Key findings from an evaluative study of 16 Illinois regional programs for educating low-incidence disabled children are summarized; 12 recommendations are presented for organizing, delivering, and financing improved statewide services; and suggestions are offered for implemeting basic recommendations in comprehensive programs for aurally,…

Goals and objectives for library services, 1975-1980, are presented by the South Carolina Advisory Council on Libraries as a supplement to the original South Carolina State Program for Library Development, 1972-1977. Goals for the state library are in the areas of financial support, reference and interlibrary loan service, centralized programs,…

Documented are the results of a 1974 Idaho needs assessment study of statewide special education services for exceptional children which involved 22,020 school-aged handicapped children. The findings include field research related to (1) prevalence of exceptional children in Idaho school districts and communities; (2) services presently available,…

The document contains 12 papers. Two of the papers present opening and closing remarks to the conference. The other 10 deal with their State's management information system (MIS) in vocational education. The 10 papers are clustered according to whether they are primarily descriptive of student accounting (four papers), manpower supply and demand…

The handbook consists of three sections on construction of facilities for the mentally handicapped in New Mexico. The first presents the state agencies, services, and programs involved and outlines methods of administration, including finances, standards, and other areas. The second section sets forth general characteristics of the state. The…

A description of a possible new minimum foundation program for public education in North Dakota is contained in this document. The State Foundation Program, suggested in 1967, is the financial instrument whereby the state guarantees each child an opportunity to acquire an appropriate and adequate public education. Elements of the desired new…

This report encompasses the evaluation of vocational-technical education in four New Mexico post-secondary vocational-technical education schools. The first section provides an overview of the state and national settings within which these educational programs operate. A second section reports on the four schools individually, giving a collective…

The Arizona Division of Indian Education, Department of Education, was established in 1939. It is responsible for providing administrative services and capital assistance to State public school districts, Indian tribes, and tribal education committees under Title IV and Johnson-O'Malley Act (JOM). The funds, distributed by district needs for basic…

Cooperative education, said to be a "sleeping giant" in vocational education, received special authorization in Public Law 90 576 and was made a priority in vocational education. This publication summarizes information to assist the states in planning development of cooperative vocational education: definitions, funding sources, program…

Intended for administrators, educators, and parents, the document presents information on the management and utilization of state special education aid. An introductory section reviews the history of state aid for special education and notes questions which are addressed in the document, such as the following: "How much state funding is available…

Cites programs by governors and legislatures to make their states better places to start and operate a technology-based business. Areas addressed include starting companies, research and development money, university partnerships, and networking. Major development programs, economic education, and training information, and contact resources are…

The Illinois Social and Emotional Health of Infants, Toddlers and Their Families Committee hosted the Early Childhood Mental Health Regional Summit 2000 in November of 2000. Building on the momentum of the U.S. Surgeon General's first report on mental health, which underscores the importance of early preventive mental health services, this summit…

In 2001, a decision by the New York State Supreme Court in a landmark school funding case, Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), Inc. v. State of New York, declared the current New York state funding system unconstitutional and ordered the legislature to replace it with a new cost-based system that ensures that every school district has sufficient…

In 2001, a decision by the New York State Supreme Court in a landmark school funding case, Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), Inc. v. State of New York, declared the current New York state funding system unconstitutional and ordered the legislature to replace it with a new cost-based system that ensures that every school district has sufficient…

This report from a California task force provides recommendations to improve the quality of education for the approximately 11,000 students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing in California. It begins by discussing the educational barriers faced by students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, including the significance of regional programs and then…