Kansas's nonadjudicative process, which yielded a speedy finance reform package, may have several weaknesses. Judicial guidance is beneficial, but speed may result in an imprecise final reform product and come at the expense of power, substance, and permanence. Pennsylvania's slower supreme court adjudication process may set finance reform…

The Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education at Wheelock College (Boston) works to improve the quality of early care and education for young children by creating access to a career and leadership development system for child care providers. The information in this packet is based on responses to a survey the center sent to more…

The rapid changes occurring in U.S. society and the rest of the world require dramatic improvements in educating U.S. citizenry. New York's public school system also needs reorganizing according to a new compact for learning. This report explains this compact and its fundamental principles: (1) recognizing that all children can learn; (2) focusing…

Designed to help child care centers in their search for liability insurance, this report explores the controversy about insurance provision, and offers advice on how to combat high rates and locate policies offering the most protection. Chapter 1 reports on how insurers justify their treatment of day care centers as high risk enterprises.…

This document describes three options for a statewide statistical system for tracking recidivism of juvenile delinquents placed outside their homes in treatment programs. The information is intended for use by the state in allocating resources. The options described involve potential use of juvenile court records, placement data, and/or…

In response to the growing dropout problem, most of the northeastern states (and islands) and many of their local districts have implemented policies and programs designed to reduce the number of students leaving school. This paper presents some observations, culled from various reports, for policymakers' consideration. Section I offers a set of…

This document reports on the states' implementation of the Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984. The Child Support Enforcement Program is a federally administered, state run program in which child support agencies locate absent parents, establish paternity, obtain support orders, and enforce support collections with the purpose of reducing…

Article investigated what caused the transfer problem, and who was doing what to help students move from community and junior colleges to four-year institutions. (Editor/RK)

THIS DOCUMENT IS A FULL REPORT OF THE MONTANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMITTEE. IT CONTAINS DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS, AS WELL AS PLANS FOR EDUCATIONAL TV DEVELOPMENT IN MONTANA--(1) MONTANA HAS GROWING NEEDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL METHODS, (2) EDUCATIONAL TV IS ENRICHING AND EXPANDING INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S.,…

This paper presents the resolutions adopted at Ohio's 1975 Governor's Conference on Aging. The Commission on Aging views these resolutions as a blueprint for action and includes resolutions on such topics as rural and urban transportation, medical services, utilities and housing. (Author/HMV)

To insure the accountability of the North Carolina Community College System, the North Carolina Legislature in 1973 set aside monies to employ two individuals who would work with the Controller's Office of the State Board of Education to review the reporting of student hours at the various community colleges and technical institutes. The…

This bibliography presents materials concerning changing state responsibilities for consumer protection in postsecondary education. Ten citations are listed in alphabetical order. (MJM)

This document reports the results of a survey designed to determine the extent to which recommendations made to the States by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) in 1963 had been carried out. The survey contained 149 questions tackling such basic issues as constitutional restrictions in property tax administration,…

Irregularities have surfaced in the state's community college system involving inflated enrollment figures, altered student transcripts, and other illegal tactics designed to improve shaky institutional reputations and increase the intake of state subsidies. (Author/LBH)

The Supreme Court agreed to review a ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court that the NCAA had violated Jerry Tarkanian's constitutional right to due process. The Court will focus on whether the NCAA acts as a governmental body when it regulates college sports. (MLW)