This report presents comprehensive statistics on the organization, staff, pupils, and finances of public elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas of the United States. Detailed data are provided for the survey year 1973-74, as well as selected historical data that, in some instances, reach…

H. R. 6774 as reported by the Committee on Education and Labor contains technical and miscellaneous amendments to higher education provisions contained in the Education Amendments of 1976 (Public Law 94-482). The Educational Amendments of 1976 became law on October 12, 1976. Areas covered by this legislation include: community service and…

The purpose of the workshop was to create a greater awareness among teacher educators of the career education concept and to examine methods for integrating career education into preservice teacher education curricula. The 567 participants represented 69 teacher education institutions from 50 States. The agenda consisted of a general overview of…

The United States Supreme Court decision in the Rodriguez case does not make unequal educational opportunity between students any less of a moral injustice. It is immaterial whether these students are in different school districts in the same state, or in different school districts in different states. There is a role for the federal government in…

This report presents a brief summary of the full report of an evaluation of California schools receiving funds from three state and federal school funding programs in 1974-75. The evaluation was conducted by the California State Department of Education. Evaluated schools were funded through: (1) the Early Childhood Education (ECE) program, which…

During the past decade, the higher education system of New York State has made significant and substantial gains, not only in numbers of institutions, programs, faculty and students, but in the funding of the system. This background paper, illustrating and summarizing these major changes, covers: (1) state appropriations for higher education; (2)…

From the early 1960's to about 1970, the hunt for revenue absorbed most of community college educators' energies and ingenuity. Today, while they continue to search for new sources, educators are looking at the other side of the balance sheet--namely, better utilization of resources through improved management and cost effectiveness. This…

Directed toward the practitioner, the book is a compilation by 18 knowledgeable, experienced authors of some of the recent literature and current practices in the field relating to aging. The book consists of seven parts: (1) The Older Adult as Learner, (2) The Role of Education in an Aging Society, (3) The Aging Individual and the Changing Nature…

This is the first in a series of monographs on current issues, problems, and practices in school administration. It is intended to provide experienced school administrators with a general review and a fresh look at various problems of school finance; school board members, State legislators, and members of Congress with a better understanding of…

This document reports the results of the National Capital Outlay Project, the purposes of which were (1) to investigate the legal basis, procedures, and practices utilized by the 50 States in providing funds for public school construction and related debt service; and (2) to generate a series of capital outlay finance models that States could use…

The New Jersey State Department of Health has placed increasing emphasis on high-quality health care since the first hospital-based Migrant Family Clinic replaced field clinics in 1965. Statistics show that medical services provided by the program reached 38% of all migrant workers in New Jersey at the peak of the 1969 crop season; however,…

The State of Idaho submitted this 1972-73 annual report to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in compliance with Federal regulations governing Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) funding. There has been a drastic decrease in the use of JOM funds for basic school support due to P.L. 874 and local funds provided for Indian education. District administrators, working…

The 1973-74 Idaho State annual report to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) was submitted in compliance with Federal regulations governing Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) funds. Program accomplishments discussed fell into four categories: (1) creation of a State Advisory Council for Indian Education; (2) early completion of contract negotiations; (3)…

This report presents the results of initial research performed on the manpower impact of selected Federal grants, summarizes the status of existing study in the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and examines the manpower impact of other types of expenditures. The past study by BLS assessing employment effects of direct expenditures by the Federal…

The 1969-70 report on Indian education in the public schools of Minnesota presents data on finances; enrollment; attendance; dropouts; graduates; taxes; and costs of schooling, hot lunches, and transportation. Included in the report are discussions of such problems as the high dropout rate and low attendance rate of Indian children, especially at…