THIS PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATIONS OF A PROJECTION OF SPACE REQUIREMENTS OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD DESCRIBES THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR THE OKLAHOMA STATE SYSTEMS TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PERIOD 1965-1970. (A SURVEY OF THESE NEEDS WERE DEVELOPED IN A PREVIOUS STUDY--SEE ED 013 526.) THIS IMPROVEMENT…

This paper isolates four research perspectives that have guided analyses of state legislatures and education policy in the past, and it presents research judgments that it believes will help the Law and Government Program of the National Institute of Education identify promising research directions in the future. While it acknowledges that few…

This is a compendium of information on bilingual education from the state education agencies of the fifty states and seven territories of the United States. Entries are listed alphabetically by state; the seven territories are listed alphabetically following the states. Each entry includes the name of the state or territory; the name, address, and…

Written to be consistent with federal and Colorado laws, the manual focuses on training impartial hearing officers to achieve the guarantees of an appropriate education for all handicapped children. An overview of procedural safeguards is presented, including information on due process procedures for parents and children, protection in evaluation…

Intended for parents of handicapped children in Nevada, the handbook discusses basic education rights under state and federal law. Sections delineate problem solving steps for parents to take when their children either need special education services and are not receiving them or who are in unsatisfactory special education placements. Considered…

The purpose of AB 3408 is 1) to create public dialogue and systematic accountability at the local level regarding the skills high school graduates should possess, and 2) to encourage schools to focus attention on students who have difficulty mastering reading, writing, or mathematics skills. The legislation requires all school districts…

Acts of three Texas Legislatures have mandated that the schools of Texas provide a program for all public school students, grades K-12, in crime prevention and drug education. To assist schools in formulating a philosophy about and in developing appropriate programs and techniques for drug education and crime prevention programs, the Texas…

This publication focuses on California Assembly Bill 3408, legislation mandating secondary schools to develop performance standards and performance tests for students. The paper analyzes progress made in implementing the legislation in California and outlines some of the barriers to successful implementation. The author explains several testing…

For the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), the year after Proposition 13 was passed was one of almost constant reappraisal of priorities, of shifting programs and services to make the most of every available dollar, and of nearly constant uncertainty. Some of the effects of Proposition 13 were reductions in the numbers of part-time…

This guide documents cost effective methods of providing community-based alternative court intervention services to youth. The service program was designed to assist adolescent status offenders and their families in resolving the underlying problems which bring the youths to the attention of the juvenile system. A Family Crisis Intervention Center…

Ways must be sought to make rising teacher militancy benefit education rather than harm it. In this pursuit, State boards of education should (1) help school officials understand that a fundamental change is taking place in their employer-employee relationship, (2) consider whether they wish to support State laws forbidding collective negotiations…

This chapter deals with cases on the allocation of authority and responsibility within the educational structure of the several states, as well as with cases arising out of contractual obligations and other sources of legal rights. School board members, administrators, and teachers need to understand their legal rights and responsibilities if they…

This study inquired into matters related to the school year and the school day and, more specifically, reviewed relevant literature, including provincial acts and regulations from Alberta and other Canadian provinces; determined the manner in which relevant sections of Alberta legislation have been operationalized; analyzed the opinions and…

The document is a collection of papers presented at a conference on the delivery of services to learning disabled children in Indiana that focused on Indiana's Rule S-1, which implements the mandatory special education act through multidisciplinary identification, assessment, and placement of handicapped children. Titles and authors include…

The first task of the Consortium of Institutions of Higher Learning for Community Education was to identify the programs, courses, and personnel related to community education in 58 public and private colleges and universities in Illinois. Data collected by a survey questionnaire from 47 of those institutions are presented in this report. After an…