One of the great myths of education, faithfully subscribed to for many years by legislators, board members, and educators, is that colleges and universities turn out teachers and administrators as finished products guaranteed to work satisfactorily in any school district. Supporters of performance evaluation are disbelievers. They regard formal…

A committee was appointed by New York's Commissioner of Education to study the state's progress in fulfilling a 1958 legislative mandate that all residents of the area served have free direct access to the resources and services of all member libraries in a public library system. To carry out its mission, the committee: (1) sent a six page…

Describes how journalism majors at Ball State University are required to cover the annual sessions of the Indiana legislature, and discusses some of the experiences and problems that were encountered. (RB)

Traces attempts states have made to limit the scope of collective bargaining and suggests points that should be taken into consideration in any federal collective bargaining bill. (IRT)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).

The purpose of this publication is to bring together in easily accessible form the most applicable New York state laws and administrative regulations (including related decisions and legal opinions) that govern the responsibilities of local officials for local records and define the mandate of the state archives. The laws are listed in six parts:…

This booklet, prepared by the Michigan senate fiscal agency, explains new amendments to the state constitution that establish tax and expenditure limitations on state and local government in the state. The purpose of the report is to help legislators implement the new law. The first part of each section analyzes the constitutional language of the…

This legislative handbook for child advocates in Florida features a description of Florida's legislative process, including sessions, leadership and procedure, committees, legislation, public access to legislative information, state publications, and critical stages in the passage of a bill. A legislative glossary and a chart showing the route of…

The paper presents a model for the integrating classroom in accordance with Chapter 71A (which deals with bilingual education) and Chapter 766 (which mandates the provision of educational programs tailored to each student's special needs) of Massachusetts Legislation. Listed among goals for the model classroom are the following: to provide an…

This paper examines some of the negative consequences that have occurred in school districts attempting to comply with state legislation in regard to competency testing. It analyzes four definitions of competency assessments for elementary schools and then lists several possible results of a hasty response to competency testing mandates. The paper…

THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS THIRTEEN ARTICLES ON THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN ILLINOIS. AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED ARE MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, INNOVATIVE TELEVISION, OPEN- AND CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISON, TELEVISION IN PSYCHOLOGY, AND STATE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION LEGISLATION. THE USE OF THE TELEVISION MEDIUM IN VARIOUS…

CENSUS DATA SHOW THAT POVERTY IS OFTEN THE RESULT OF SERIOUS WAGE INADEQUACIES. IN 1964, NEARLY ONE-FIFTH OF THE MORE THAN 47.5 MILLION FAMILIES IN THE NATION HAD INCOMES UNDER $3,000. MINIMUM WAGE LEGISLATION HELPS TO ELIMINATE POVERTY BY SETTING A FLOOR FOR WAGES. FEWER THAN 30 MILLION OF THE MORE THAN 47 MILLION NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES IN…

STATE LAWS AFFECTING THE SELECTION, PURCHASE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIOVISUAL AIDS AND SERVICES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WERE REPORTED. BIBLIOGRAPHIC SEARCHES OF LEGAL AUTHORITIES FROM THE 50 STATES WERE CONDUCTED. REFERENCES TO LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND OTHER LEGAL AUTHORITIES WERE ANALYZED AND CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO (1) STATE, (2) TYPE OF…

THIS IS VOLUME I IN A COMPILATION OF STATE LAWS ON THE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (LP)