This document represents a progress report of a study into the role and value of the California State University's central administration. It contains as an appendix a report by the State University on the evolution of its central administration, and it includes a review by Commission staff of relevant national literature on higher education…

This court litigation reverses Farris and Black of Home School Legal Defense Association v. South Carolina State Board of Education, which found that the Education Entrance Examination (EEE) was properly validated for use in testing home school instructors as regulated by S. C. Code Ann. Section 59-65-40(A)(1)(a)(1990), the home schooling statute…

Educational clinics, as defined by Washington State law, are private organizations that teach basic academic skills and provide employment orientation in an individualized way to high school dropouts aged 13 to 19. The Educational Clinics Program was authorized by the state legislature in 1977, after extensive lobbying by members of a private firm…

This is a student and employee guide to a drug-free school and workplace for State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome. It details college policy prohibiting drugs and alcoholic beverages, notes the obligations of the college regarding notification, establishes that student attendance and staff employment require…

A historical overview of political events in Illinois that led to the establishment and implementation of a performance accountability system, school report cards, is presented in this report. The discussion shows that although statewide events influenced policymakers, local conditions and ethos also affected the result. The educational…

This publication provides detailed guidelines on how libraries and library associations can begin the process of lobbying in the state capital for funding or legislation. The first of three major sections covers how to use the legislative process, how to develop a government relations program, and how to select public relations tools. The second…

A recent ruling in the Baby Jane Doe case held that as parents are ultimately responsible for a child, and as in this case, the parents were not recipients of Federal assistance, neither they nor the hospital following their instructions to withhold treatment from their handicapped newborn are subject to Federal provisions about discrimination on…

The appellate argument of Paul Wilson, who represented the Topeka, Kansas, school board in the 1952 Supreme Court case, "Brown v. Board of Education," presents an excellent example of the influence of personal and legal ethics on rhetorical choices. A reluctant advocate of racially segregated education, a policy the Topeka Board of…

Overviews are presented of the legal requirements for special education and bilingual education in California. Specific legislation affecting each is reviewed. Special education legislation requires such actions as psychological and health assessments for selected students, full-scale reassessments every 3 years for students remaining in special…

Appendixes B, C, and D of the Conference Proceedings relate to coordinating bilingual and special education services in one school district. The first section considers steps in developing a plan for collaboration, noting the importance of dialogue and communication among special educators, bilingual educators, and staff of programs teaching…

The monograph considers ways in which vocational education can serve students with special needs. An introduction establishes the importance of career/vocational education in the development of handicapped persons, noting the philosophy behind special vocational/career education programs in Missouri. The implications of federal legislation (the…

This report treats the following topics: (1) a history of state certification programs, including pilot programs, certification endorsement standards, institutes, and the graduate degree plan in bilingual education; (2) an outline of a plan to meet teacher supply needs in response to a state Senate bill; (3) tables presenting data from surveys…

According to this paper, educators are underwhelmed with the rhetoric characterizing federal officials' pronouncements about schooling. Education Secretary William Bennett is assailed for goading state legislatures into educational improvement efforts while downplaying federal responsibility in this area. This speech expresses serious reservations…

The final report documents activities and presents recommendations of the 2-year demonstration phase of a project to coordinate school-to-community transition services at the state and local levels for students with disabilities. The critical importance of the transition period and passage by the Maine Legislation in 1986 of the Transitional…

Legislated change in rural schools districts may be slow and painful. This paper describes the ambience of a rural Texas K-12 school through the eyes of a new science teacher with northern and urban education experience and through the observations of an outside researcher. Attitudes that learning is not important, that hard subjects need not be…