The Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE) supports policy formation at two levels. On the static level, MISOE provides managers with data about students, teachers, administrators, costs, and the social impacts of educational programs which are essential to the accurate analysis of present policy. On another level, the…

Presented in the guide to resources for preschool handicapped children are information on selected Federal agencies, associations, and directories; program descriptions of regional, State, and local resources; and a list of agencies, organizations, and special projects in the 50 States and U.S. territories. Usually given are address; telephone…

This report describes an instructional package designed to replace a set of unsatisfactory textbooks used to teach State history, government, and geography to 4th-, 7th-, 11th-, and 12th-grade students in Virginia. The format of the package, taking what is described as the "inquiry approach", revolves around a series of short television…

Iowa's 16 regional educational media centers are described. Following a brief overview of the history of the centers and of their current functions as service organizations which work with county and local agencies to improve instruction in the state's schools, two page discussions of each of the individual centers are presented. Specific details…

The statement by the President of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe emphasizes reservation problems that need to be examined. Presented at a 1972 Civil Rights Commission hearing on Indian Concerns, Velarde's statement listed employment, education, the administration of justice, water rights, and medical services as areas for investigation. (KM)

The long range goal of the Rhode Island Adult Education program is to encourage the establishment of programs to enable all adults sixteen years and older to continue their education through secondary school and to secure training to make them more employable, productive, and responsible citizens. The State Adult Education Staff Development Plan…

The development, field testing, and analysis of one component of New Mexico's statewide evaluation system, a set of 18 objectives-based tests administered to high school seniors in 56 districts, are summarized. The focus of this component is on providing: (1) information to school districts about the performance of their seniors on certain…

The twelfth in a series of test reports presents summarized data for all tests given for the school year 1970-71 as part of Hawaii's statewide testing program. Information regarding the number of pupils tested, the type of statistics reported, use of test data, and publisher's national norms is given in the introduction. The following test results…

The Illinois Three Phase System should be temporarily retained as an administrative tool to be used in relationships between the Division of Vocational and Technical Education and local education agencies. But it is clear that such a system, with its scope directed toward local school districts, with its lack of outcome assessment, and with its…

This report presents three studies which investigated the two major problem areas in developing a State system of managed research in vocational education: (1) identifying persons who are interested in and competent to conduct research and development activities, and (2) identifying and placing in priority order the significant problems in the…

This report represents an effort by the Council to review the data and give recommendations for vocational education programs in Florida. Detailed are the findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the 1972 year. Objectives by which programs were evaluated included: (1) the State's goals and priorities as set forth in the State Plan, (2) the…

This second volume of a four-volume report covers manpower needs in motor vehicle inspection and registration, motorcycle safety, driver education, driver licensing, traffic court, and codes and laws. Aspects of training such as staffing, student recruitment, enrollments, facilities, equipment, and curriculum are discussed. Course outlines are…

This analysis of secondary vocational education in Texas considers enrollments, teacher units, expenditures, and placement, and their relationship with the State's changing occupational needs. The data came from the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Employment Commission, and various other public and private agencies. The small enrollment in…

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Migrant Labor, created in 1970 by the governor of Texas, was charged with the responsibility of cataloging migrant needs, making an inventory of all ongoing Federal and state migrant programs, and developing a state plan to bring into focus all resources at hand to produce some immediate as well as long-range…

This document reports on a nationwide survey to assess the status and availability of Child Protective Services, a specialized child welfare program. Specific objectives of the survey were: (1) to determine what states and communities are currently (1967) engaged in providing protective services to neglected and abused children, (2) to identify…