This report describes activities related to establishing and providing technical assistance to nine new state Individually Guided Education (IGE) networks, providing technical assistance to fourteen state IGE networks operating prior to July 1974, conducting fifteen leadership workshops and establishing four regional IGE institutes. Attention is…

The outgoing Pennsylvania Secretary of Education reviews the accomplishments of the department of education during his tenure--1972-77. All areas, from elementary through postsecondary, are covered. Particular emphasis is placed on student achievement, declining enrollment, and finance. (IRT)

The document presents descriptions of goals and behavioral objectives as guidelines for development of an educational program for gifted and talented students from kindergarten through grade 12 in Oklahoma. Sections cover the following topics: decision on areas of study and goals for specific areas (such as social studies, mathematics, and…

While most information dissemination activity in education is taking place at the national level within systems that emphasize documents, such as ERIC, the most important developments for individual teachers should take place at the state and local levels. SEEKER III, a local automated system in Michigan, is tied in with the Michigan Department of…

The Hawaii State Senior Center, which is sponsored by Honolulu Community College, provides health services, counseling, adult education, community services, and recreation and leisure activities. Enrolled membership is 2,080. The sixth fiscal year marked the first year that the Center was wholly supported by State General Funds. The status of the…

Approved under the Migratory Amendment to the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act's Title I, 10 educational programs, designed to allow flexibility in the placement of children as they progressed, were implemented in Pennsylvania during 1974. The 928 children participating in these migrant programs were identified and recruited by social…

The report describes a project designed to organize a State student health occupations education organization. The organization will give students with explicit interest in careers in health services an opportunity to associate and identify with an established organization which is based on their selected occupational interests. There were 39…

Presented are seven papers delivered at the March, 1975 National Child Find conference sponsored by the Coordinating Office for Regional Resource Centers and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education. The presentations describe identification, diagnostic and evaluation programs for handicapped children in the following…

The New York State industrial arts education bulletin outlines four purposes, four principles, five program characteristics, five grade levels of the program's scope, six steps for designing a program, two instructional objectives, five instructional methods, and five organizations serving the industrial arts education needs of the State. (BP)

The aim of the Regional Student Program is to assure access by qualified New England residents to academic programs not available in their own state that are offered at other New England public institutions of higher education. Students participating in the program are given preference in admissions and pay only the in-state tuition rate. The…

This annual report of the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation covers activities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. Tables provide: (1) statistical summary; (2) loans approved, by month; (3) budget summary; (4) condition of reserve account; (5) loans approved, by county of students' residence; (6) loans approved, by lender; (7) loans…

This annual report of the Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1974 covers: (1) loans approved, by month; (2) budget summary; (3) condition of reserve account; (4) loans approved, by county of students' residence; (5) loans approved, by lender; (6) loans outstanding, by Maryland lenders; (7) distribution of…

Presented is a revised working draft of Connecticut's 5-year (1975-1980) state plan for the identification and education of the gifted and talented (GT). Briefly discussed in the first three sections are an overview and position statement (concerning legislation, administration and personnel); projected needs assessment; goals, objectives, and…

The paper, one of a series written as the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE) was conceptualized, examines relationships between the anticipated census and sample data to be developed and maintained by the system. Two related information sources are planned: one is a census information system which includes data about…

The report was prepared by a member of the staff of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE). It constitutes a clear and precise statement of the tasks required to establish a "laboratory MISOE," as described in the Journal of Research and Development in Education (Winter 1974), to accomplish the purposes of…