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Howe, Clifford E.; Keele, Larry X. – Executive Review, 1982
In Iowa the number of handicapped school students is increasing even as total enrollments decline, probably because slow learners are being reclassified as "mildly handicapped" to make them eligible for special education funds and programs. As a result there may soon be more handicapped students than the state can afford. To avoid this,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship
Download full textMyers, Michael M. – Issues in Higher Education, 1983
The way that remediation affects the costs and the academic quality of higher education is discussed, and approaches to dealing with these problems are addressed. Recent increases in the number of underprepared students entering college have resulted in a greater need for remedial education to prepare them for college-level work. In addition to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Preparation, College Students
Edelman, Phyllis R. – Updating School Board Policies, 1983
To determine what lies ahead for a school system and to be ready for it, school board members need to plan, this paper maintains. The author makes suggestions for several components of planning, including goal setting and developing priorities for facility use, staffing, programs, and services. The importance of the school district budget and…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Budgeting, Cost Estimates
