of collective bargaining. Perhaps the most important question posed by such legislation is "Who is the employer for the state, university, college, or…

In New Mexico there is increasing public interest and dialogue on the need for two-year institutions of higher education, with special interest in the establishment of a community college system. This 31-item annotated bibliography lists little-known reports, hearing, legislation, and documents which deal with the two-year institutions of higher…

The Pennsylvania Master Plan for Higher Education projected that, to meet the needs of the state in higher education, private colleges and universities, which presently enroll 55% of the state's students, will have to increase their enrollment by 39.5%. However, no provisions were made in the Plan to help these institutions do so. This report…

Arguing violation of the equal protection clause of Federal and State constitutions, court actions in several States have challenged the method of financing public education. The issues raised concern interdistrict differentials in assessed valuation of properties. These differentials result in lower per-pupil funds for urban and rural districts…

It is estimated that between 50,000 and 100,000 migrants annually go to Michigan in search of agricultural employment. Approximately 3,100 camps located through the state provide housing for these workers. Prior to the present study, the public had already been made aware of the squalid conditions in which migrants live. The purpose of this study…

This pamphlet contains the National Association of Secondary School Principals' (NASSP) viewpoint on the following critical issues to be considered prior to drafting State negotiation legislation: (1) The role of the school principal in negotiation, (2) the preferred procedures for designation of the bargaining agent, (3) a statutory timetable for…

The Maine Department of Education assumed the responsibility for the education of Indian children living on Indian reservations on July 1, 1966. This report provides information on the present status of the program. Information is provided on number of schools, school enrollment for the 1969-1970 school year, characteristics of the teaching staff,…

The rationale and master plan have been developed, in accordance with legislative mandate, for the planning and implementation of a Flexible Staff Organization (FSO) feasibility study involving the operation of model FSO projects in selected Florida elementary and secondary schools. Objectives will be to explore patterns of staff utilization…

Prior to drafting State legislation pertaining to collective negotiation in education, it is necessary to understand the essential differences between public and private employment and to determine whether teachers should be included under a statute covering many categories of public employees or whether they should receive separate statutory…

Based on the results of surveys of local school districts and State departments of education in 1973 and 1974, this report provides information on contracts and tenure for school administrators and supervisors. Data include local and State tenure policies and length of probationary and permanent contracts. Tables of data are included. (Author/DW)

Presented are seven papers given at a conference on deinstitutionalization of the mentally handicapped which focus on protective services and citizen advocacy. Carol Sigelman stresses the following four concepts: follow-along (the monitoring of the developmentally disabled person in the community), advocacy, protection, and shelter, Alternatives…

Colorado has been experiencing the efforts by local property tax groups to reduce the dependence for educational revenue by moving away from local property taxes to wider based taxation plans. Paralleling these efforts have been attempts by various groups, through the courts, to change the method of financing education to provide more equality of…

On June 26, 1973, the system for financing elementary and secondary education in Florida was radically altered when the Florida legislature passed the Florida Education Finance Program Act of 1973. Significant features of this act include (1) substantially increased fiscal equalization; (2) a systematic plan and substantial State commitment to…

The movement for school finance reform at the State level has not been arrested. It had been thought that the Rodriguez case would stall reform. States have moved their reform efforts ahead before and after the Rodriguez decision, with conviction. The purpose of this publication is to document school finance legislation in 1973, State-by-State.…

Presented are eight articles and five brief position papers given at an institute devoted to planning for early diagnosis and educational evaluation of handicapped children affected by a new Michigan law which mandates educational programs from the time of birth to the age of 25 years for all handicapped persons previously excluded from public…