The extent of legislative activity in the area of postsecondary collective bargaining throughout the states is outlined. Specific legislative document numbers needed to request copies from the various legislative houses are included. The states are grouped in three categories: (1) those not having educational employee public sector collective…

This bibliography, one of a series of reports dealing with accountability, lists publications from State education agencies on the progress of their accountability programs, Statewide assessment, legislation, and on other related subjects. These publications, which are contained in the Wisconsin State Repository, appear in the bibliography by…

This report encourages the citizens of each State to seek the improvement of their education, and assists them in locating and utilizing effective and appropriate means for achieving a high level of educational quality. Six topics focus on State leadership in planning educational improvements: (1) forces and factors that affect planning, (2) State…

This article examines some implications of the Serrano vs Priest decision for Oregon's system of financing public schools. The author presents one alternative financing method -- a Statewide system to assess, collect, and disburse to each district or county an amount equalized on a per student basis. The status of the school financing system in…

A NATIONAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIPS OF SUBSTANTIVE (WRITTEN) AND COMMON LAW TO THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF NONPUBLIC U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. A MULTIPHASED PROCEDURE WAS EMPLOYED. INITIALLY, LITERATURE WAS REVIEWED TO TRACE THE HISTORICAL-LEGAL DEVELOPMENT OF NONPUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES.…

The career education movement is discussed as a concept that needs to be fused into the educational process in all subject areas and at all levels. The advantages of diversity are considered, along with the effect of federal involvement, state activities, and local efforts. (LBH)

Legal and fiscal operations of college residency requirements are described. "Residence" is distinguished from "domicile" and state governance mechanisms for determining residency and exemptions are categorized. Problems with institutional practices are reviewed, and residency policy models are presented. (Author/MLW)

At a conference sponsored by the Oklahoma governor and state legislature, educators and politicians met to define goals for the college system. Colleges were urged to: meet the needs of nontraditional, older students, increase involvement with the public schools, recruit minority faculty, and better educate those involved in governance. (MLW)

The state of Connecticut has introduced a fourth-grade mastery test that assesses thinking skills. The test was developed cooperatively by the state's Department of Education, a testing corporation, and several cognitive psychologists; several alternative models of thinking were synthesized to produce a theoretical foundation for the test. (MCG)

New Jersey is one of fifteen states selected by the Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund to receive a planning and implementation grant for setting a reform agenda for a series of state policies that are designed to improve educational leadership and student learning. Under this grant, the State Action for Education Leadership Project (SAELP)…

This document reports on the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 1996-2010 for the state of Texas. At the beginning of the report is the "Vision of Technology in Education, 2002." The first section of the report addresses the need to update the long-range plan in the following areas: state legislation; federal legislation; developments in…

In their 1989 report to the Colorado General Assembly, the Colorado Telecommunications Advisory Commission expressed the widely held belief that regardless of where they live, all Colorodans deserve and can benefit from a statewide telecommunications infrastructure connecting all Colorado schools, libraries, institutions of higher education and…

Background checks involve gathering information from state and federal databases to determine if child care providers have a history of child abuse or other criminal convictions that would make them unacceptable for working with children. Background checks include state criminal history checks, state child abuse registry checks, and Federal Bureau…

Results of seven major studies that investigated the status of school health education programs in Indiana, Georgia, Kansas, West Virginia, Kentucky, and the nation at large are summarized. Educational trends suggested by the study are noted, and recommendations for state department of education action are made. (PP)

Provincial curriculum directors were surveyed and literature reviewed to determine which Canadian provinces have official policies on values/moral education and the extent to which the ministries are implementing these policies through the promulgation of curriculum materials and standards. Reasons for failures to encourage values/moral education…