THE APPROVAL OF A COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE SITE IN FLORIDA IS A MATTER OF DECISION BY LOCAL COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES, HOWEVER, FINAL APPROVAL OF THE SITE BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS REQUIRED BEFORE CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDS CAN BE EXPENDED. TO FACILITATE SELECTION AND APPROVAL OF SITES FOR COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGES, A DATA SHEET OF CRITERIA…

Chief state school officers and state education departments are probably in the best position to make the spirit of Title IX a reality by aggressively implementing the federal law as well as the laws and policies of their legislatures and state boards. An Equal Rights for Women in Education Project of the Education Commission of the States survey…

This document reports a study of the financial viability of private institutions of higher education in Maryland. Study findings indicated that the present level and form of State assistance is not adequate in terms of the private institution's needs and that both should be altered. Also an ongoing aid program should be developed which might more…

This report covers the proceedings of a hearing on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a bill to authorize grants for vocational rehabilitation services. A discussion of funding, state and federal responsibilities, grants, administration, evaluation, and the establishment of an Office for the Handicapped ensues. The bill calls for research, training,…

This report discusses procedures for nationwide negotiation of teacher salaries in six European countries and considers possible applications of these procedures to negotiations on a Statewide level in the United States. Distinct negotiation patterns in the European countries fall into two categories: (1) with slight variations, that common to…

This report provides an analysis of State-local tax structures in 50 States and the District of Columbia and is primarily an updating of tables in previous reports. The major purpose of the study is to indicate to State and local officials those tax areas in which their revenue effort is either below or above the average effort of the 50 States…

The efforts of the Rural Affairs Study Commission (RASC) were based on the General Assembly's policy that, where feasible, state programs should be operated in such a manner as to encourage orderly population growth in nonmetropolitan areas so that a rural-urban balance could be obtained. Topics discussed relevant to the Human Services Policy are…

This monograph, the first in a series of documents being compiled from materials located in the Wisconsin State Educational Accountability Repository, reproduces copies of, or excerpts from, legislation that has been enacted through May 1972 in 19 States for Statewide assessment programs, accountability programs, and PPBS systems. Some of the…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1500 words) summarizing a report presented to the Eighth National Plenary Assembly of the National Technical Council for Education by the Mexican Academy of Education, a private association of teachers. It recommended the adoption of four basic educational administrative reforms by the…

This report provides material for assessment by State education agencies of manpower and financial contributions and the impact of these contributions on local education agencies. Part one of the assessment package offers suggestions about the possible utilization of the package materials. The second part provides assessment instruments and data…

Justice Powell's leading opinion in the Bakke case stressed educational diversity over state responsibility. It is suggested that, even where diversification fails as a goal, the desire to overcome the effects of past discrimination may still avail. (Author/LBH)

This paper discusses Federal Title I administration, and focuses on the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's activity in rulemaking and monitoring and enforcement. It also examines some of the similarities and differences in the ways states manage Title I and the implications of these strategies for local districts, particularly urban…

Notes major developments in the areas of racial integration, sex discrimination, school integration, bussing, and other issues. (Author/AM)

Highlights major happenings in the areas of race, sex and schools per state. (AM)

States are more involved in desegregation cases. Ways to implement plans before getting to litigation are the following: (1) appropriate state funds for voluntary desegregation; (2) allow local school officials to develop their own plans; and (3) let these officials know it is in their interest to resolve segregation problems before court…