Nearly all governors have designated a state early childhood advisory council to advise policymakers in the state on how to best meet the needs of children from birth to school entry. Early childhood advisory councils in the states vary in their structure and scope, but all of them provide recommendations on improving the quality, availability,…

State Advisory Councils on Vocational Education have been appointed in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands in compliance with the Vocational Education Amendments (VEA) of 1968. This report is designed as a summarization, synthesis, and analysis of literature on research and developmental…

Examined are the roles and progress over the past 3 years of state councils on developmental disabilities, as established by the Developmental Disabilities Act of 1970. (Author/DB)

Federal legislation for infants and toddlers with handicapping conditions and their families (Part H of Public Law 99-457) calls for a statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive early intervention services. The legislation calls for an Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) to be appointed by the Governor of each state, to participate in the…

This three-part activities report of the Maryland State Council on Vocational-Technical Education relates information primarily on council evaluation activities conducted during Fiscal Years 1989 and 1990, although in some instances more current information was used. Part I summarizes the activities of the council during 1990. Parts II and III…

Written for persons who serve as members of Committees on Special Education (CSE) in New York State, this guide reviews Committee responsibilities and various Committee management techniques. An introductory chapter outlines the impact of Federal, state, and local requirements and policies. The guide follows the sequence of Part 200 of the…

This guide provides a listing of major resources and means of access in the area of career education. In section 1, "Background of Career Education," state and federal laws concerning Kentucky career education are discussed, state and federal advisory councils are examined, and an abstract of the Kentucky state plan for career education…

This document presents findings from interviews conducted to obtain information on changes that have occurred in state Special Education Advisory Panels (SEAPs) since the passage of the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The interviews investigated general organizational changes, SEAP involvement in the…

This publication presents profiles of the federally funded career education state planning projects that were conducted in forty-nine states and five territories during fiscal years 1976 and 1977 under the provisions of the Education Amendments of 1974. The fifty-four profiles, arranged alphabetically by state and varying in length (from one to…

Observations and recommendations of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education (NACVE) are presented based on its participation in a series of management evaluation reviews designed to assess the degree of state compliance with the requirements of current law, P.L. 90-576 (the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968). Section 1 reviews…

Presented are 37 position papers and two addresses given at the national conference of the National Advisory Council on Services and Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled in November, 1972. Cited are conference objectives to encourage understanding and effective implementation of the Developmental Disabilities Act of 1970, provide technical…

The National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs provides a summary of the final regulation (45 CFR, Parts 104 and 105) implementing the Education Amendments of 1976 relating to the elimination of sex bias and sex stereotyping in national and state vocational education programs. (MF)

This annual report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education (NACAE) focuses on both general statistics and change in the federal involvement in adult education since 1965 in light of the new 1978 legislation. It is intended to provide insight and facts for the Executive Branch and the Congress and also to serve as a reference for the…

The purpose of this study was to analyze the operation of Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in Tennessee. Sources of data were: Title I files in the State Agency at the University of Tennessee, college catalogs, correspondence, printed materials, questionnaires completed by institutional directors of Title I, and interviews with state…