The Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States has as its primary goal the development of catalogs containing performance objectives and criterion-referenced measures in occupational education. Reducing duplication of efforts, sharing costs, improving content validity, and promoting performance-based instruction are among other…

Author suggests specific things that the research community can do to improve their relationship with the "users"-decision makers who finance the research or decide whether schools are going to use the research findings. The need for improved communication networks is stressed. (AM)

Under the Social Security Act, federal funds are available to all states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands for strengthening and improving programs of Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Under the 1972 amendments such funds continue to be available to Guam and to the Virgin Islands for programs of old-age…

Reported on in this document is the Indochinese Refugee Assistance Program with a consideration for three current developments: (1) the forthcoming admission of an additional 15,000 Indochinese refugees in the United States; (2) possible extension of the refugee program beyond September 30, 1977; and (3) progress toward enactment by Congress of…

In this study, research focused upon four major areas: (1) the impact of variations in State allocation formulas; (2) the influence of district level hold harmless positions on the distribution of Title I funds to districts; (3) the impact of variations in the source or tabulation of poverty data used by States; and (4) the impact of the two tier…

The HEW report to Congress discusses the Public Law 89-313 program to provide federal assistance for the education of handicapped children in state-operated and supported schools, focusing on the issue of federal versus state responsibility. The need to clarify the program's direction is examined, and it is recommended that Congress specify…

This report describes the 1979-80 program for financing public K-12 and adult education administered by school districts in Florida. The intent is to supply general information for those having a casual interest in state funding of schools. In addition, the document should be a useful reference for individuals wishing to identify legal…

This report describes the 1978-79 program for financing public schools in Florida. The intent is to supply general information for those having a casual interest in state funding of schools and more detailed descriptions for the school administrator or the student of school finance. In addition, the document should be a useful reference for…

THE APPLICATION OF PROGRAM BUDGETING TO EDUCATION IS RECOMMENDED. A NATIONAL-LEVEL PROGRAM BUDGET EXAMPLE IS PRESENTED, WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR OBTAINING MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION. FINANCING OF EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKEN BY MORE THAN 40 AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 50 STATE GOVERNMENTS, AND MORE THAN…

A project was conducted to examine vocational education curriculum materials developed through state and federally funded projects to determine principles and methods used and to examine strengths and weaknesses of each. A survey instrument was disseminated to all Pennsylvania schools with vocational programs. Consultants were utilized to develop…

This speech reviews briefly the emergence of day care licensing standards at the state level and indicates the rapid growth in the number of children served in licensed centers between 1960 and 1972. Also outlined are legislative and regulatory actions leading to the 1979 Federal regulations for day care programs. Long range trends in day care are…

IMPACT, EFFECTIVENESS, AND RESULTS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES ACT OF 1963 ARE EVALUATED. DATA FOR FY 65 AND FY 66 ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS OF FEDERAL AID, CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR FY 63 AND FY 64, UNDERGRADUATE TUITION AND FEES, AND INFORMATION FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF 43 INSTITUTIONS AND NINE STATE COMMISSIONS ARE UTILIZED. CONCLUSIONS…

Representatives of the State vocational rehabilitation agencies and other public agencies in the field of health, welfare, and education for all the States in Region IX attended the conference. The pros and cons of joint programs (Federal-State and funds from any unit of State or local government) in vocational rehabilitation and the requirements…

A consortium was formed to experiment in sharing instructional ideas and materials among the membership of the North Carolina community college system for the purpose of improving the quality and efficiency of instruction by increasing the availability of high quality instructional materials while at the same time decreasing the costly duplication…

Although fiscal support for occupational programs in California Community Colleges is provided primarily by state and local district taxes, about ten percent of the total support is provided through federal sources. Federal regulations under the Vocational Education Act (VEA) require the recipients of federal funds to provide consultative,…