Vermont was given a special purpose grant from NIE in 1976-1977 to develop a resource base of materials in education that are uniquely suited to rural schools and low budgets. The goals of establishing a resource system of materials, developing the accompanying indexing and retrieval processes, and publicizing the availability of its resources…

This document contains results of a study conducted to explore what states were doing or had done in the development or utilization of occupational information. Of particular interest in this study was the identification of methods, approaches or projects which are related to the developing or utilizing of occupational information and which are…

This report reviews the activities conducted in independent (non-SUNY, non-CUNY) institutions under the New York State Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) in the 1978-79 academic year. Information and statistical data regarding program administration, student eligibility and socioeconomic status, on-campus program structure, student…

This report describes the 1979-80 program for financing public K-12 and adult education administered by school districts in Florida. The intent is to supply general information for those having a casual interest in state funding of schools. In addition, the document should be a useful reference for individuals wishing to identify legal…

This report describes the 1978-79 program for financing public schools in Florida. The intent is to supply general information for those having a casual interest in state funding of schools and more detailed descriptions for the school administrator or the student of school finance. In addition, the document should be a useful reference for…

The computer design of the system serving the 53 library systems of the Washington Library Network provides nine online files through its integrated bibliographic and acquisitions subsystems. The bibliographic subsystem provides an authority file of author, title, series, and subject headings; a bibliographic file of MARC records on books, films,…

The purpose of this project was to inform all North Dakota vocational educators about the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) resources which are available to them. Several activities were conducted to publicize the ERIC system. The first of these activities was carried out at a teachers' conference where a display booth was developed…

The report--40% of which consists of appendixes--presents the state of Kentucky's 1980 plan for special education and related services for handicapped children: the annual program plan amendment for Part B of the Education of the Handicapped Act as amended by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). The plan documents…

The report contains statistical data on public educational programs for the handicapped in South Carolina. Charts and tables have the following titles: "Incidence of Handicapping Conditions in South Carolina;""Incidence Percentages by Types of Handicapping Condition;""State Totals by Category of Handicapping Condition and…

Public access needs for libraries of all types are assessed and plans of action to meet these needs are presented in this update of the Texas State Library's five year plan. Objectives for the next five years center around development of library services for the general public, the disadvantaged, the handicapped, and for institutions. In addition,…

This conference proceedings report contains abstracts of seven 1977-78 Virginia Adult Basic Education (ABE) projects presented at a dissemination conference for ABE administrators and teachers. The abstracts vary in length (two to seven pages) and format and focus on program objectives, procedures or strategies, expected results, findings,…

SOUTH CAROLINA WAS A STATE SLOW IN DEVELOPMENT, 49TH IN PER CAPITA INCOME AND 47TH IN ILLITERACY. HOWEVER, EDUCATIONAL INADEQUACIES HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AND COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WERE MADE TO UPLIFT THE PEOPLE EDUCATIONALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND SOCIALLY. PART I DESCRIBED THE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. THE CLOSED-CIRCUIT APPROACH…

THE ROLE OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE AGENCIES IN HELPING MIGRANT CHILDREN WAS DISCUSSED. BACKGROUND INFORMATION GIVEN BY NORMAN THOMAS AND FAY BENNETT EMPHASIZED SURVEY RESULTS. IN 1961 THERE WERE BETWEEN 350,000 AND 450,000 CHILDREN OF DOMESTIC MIGRANT WORKERS IN AMERICA. IN 1959 75,000 OF THE 500,000 MIGRANT WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES WERE…

THIS 1963 REPORT, PREPARED FOR THE BOARD'S USE IN DEVELOPING A STATEWIDE MASTER PLAN INCLUDING THE JUNIOR COLLEGE, PRESENTED THREE ALTERNATE PLANS--(A) A SYSTEM SUPPORTED AND CONTROLLED BY A STATE AGENCY, (B) EXPANSION OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM BY ENLARGING REGIONS SERVED AND BY COORDINATING THEIR OPERATION, AND (C) ESTABLISHMENT OF 2-YEAR BRANCH…

A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN OHIO IS PRESENTED AS A GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING AND CONTINUING THE POLICY OF OPEN ACCESS TO STATE-ASSISTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ALL OHIO RESIDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. IN THIS PLAN, THE OHIO BOARD OF REGENTS, WHICH IS THE STATEWIDE PLANNING AND COORDINATING AGENCY FOR…