This report describes the process designed in Illinois to respond to President Carter's initiative for a White House Conference on Families. It also describes the product of that process: recommendations in ten topic areas of importance to the American family. Extensive discussions of such topics as children and parents, education, marriage,…

NEEDS IN NURSING EDUCATION ARE OUTLINED IN 5 IMPERATIVES--(1) AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING (BECAUSE OF UP TO 50 PERCENT VACANCIES IN NURSING POSITIONS IN SOME HOSPITALS, USE OF SUBPROFESSIONALS EXCEEDING THE SAFETY LEVEL, AND EXTREME SHORTAGE OF NURSES FOR POSITIONS OF HIGHEST RESPONSIBILITY, AND FUTURE OVERTAXING OF THE SUPPLY DUE…

STATES THAT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO EVALUATE TEACHERS BY WAYS OTHER THAN DEGREES GAINED AND/OR EXPERIENCE INCLUDE (1) SOUTH CAROLINA WHICH USED THE NATIONAL TEACHER EXAMINATIONS (NTE), (2) NEW YORK--MERIT PROMOTIONAL INCREMENTS, (3) DELAWARE--SALARY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS WITH CERTAIN RATINGS, (4) TENNESSEE--A SALARY DIFFERENTIAL SUPPLEMENT TO SUPERIOR…

The discussion in this report focuses on the state-level structures and processes for the administration of teacher bargaining in four very different states: New York, Minnesota, California, and Kansas. Sections on each state are based on interviews with personnel in state labor relations agencies or boards. Each state's structure is described and…

Presented are the results of a study by the National Education Association of the experience of 43 schools in 3 selected districts (in Des Moines, Iowa; North Santa Barbara County, California; and Savannah, Georgia) in implementing Public Law 94-142 to provide a free, appropriate public education for the handicapped in the least restrictive…

The need for public disclosure of supplemental income received by California public universities' faculty members, particularly from outside consulting is discussed. The relationship between this supplemental income and legislative decisions on faculty salaries is also discussed. Although legislation has been considered in this area of public…

This booklet presents brief, informal reviews of events related to early childhood education which occurred in the United States during 1977. Comments concern administration changes made during the Carter administration, day care, CDA, research and policies affecting child health, Head Start, federal programs, family life, television, and…

A description of a possible new minimum foundation program for public education in North Dakota is contained in this document. The State Foundation Program, suggested in 1967, is the financial instrument whereby the state guarantees each child an opportunity to acquire an appropriate and adequate public education. Elements of the desired new…

"Because of the growing concern for the educational disadvantages suffered by students coming from culturally disadvantaged backgrounds, and because of the substantial numbers of Indian and migrant students educated in the State of Washington, the 1969-71 Joint Committee on Education created a special subcommittee to give specific attention…

This report discusses weaknesses in the educational process that have led to the crises schools are facing. These defects are explored in (1) the role played by each government level in providing quality education, (2) the role played by the nonpublic sector in American education, (3) the financing of elementary and secondary education, (4) the…

In order to develop an understanding of vocational education personnel development and to explore the management of change as related to implementation and improvement of the system, 228 vocational educators and leaders in industry at a 2-day national summer workshop sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education agreed on the need for a comprehensive,…

After reviewing the results of local regulation of cable television, the author feels that local governments are not fully capable of properly administering and regulating a cable system. (The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) agrees that this job should be the states' responsibility.) The article then reviews the structure of the current…

This chapter traces the migration from farms to cities and the later movement from cities to suburbs and discusses the impact of the resulting big city environment on the governance of big city education. The author (1) suggests how local, State, and Federal governments can improve big city education; (2) discusses ways of planning for the future…

A report following up the Task Force on Graduate Education's 1974 recommendations and subsequent state action has three purposes: (1) to define graduate education and to identify those programs considered to be at the first-professional level; (2) to review current national and state trends; and (3) to report on recent cooperative efforts within…

This booklet presents a brief, informal summary of key events related to early childhood education which occurred in the United States during 1976. Personal comments by the author accompany a potpourri of items on such topics as developments in various states, new federal legislation, current programs and publications, health care, television and…