This document contains duplicates of the completed single page questionnaires sent in January 1972 to State Departments of Education. These pages are arranged in alphabetical order by State, and provide information as to persons in the State Departments of Education responsible for the development of year-round education, or one to write for…

A summary of California's regulations governing community college academic senates is provided, beginning with the 1963 resolution calling for an academic senate at each junior college to represent faculty in the formation of policy on academic and professional matters. The activities of the Junior College Bureau, the State Board of Education, the…

The third wave of conservation--a movement directed at improving the quality of our total environment and developing an environmentally literate, responsive, and responsible citizenry--is highlighted in this speech, serving as the basis and need for developing environmental education programs. Identifying and developing educational programs that…

This paper discusses the implications for State educational finance of the recent Serrano vs Priest decision and tries to clarify the exact meaning of the Serrano case. It notes that the use of property taxes for financing schools is not barred by the decision. Rather, the case expresses the principle of neutrality -- the level of spending for a…

With the traditional college market declining, new clienteles uncertain, old pricing and funding mechanisms upset, new rules and new demands for accountability; statewide coordination has emerged. It is suggested that the most beneficent form of it is the independent board, which represents a "challenge with promise." (Author/LBH)

In examining whether courts have jurisdiction to hear student-athlete grievances against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) the author rejects the position that the NCAA's activities are under cover of state law, and instead proposes that the student-athlete's remedy lies in an action against the NCAA for a prima facie tort. (JT)

The history of the California Council on the Education of Teachers (CCET) is traced from its beginning as a puppet of the State Department of Education to its emergence as an independent organization. Suggestions for realistic ways CCET can effect change in California teacher education are offered. (MT)

In "Time for Results" (1986), the nation's governors announced a new education reform agenda that develops and extends states' recent initiatives. This article discusses governors' progress since 1986, focusing on their Reconstruction of Schools Project to manage consultation, information sharing, and assistance to states. (MLH)

Recent state appropriations for higher education in Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont are tabulated. Governors in all those states signed spending bills for higher education. (MLW)

Possible advisory committee roles and responsibilities, and some examples of these in action, are described and discussed. Included are the Indiana State Advisory Council on Vocational Education's recommendations for maintaining an active advisory committee, which are based on the assumption that a board can be effective only if it receives…

Various state action theories are examined as they have been applied to activate fourteenth amendment strictures. Two broad categories are analyzed: (1) cases in which the degree of state involvement in private activity has satisfied the state action requirement, and (2) cases in which private actors have assumed a "public function." (LBH)

A review of the national scene on the granting of waivers to nonresident students indicates that the great majority of states follow a traditional pattern. Other states have circumstances that result in somewhat unique groups of students receiving waivers. (Author/LBH)

The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee of the Alaska Legislature has asked The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchorage to make certain changes and adjustments to the Geographic Cost of Education Index (GCEI) that the American Institutes for Research (AIR) constructed and reported on in Alaska…

As the largest part of K-12 spending, teacher pay is often the focus of deliberations during legislative sessions. Compensation is an important part of attracting and retaining high-quality teachers. Most teachers continue to be paid based primarily on years of experience and degree level, although some states tie a small portion of compensation…

This fourth annual publication looks at five trends that threaten Arizona's future: (1) a talent shakeup where well-educated young professional and highly skilled immigrants leave the states; (2) the Latino education dilemma, manifest by the fact that only half of Arizona Latinos obtain a high-school diploma; (3) a fuzzy economic identity…