A summary report lists the goals of Maryland's Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title II program, which helps local educational agencies develop media services. The report includes the following elements: (1) ESEA goals are related to the state comprehensive educational plan; (2) specific program goals are listed; (3) a formula for…

This document contains the major speeches and other material from the Vocational Research and Exemplary Program Coordinating Conference held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in August 1972. The conference objectives were to: (1) provide a forum for reporting progress in vocational education exemplary projects in Region III (Delaware, Maryland,…

This paper identifies various key aspects of the history and administration of federal compensatory education, describes the problems and issues associated with these, and suggests some ways in which research might help further program goals. It is intended as a discussion paper designed to highlight some crucial target areas for a major study of…

The need for a school food service was recognized at the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, many such programs, some adequate and some inadequate, have been initiated. There has, however, always been the problem of inadequate financing to provide lunches for a full day's nourishment and sufficiently inexpensive for every student. In most…

The intent given for the Florida Migratory Child Compensatory Program staff development activities is to assist local individual teachers, teacher groups, schools, and school districts in the implementation of in-service training activities that will enhance improvement of the individual teacher. Twenty-five experiences provided by…

The findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation study of the Connecticut River Valley in response to P. L. 89-616, 89th Congress, are presented in this document. Federal, State, and private action is recommended which would provide recreation opportunities for several million persons; and would preserve the historical…

Definitions of "area vocational education school construction", "school facilities", "equipment", and "occupational field" are given in terms of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The terms and conditions for approval of projects, matching requirements and purposes, criteria in determining relative priorities of projects, steps for planning…

This booklet presents information on a Federal program which provides funds to institutions that feed children not in school. Day care, Head Start, and neighborhood centers and summer recreation programs qualify for aid under this program. Section I deals with the operation of the Special Food Services Program for Children (SFSPC) and is divided…

There are major disparities in spending and taxation among California school districts. Available resources per pupil bear little relationship to the willingness of local communities to support education or the educational task to be performed. In addition, the State school finance system forces districts to rely on local property tax bases for…

This study evaluated several allotment formulas for Federal vocational education grants. The formulas were rated in terms of the relationships which their State allotments have to State percentages of national measures of criteria for distributing Federal funds. Goals for vocational education grants were identified through examining recent…

This paper examines the fiscal impacts on public schools of some of the federal aid proposals under consideration by Congress. The four major discussion sections focus on (1) an outline of the overall analytic framework, including a conceptual model of federal, State, and local relationships; (2) a brief presentation of the theoretical analysis on…

Discussion of issues involved in water planning of the upper basin of the Colorado River: attitudes toward water planning, agricultural leisure and environmental issues, pollution, and energy issues. Various sections are devoted to Indian interests and the interests of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Final section discusses the future of…

Whenever it is relevant to measure and report the cost of rendering services on a current basis, the use cost or the depreciation allowance of fixed assets used in providing such services is relevant as an element of the measurement and reporting process. (Author)

Elementary school personnel were interviewed to determine what staff improvement programs had been initiated in response to requirements of state-federal aid to special education. (GW)

Excerpts from a speech delivered to the Annual Conference of State Directors. The remarks were based on the premise that more information should be available about vocational education programs. The author identified five basic considerations for a good information system. (HD)