This paper examines how Head Start and state pre-kindergarten programs can work together to better serve young children and their families. It focuses on two of the several models of early childhood education, acknowledging that these programs are just one piece of a fully integrated system of early care and education for children from birth until…

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Professional Student Exchange Program enables students in 12 Western states to enroll in selected out-of-state professional programs, usually because those fields of study are not available at public institutions in their home states. Exchange students receive preference in admission.…

Presents arguments for the application of the interstate compact concept to coordination of library services. (PF)

As of 1978, a total of 43 states had enacted the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC), a law specifying those persons and agencies who must and those who need not follow ICPC procedures when placing a child into a family across state lines. In the early 1970s, funds were made available to the American Public Welfare Association…

Guided by the social network perspective, this study examined the structural properties of the state reading policy domain using network visualization tools: sociograms and multidimensional scaling scattergrams. The authors' graphic exploration of eight state reading policy networks produced rich insights about the density and the overall…

Graduating students who can compete in the digital age is imperative but remains an uphill battle in the absence of a strong national technology policy, empowered education leadership, and ongoing dialogue involving business, community, government, and educators. Meantime, in pockets around the country, some states, districts, and schools are…

AN INSTRUMENT FOR INVESTIGATING THE FISCAL RELATIONSHIPS OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION WAS DEVELOPED BY THE PROJECT STAFF, REVIEWED BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND CONSULTANTS IN SCHOOL FINANCE, AND TESTED IN FIVE STATES--ALABAMA, MAINE, MINNESOTA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WASHINGTON. THE INSTRUMENT IS IN TWO PARTS--A DATA SHEET, AND A WORK SHEET. THE…

This report of the activities of the New England Program in Teacher Education (NEPTE) during the period of July 1973 through June 1974 is divided into 10 sections. The introduction briefly describes NEPTE's purpose and history. The second section communicates the general thrust of the year's activity toward finding sources of funding other than…

Describes ESEA Title V projects that deal with strengthening State Departments of Education. (MK)

In 1965 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington enacted the Interstate Library Compact, based on the Interstate Compact Law approved by the United States Congress for uniform application to all the states. The Compact authorizes the establishment of interstate library districts which include the territory of the one or more states signatory to the contract.…

Oregon State Senator Newbry explains interstate cooperative arrangements in the field of education in Oregon. (MK)

To facilitate teacher mobility in the Northeast, barriers to interstate movement must be lessened. Presently, teachers are restricted from transferring pension assets across state lines; they can lose up to 40 percent of their retirement benefits, can usually transfer only part of their years of service, and may be financially unable to "buy…

The activities of the Vermont Department of Libraries in library cooperation are outlined. (PF)