The thesis of this article is that, in general, English literacy tests and other statutory sanctions applied in favor of English were originally formulated as an indirect but effective means of achieving discrimination on the basis of race, creed, or color. Many such provisions in the law are anachronistic, having only historical interest today,…

Collective negotiations in education have become the subject of legislative proposals at Federal, State, and local levels. Congress is currently considering the NEA-proposed statute, "Professional Negotiation Act for Public Education, 1969," which would regulate employment relationships between boards of education and their professional personnel.…

The prevalence of privileged communication statutes for counseling and the extent of knowledge concerning them are examined in this study. Information supplied by each of the 50 state attorneys general indicates that only four states--Indiana, Michigan, North Dakota, and Wisconsin--have laws specifically and directly authorizing privileged…

An authority in the field of school law examines the developing attitudes of the courts relative to various legislative and executive approaches to defacto school segregation. The focus of analysis is completely objective--what the current status of the law is since the Brown decision. (NH)

This survey sought information regarding the policies of school districts across the nation on entrance requirements to kindergarten and the first grade. The school systems were classified under four strata according to total enrollment size. The most frequently reported minimum entrance age for kindergarten was 5 years of age by December 1. For…

Materials are presented to assist local school personnel in the adoption of successful programs and services for gifted and talented pupils. Articles offering solutions to problems in, or suggesting ideas and guidelines for, educational programing include the broadening concepts of giftedness, by E. Paul Torrance; justification for special…

In 1965, the legislature of the State of Missouri enacted a bill which provided for the establishment of upper-division programs at the Jasper County (Missouri Southern) and St. Joseph (Missouri Western) Junior Colleges. Under the same bill, the Board of Curators of Missouri University was charged with setting standards to determine the adequacy…

Following a presentation of suggested steps for preparation of a secondary school building program, state laws governing the construction of school buildings in Texas are quoted. Design and plan considerations for the administrator and the board of trustees are discussed. An outline of preparation and content of educational specifications is…

A survey of state laws and regulations revealed that of 46 responding states and the District of Columbia, 27 states provide physical activities to children with various handicapping conditions. Findings indicated that provisions vary from state to state and do not always cover all aspects of adapted physical education or all children with…

Kansas schools are currently accredited individually on the basis of annual reports to the State Department of Education and periodic visits of State Department personnel emphasizing primarily inputs to the educational program. Senate Bill 501 affords school systems the capability to be accredited as a total district on the basis of a five year…

This is the third Bibliography of the State Educational Accountability Repository (SEAR) published under the sponsorship of the Cooperative Accountability Project administered by the State of Colorado. SEAR is a collection of more than 800 State education agency reports and articles concerning accountability practices and procedures. The contents…

This unofficial compilation contains all of the New Mexico State laws relating to education which were passed during the 1974 legislative session. (Author)

The public school system should be so maintained, as regards courses of study, as to keep abreast of progress generally and to meet the needs of the times, and to this end it is the administrative function of school board members and superintendents to create new courses and rearrange the curriculum in proper cases. A rule or regulation…

In October 1972, questionnaires asking for information on legislation and achievements in education were sent to all State departments of education, legislative service agencies, State school boards associations, and State offices of the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). In most States, one or more…

Presented is the first of a two volume series of 1974 Florida Department of Education guidelines to assist local school districts in developing appropriate educational procedures for all exceptional children and youth. Purposes of the guidelines are given to include compliance with 1968 State legislation, provision for legal use of funds, a means…