This paper describes the intentions of educators and policymakers who implemented a new assessment strategy in Kentucky in 1991, along with its associated shortcomings and one notable success. The principle behind the assessment system was that rather than having an on-demand assessment that would inefficiently replicate the information that was…

Few educational responsibilities have greater far-reaching importance to the people of a State than the establishment of a sound local district structure for administering the schools. Keeping that structure adapted to changing conditions in society by reorganization of small ineffective districts into larger administrative units more capable of…

Discusses the characteristics of the 1970 Illinois environmental program and the backlash activities taken by the Illinois General Assembly during the spring 1973 session. Indicates that the momentum of pollution fight is weakened by declining public support. (CC)

A one-year pilot project was designed as the model for a State Career Education Instructional System. Featured were a summer workshop, inservice education, and development of prototype instructional units. Career Economics was chosen to serve as a nucleus of the career education approach. (KM)

By challenging the security of bureaucratic fiefdoms, the functionalists are put on the defensive. (Author/JN)

Following a careful re-evaluation of the entire testing program by the students, parents, staff and administration it was concluded that the problems, the unmet educational needs, of an urban community will not dissipate by doing away with the state or local testing programs. (Author)

Discusses the implications for state funding of education behind the recent California case, Serrano vs Priest. (JF)

Describes the operations and procedures of the Florida Educational Resources Information Center, which is an expansion and renovation made possible by a federal grant of the Vocational Research and Evaluation Information Center of the Florida Department of Education. (JM)

This report presents the history of the State of South Carolina's kindergarten program which began in September, 1969. (MF)

A proposal for program development and statements of support concerning educational provisions for exceptional children made by the Council for Exceptional Children in areas of administration, cooperative approaches, finance, federal, state, and local government, legislation, research and personnel, and other areas. (RJ)

The comprehensive service program is designed, primarily, to unite existing resources of personnel, facilities, and agencies into coordinated, comprehensive, state-wide systems for prevention of disablement, and identification, diagnosis, care, education, training, and re-training of handicapped people where necessary. (Author)

Describes comprehensive planning of vocational education at the state level. (SB)

Management by objective is the key--cooperation with other vocational services the watchword. (Editor)

Presents the history and need for a State-wide educational information system. Recommendations and budget details for such a system are prepared for the 1970 Florida Legislature. (MF)