This assessment of food service needs in children's residential institutions is based on data gathered from visits to more than 350 children's institutions in 20 states and the District of Columbia and from nearly 1,200 responses to a questionnaire sent to every residential institution in every state. Findings indicate that children in orphanges,…

Written in question and answer form, the booklet provides brief responses to often asked questions by legislators and educators concerning the education of exceptional children. Among the topics covered are state and federal legislation; planning and accountability; finance; administration, classification, and placement; personnel utilization;…

The Kentucky Civil Rights Act, introduced on January 4, 1966, enacted January 27, 1966 and effective July 1, 1966 is said to meet the requirements of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1968, the Act was amended to prohibit housing discrimination. In 1972, the coverage of the Act was extended to prohibit employment discrimination because of…

Written for purposes of furthering aid to the Association of Aroostook Indian (AAI) in procuring Maliseet and Micmac American Indian rights, this essay provides historical documentation of U.S. treaties verifying Native American rights. This essay asserts that although about 4,000 Micmacs and Maliseets live in New England (1,000 in Maine), they…

The present public library financing system is described and assessed, and the key issues for consideration in either reaffirming its continued use or in the development of new approaches are delineated. Special emphasis is given to illuminating those issues and factors affecting metropolitan areas--both core city and suburban fringes. The…

This handbook is designed for heads of private (nonpublic) elementary and secondary schools. As used here, the term private school means an elementary or secondary school, not under the jurisdiction of a public school board, that complies with race and sex discrimination regulations of the federal government. This includes schools operated by…

The study was made of state and local legal and non-legal problems involved with reaching non-public and out-of-school youth with an approved driver education course; and to develop recommendations and guidelines by which the states could plan to meet the standard requirement. Questionnaires were sent to 50 state supervisors. Data were divided…

Evaluated is the adequacy of the General Statement of Policies under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to achieve the basic objective of Title VI in Alabama. Material in the report is presented under the rubrics of U.S. Office of Education (OE) strategy and policies, Alabama's reaction to the General Statement of Policies, and the effect of…

The first in a series of reports on the exceptional child and government, the publication is compiled from the laws of the 50 states and is specifically directed to the child with learning disabilities. Not included are the laws of states in which the learning disabled receive services when no specific legal provisions are made (an umbrella law…

Published mainly between 1966 and 1969, 183 articles, books, papers, reports, and bibliographies related to school desegregation are listed under four headings, as follows: (1) Legal background, including assessments of court decisions, legislation, and administrative rules and regulations; (2) school-community relations, concerning patterns of…

The report focuses on special education trends in school policies and programs at the national, state, and local levels. Noted are trends such as court decisions and state legislation mandating appropriate education for all handicapped children and the development by local school boards of new policy statements. Identified are major issues such as…

In February 1971, the Seattle School District received funds to conduct a study of the feasibility of implementing the education voucher plan in Seattle. The study was divided into two preliminary phases. Phase 1 conducted over a 4-month period, consisted of an investigation of the areas of the city where the plan could best be tested, an analysis…

While Colorado politics is in a state of flux, education has consistently maintained a position of prime importance and concern in the State. Public elementary and second education in Colorado is the most expensive governmental service provided by State and local government. This report examines Colorado's socioeconomic and political conditions…

Michigan's 9-member Task Force on Migrant Labor, established in 1969, was charged by the governor (1) to develop and provide for carrying out more effective ways to coordinate the functions of state government, to better utilize available resources, and to enforce existing laws; (2) to determine whether existing law in this field is adequate or…

Programs for migrant and seasonal farmworkers sponsored by the Illinois Migrant Council are described in this annual report. Accomplishments during the program year 1971-72 are described in the areas of decentralization of the Illinois Migrant Council; legislation concerning migrants and seasonal farmworkers; legal services; institutional change…