This guide presents an overview of collective bargaining in public employment in the State of Hawaii. Section 89-2 of the Hawaii Public Employee Collective Bargaining Law Partially defines collective bargaining as the "performance of the mutual obligations of the public employer and the exclusive representative at reasonable times, to confer…

As evidenced by statutory material, court decision, and school codes, the solution to the issue of smoking in the public schools is far from clear. Certain conclusions, nevertheless, can be drawn. Principals and all educators are faced with a question to which they must react. Whatever the case in the past, there is now undisputed knowledge that…

A brief description of the basis for collegiate authority in the states of Massachusetts, Michigan, and Missouri is presented, after which a comparative analysis is made in areas such as level of college control, level of curriculum, degree authority, and admission policies. The analysis was based on three official publications concerning…

The report opens with a brief overview of higher education in 1969-70, including such items as the rapid increase in enrollment, the continuing education program, the need for a comprehensive development plan, the availability of construction funds for 2 new universities and a dental school, legislative limitation on the State System's growth by…

This "newsletter" contains reports on legislative action affecting higher education in the Southern states which had regular or special legislative sessions in 1969. The states included in the report are: West Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Virginia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas, Texas,…

The author describes the development and current status of statewide efforts to establish formalized environmental education planning. To provide a "data base," an inventory of environmental education resources in the State was compiled and distributed. The compendium covered K-12 education, higher education, community groups,…

Suitable for self-study or classroom instruction, this small volume treats the study of occupational legislation as both a cognitive and affective process; and it provides readers with the skills necessary to interpret cultural and social events in a context which allows predictions about future legislative enactments and their outcomes. Chapters…

This document reports individual State activities involving governance and administration of education. Data were collected from State departments of education, legislative service agencies, State school board associations and state offices of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. States are identified by the…

This report presents standardized records management procedures. Its purpose is to provide Maryland State public school systems guidelines and standards for the establishment of effective records retention and disposition programs. These guidelines are consistent with legal requirements imposed by Maryland law. The report contains approved records…

The basic objective of the study was centered on the legal minimum certification requirements to teach art in the public schools. A survey form submitted to the certification officers of the 50 States and the District of Columbia provided the desired information. Accumulated data is intended to reveal the present status of certification…

This report describes the applicable laws regarding sex discrimination in employment. In addition to Federal law and two relevant Executive Orders, the report includes 21 state laws and the District of Columbia's law prohibiting discrimination based on sex. This document is a revision of ED 014 611. (BH)

Section I of this report on community and junior colleges contains the recommended general policy statement on the following issues: (1) the need for comprehensive community colleges; (2) the development of human potential; (3) career education; (4) the need for coordination; (5) the mutuality of interests of the public and private sectors; (6)…

The report describes the delivery of services to the mentally retarded in the states of California, Colorado, North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington. Reported are such data as number of residents in state institutions and per 100,000 population, number of 24-hour care community placements, enrollees in special education programs and sheltered…

This study discusses a questionnaire concerning a proposed New Jersey law which would proscribe sexually oriented publications from sale to persons under eighteen years of age. The questionnaire was sent to New Jersey psychiatrists and psychologists. A copy of the proposed legislation, a copy of the questionnaire and the letter accompanying the…

Identified and summarized are major issues relating to education of the handicapped, and provided is an overview of state legislation developed to solve administrative problems of special education. Major issues considered are rights to an education, mandatory legislation for the handicapped, statewide planning and advisory councils, finance and…