The creation of a state level planning office for the university system of Georgia is described. The stages addressed are: reorganization and adjustment; initial assessment and introspection; acquisition of staff and duties; researching the state-of-the-art of statewide planning; institutional involvments; and retrospection on progress to date.…

Supports greater governmental control of the Nigerian education system and a state takeover of voluntary (parochial) schools that is based on mutual agreement. Voluntary agencies and private individuals should, however, be allowed, within the broad framework of government regulations, to own and run their own schools. (Author/IRT)

Since Congress has enacted no statutes of limitations for the governance of claims brought under the older civil rights acts, various state limitation provisions must be applied. Aspects of the problem of uncertainty are examined, and several means of resolution are suggested. (LBH)

The U. S. Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade found that the right of privacy guarantees a woman the prerogative of having an abortion free of interference by the state; but in Doe v. Bolton it allowed a hospital to refuse to admit a patient for an abortion. This conflict is discussed with reference to the Church Amendment. (LBH)

Although the Supreme Court has refrained from answering whether the membership policies of private clubs can be attacked on state action grounds, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held in the affirmative in Golden v. Biscayne Bay Yacht Club. It ruled that leasing publicly owned bay bottom land to a yacht club constituted sufficient state…

Results are presented of a survey of states' activities in setting requirements for metric education, developing implementation plans, and encouraging the use of SI in schools. (DT)

Summarizes educational reform initiatives in Michigan, highlighting legislative actions such as the 1990 Public Act 25 ("the Quality Education Package"), professional certification reforms, experiments with school choice and charter schools, the Michigan Partnership for New Education; and abolition of property taxes to fund education.…

In October 1996, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed lower court decisions and dismissed a lawsuit claiming that the state's public school funding system violated the Illinois constitution. This decision ended a six-year battle to reform the state's school funding system. The courts found no constitutional issues in the case because education has…

A recent survey questions whether mathematics teachers in Arizona view math content as dynamic or process-oriented. Less than half used state curriculum guidelines, and few reported knowledge of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' emphases on mathematical processes related to problem solving or reasoning. Teachers seem unaware of their…

The most important feature of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's proposed controlled choice plan was its insistence on improving all schools and treating all students equally. Lacking community support, student reassignment was shelved pending specific school improvements. Newly passed state legislation permits private school vouchers for 980 students, a…

This feature, consisting of 15 articles, examines state curriculum guidelines in dance. Guidelines exist in 13 states, and an article on each state's program is included. However, except for North Carolina, no states have mandated that these guidelines be implemented. (IAH)

A report on the process utilized by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) to develop standards for evaluating and approving professional preparation programs in physical education is given. CTC's efforts produced a list of standards, which is included, and a new comprehensive model for teacher preparation programs. (IAH)

Assesses the extent of centralization of state governance structures for community colleges in 45 states, offering a rank ordering of states and a tally of the number of highly decentralized (3), decentralized (10), moderately decentralized (11), moderately centralized (5), centralized (13), and highly centralized (2) state systems. (DMM)

Analyzes trends in student achievement and student and teacher attendance--outcomes rewarded by South Carolina's School Incentive Reward Program since 1984. Results show modest improvements in student achievement and no significant improvements in attendance patterns for students or teachers. Grouping schools into socioeconomic bands to compete…

Estimates variations in expenditures per pupil among local education areas (LEAs) within the United States, based on U.S. Census data for the 1989-90 school year. States with the highest expenditure variations and widest range of per pupil expenditures include the unified LEAs of Alaska and New York; the elementary districts in Arizona, Illinois,…