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South Carolina State Council on Vocational and Technical Education, Columbia. – 1988
After analyzing the needs of special student populations in vocational and technical education in South Carolina, private sector involvement in vocational and technical education, and the distribution of funds for secondary and postsecondary vocational education in the state, the South Carolina Council on Vocational and Technical Education…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Policy, Financial Support, Individual Needs
Boone, Jerry N.; And Others – 1988
A study is presented to determine (1) where people influential in public university governance believe various typical decisions are being made and (2) where they believe those decisions should be made. The kinds of issues that bring about most disagreement as to proper authority in governance and administration are identified. Centralization of…
Descriptors: Centralization, College Administration, College Faculty, College Students
Wells, Gladys Ann, Comp. – 1985
This summary reports the results of the 1985 Survey of States and Territories gathered by the White House Conference on Library and Information Services Task Force (WHCLIST), which focused on library service activities, overall progress made toward the implementation of the resolutions adopted by the 1979 White House Conference on Library and…
Descriptors: Government Publications, Library Education, Library Services, Library Statistics
Phipps, Lloyd J.; Knell, Kenneth – 1985
As a means of encouraging the formation of school-sponsored, citizen advisory committees, the Illinois Citizens Education Council embarked on a 3-year research and development project. This publication describes this project and thereby serves as a guide for organizing and using citizens' education advisory committees. Specific objectives of the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Advocacy, Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils
Martorana, S. V.; Broomall, James K. – 1981
Based upon a survey of the community and junior college state directors in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, this five-part report presents an analytical and descriptive review of state legislation affecting community colleges. Part I discusses study methodology and describes the two survey instruments--one soliciting information on relevant…
Descriptors: College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1968
THIS PLAN CONTAINS LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DECENTRALIZATION OF THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FOR INCREASED PARENT AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. IN PART IT RESPONDS TO AN EARLIER PLAN PROPOSED BY THE MAYOR'S PANEL ON DECENTRALIZATION. THE PRESENT PROPOSAL SUGGESTS THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE RESTRUCTURING OF THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship
Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, TX. – 1979
The education of undocumented children in Texas is an issue that has been sparked by public opinion and media exposure and fueled by a series of state and federal court suits challenging state and local policies which exclude these children from the benefits of tuition free public education. The controversy is based on a 1975 revision in the state…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Shulman, Carol Herrnstadt – 1980
Methods for analyzing faculty workload, workload issues related to collective bargaining and new federal reporting requirements, and faculty and institutional perspectives about faculty workload are considered. Workload studies are valuable to state legislators concerned with budgets, enrollment trends, and efficient institutional operations.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contracts
Martorana, S. V.; Smutz, Wayne D. – 1980
Based upon a survey of the community and junior college state directors in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, this five-part report presents an analytical and descriptive review of state legislation affecting community colleges. Part I discusses study methodology and describes the two survey instruments--one soliciting information on relevant…
Descriptors: College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Ojemann, Ralph H.; And Others – 1969
The needs of Ohio schools were assessed in relation to the area of Family Life Education, including education in sexual behavior, the prevention of alcohol, drug, and smoking abuse, and related social problems. The study was carried out in two phases. The first phase developed the methods for assessing the needs of Ohio schools, which involved…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Data Analysis, Educational Needs
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1971
This seminar was designed to facilitate final completion and acceptance of state plans which would govern staff development during the third project year and implement a permanent system for each state participating in the project. Objectives of the seminar were: (1) to describe, analyze, and revise individual state plans; (2) to secure personal…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Educational Planning, Educational Programs
Cook, Paul W., Jr. – 1972
This pamphlet summarizes a study made by the author, which focused on investigating the problems of the way our schools are financed, the arrangements for delivering educational resources to our students, the developing problems of collective negotiations, and the way our school systems are organized and interrelated. The author also examined…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Equal Education, Equalization Aid, Governance
Michigan State Executive Office, Lansing. Bureau of Programs and Budget. – 1972
In 1969, the governor made a series of recommendations to the Legislature and to the people of Michigan regarding changes in the method of funding elementary and secondary schools. The current system, which relies heavily on the local property tax, has produced sizable inequities of educational opportunity among the children of the State. Since…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid
Illinois State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Springfield. – 1972
Six regional Illinois public hearings, involving Illinois educators, students, parents, and community organizations, were held during the summer of 1971, and resulted in a wealth of information and testimony about Illinois education. Subsequently, a draft document specifying priority goals for state education was compiled and circulated to…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Curriculum, Educational Administration, Educational Finance
Shannon, Thomas A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
The National School Boards Association's executive director dismisses the idea that state initiatives will eliminate local control of education, as well as problems local boards have faced. He claims that those accepting this idea don't understand educational governance, the political traditions behind that governance, or the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
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