The Illinois Evaluation System has been designed to continuously evaluate the total occupational programs of local education agencies. Consisting of three phases, the system involves local planning, State review and evaluation of local planning documents, and on-site visitation to monitor any changes in local programs. (Author/DS)

Discusses the role of the arts council - to prepare the conditions in which art could occur - and the manner in which the community could find a true need for the arts. (Author/RK)

In 1969-70 the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene received $400,000 in state funds to conduct a drug education pilot program in Metropolitan New York. While drug information activities were not evaded, primary emphasis in each project was placed on dealing with drug-related social and economic problems and finding alternatives to drug…

Describes how State and Federal educators prepare for future increases in State funding. (Author/JF)

Analyzes New York University's Fiscal Crisis and proposes remedies. (JF)

Public community colleges are most commonly funded according to a state, local, or state-local model. As the burden of higher education becomes increasingly heavy on these sources, many educators are advocating the increase of federal support. (CA)

Explains rationale for program to purchase secular educational services with State funds as a method for aiding private schools in Illinois. (MK)

This statewide study of Illinois foundations indicates that by researching where foundation grants have gone in the past, a pattern of giving can be deduced. (Editor)