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Bell, David; Steinmiller, Georgine – 1989
Addressing the problem of the current and future shortage of teachers, this paper lists concrete suggestions on recruiting and retaining teachers. Fifteen suggestions are made which may serve as a foundation for a state-wide teacher recruitment plan. The recruitment plan at the state level should lead to plans at the university level to further…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Minority Group Teachers, Schools of Education
Case, Elizabeth J.; King, Richard A. – 1985
Perceptions of the political behavior of superintendents in New Mexico vary widely throughout the state. Questionnaires and interviews were used to gather information from superintendents, school board chairmen, and state legislators concerning the frequency, extent, and kinds of political activity in which superintendents were involved. Four…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Community Influence, Elementary Secondary Education
Boyer, Carol M.; Ewell, Peter T. – 1988
A glossary providing a common set of definitions for thinking and talking about assessment policy in undergraduate education is presented. Terms with more general meaning are defined only in this specific context. This glossary was developed as part of a series of Education Commission of the States case studies of state-based approaches to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Decision Making, Educational Assessment
Association of Puerto Rican Executive Directors, New York, NY. – 1989
This Spanish-language publication of the Association of Puerto Rican Executive Directors (APRED) presents recommendations for action by the New York State legislature to improve opportunities and services for the Puerto Rican and Latino community. The agenda for legislative action calls for the integration to the community in the social, economic,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Needs, Community Problems, Economically Disadvantaged
Association of Puerto Rican Executive Directors, New York, NY. – 1989
This publication of the Association of Puerto Rican Executive Directors (APRED) presents recommendations for action by the New York State legislature to improve opportunities and services for the Puerto Rican and Latino community. The agenda for legislative action, produced by the APRED Legislative Task Force, calls for the integration of the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Needs, Community Problems, Economically Disadvantaged
Hornbeck, David – 1989
As a background for recommendations made in this paper on the program of regional educational laboratories, three contextual facts are highlighted. The first is the increasingly prominent role and responsibility of the individual states in the definition and delivery of elementary/secondary education. The second is that, while historically public…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
McDaniel, Garry L. – 1989
The Texas Department of Human Services, in collaboration with 13 other public and private organizations, co-sponsored a statewide Collaborative Elder Abuse Prevention project. The goal of this project is to develop a comprehensive, long-range plan for the prevention of elder abuse, a method for achieving a coordinated service delivery system for…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Elder Abuse, Family Violence, Institutional Cooperation
McDaniel, Garry L. – 1989
The Texas Department of Human Services, in collaboration with 13 other public and private organizations, co-sponsored a statewide collaborative elder abuse prevention project, to prevent abuse of elderly and disabled adults. The goal of this project is to develop a comprehensive, long-range plan for the prevention of elder abuse, a method for…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Elder Abuse, Family Violence, Institutional Cooperation
Southern Education Foundation, Atlanta, GA. – 1987
This report summarizes the results of a consultation that addressed the issue of the state role in attempts to reduce the minority teacher shortage in the south. Participants in the consultation made suggestions that should be considered by governors, state legislatures, state education agencies, and local school districts in working with the…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Teachers, Educational Objectives, Minimum Competency Testing
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1987
State-level or system-level higher education initiatives targeted at minorities are summarized, based on the responses of 33 states to a survey conducted by the State Higher Education Executive Officers and the Education Commission of the States. The initiatives described cover a spectrum of targeted programs from early intervention in the schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Admission
IFG Policy Notes, 1982
This issue of "Policy Notes" examines some of the issues surrounding research dissemination, or the means by which policy-makers become aware of and assimilate research knowledge. The articles in this issue provide added perspectives to the findings of an Institute for Research on Educational Finance and Governance (IFG) survey, in three states,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs, Information Scientists
Groff, Warren H. – 1984
The relationship of postsecondary education to the economy in Ohio is discussed. Attention is focused on efforts of the Ohio Board of Regents and the Ohio Department of Development to foster economic development and revitalization. Information is included on the Ohio Board of Regents'"Master Plan for Higher Education," along with…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, College Role, Economic Development, Human Capital
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1985
This document presents briefing papers for the seven gubernatorial task forces proposed in the National Governors' Association Action Plan for Attaining Educational Excellence. An introductory section discusses the complementary responsibilities of Federal, State, and local governments for assuring access to educational opportunities for all…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Early Childhood Education, Educational Facilities, Educational Improvement
Georgia State Postsecondary Education Commission, Atlanta. – 1977
The report covers the period of 1 July 1976 through 30 June 1977. Contents include: the organization and membership of the state commission; planning (program distribution, accessibility, and the data base); federal programs (Titles I-A and VI-A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, proposals to the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Annual Reports, Budgets, Educational Planning
Williams, John; And Others – 1977
This study presents both demographic data and superintendents' reports of the processes and consequences of school desegregation for a nationally representative body of 1,292 school districts. The major analytic variable of the study is the nature and timing of steps to desegregate. The major conclusion that emerges is that desegregation actions…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bus Transportation, Community Attitudes, Court Role
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