The interim report of Project SKILL, a Wisconsin demonstration project which provides job placement of handicapped persons in State Civil Service positions, covers second year activities of the project. Second year developments included: definition of intake and screening as a staff speciality; utilizing of special personnel strategies to decrease…

To determine critical deficiencies in institutional reform related to accreditation, data from surveys conducted by the Accreditation Council for Facilities for the Mentally Retarded were analyzed. Identified were critical standards with which significant proportions of the facilities surveyed did not comply, formulated was an…

Described is Connecticut's comprehensive model for the education of the gifted and talented. Discussed are the following basic program components: state legislation and funding to provide reimbursement to local school districts for special programs or services, full-time consultative leadership in programming for the gifted and talented, and a…

Included in the document are 16 statements from such educators and government officials as Senator E. Brooke, R. Rossmiller (professor, University of Wisconsin), and Dr. H. Wise (President, National Educational Association); nine articles and publications (such as the National Governor's Conference Policy Position on the Education of Handicapped…

The South Carolina State Department of Education has prepared the guidebook to assist local school administrators in establishing public school programs for handicapped children. Information is provided on state laws; the role of consultants; the professional staff in the Office of Programs for the Handicapped; responsibilities of school personnel…

The number of vocational education graduates from public schools in Tennessee for 1973-74 is compared to employment needs for the same period. The projected number of vocational jobs was 62,068; public school vocational graduates numbered 50,154. Charts also show whether secondary, postsecondary and adult training programs' graduates for 1973 were…

New Mexico's investigation of competency-based certification has been a natural outgrowth of educational developments and concerns in the state and does not represent participation in a new educational trend just for the sake of being "in." Concern has been expressed by the legislature, lay groups, and the State Department of Education…

New certification standards adopted by the Washington State Board of Education in 1971 were designed to develop teacher education programs that ensure the highest quality of professional performance by teachers prepared within them. Teacher education programs under the new standards are approved by the State Board of Education only when three…

The Pennsylvania Department of Education suggests a scheme of what a school district might do in the way of preassessment publicity, concurrent publicity, and postassessment publicity regarding Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) reports. A case study is presented of a hypothetical school district with five elementary schools, two junior highs,…

The Division of Vocational Technical Education of Maryland is answering the job challenges of tomorrow with vocational-technical programs for the students of today. The current status of vocational education in Maryland is discussed in terms of educational need, program development, and an explanation of the allocation of Federal funds. Supporting…

This report presents data and recommendations for the development of Colorado's system of higher education. It deals primarily with the public institutions. Chapter 1 assesses the needs for higher education in the state with regard to enrollment projections, distribution of the population, availability of extension courses, and the number of…

This report of the Master Plan Committee on Social Work Education is part of Phase III of the Illinois Statewide Master Plan for Higher Education dealing with graduate and professional education. Part I presents an overview. Part II gives a brief description of social work and a statement of the problem. In Part III the social work manpower in the…

This study analyzes the Education Improvement Expense program by examining its evolution, implementation, and implications. The examination covers an historical overview of the creation and development of this program. The overview includes investigation of factors that resulted in the initial movement toward increased state funding of a…

This study proposes an almost entirely new and innovative program of teacher certification. It is program-centered and performance-centered and points to the opportunity for many people to participate in an effective way for the development and improvement of the teaching profession. Certification as a teacher should be related to one's ability to…

The Colorado Commission on Higher Education was created in 1965 to help provide a unified and long-range view of higher education in the state and help devise a structure of higher education that would be responsive to a changing educational system, social needs and pressures. This report, which reviews the history and functions of the Commission,…