The fastest growing homeless population is families with school-age children. Districts have trouble identifying children who come under protection of the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, due to families' frequent moves, residency establishment difficulties, missing school records, and lack of immunizations and transportation to school. This…

This study was conducted to describe the present status of the graduate residency requirement at a selected sample of colleges and universities across the country in view of the professional pressures for further education and the economic pressures of a high standard of living. Results obtained from the 40 schools that respond to a brief…

The authors describe joint ventures between Georgia State University and three state colleges to develop and implement cooperative residential doctoral programs. When compared to the alternative of granting university status to state colleges, the programs are cost effective and provide opportunities to students without previous access to doctoral…

On January 26, 1971 the Chairman of the Education Commission of the States issued a statement of principles and possible model legislation for the various states in the highly complex area of determination of student residency for tuition purposes at public institutions of higher education. The original model legislation was related to the…

With the proliferation of cases affecting higher education, it seems necessary to give focus to the law as it pertains to on-campus student housing. The areas of concern in housing are (1) residency requirements and (2) housing regulations with attendant rights of inspection and search to maintain order and discipline. Residency requirements that…

This training manual provides step-by-step procedures for organizing a Permanent Voter Registration Committee (PVRC), whose purpose is to register youths who find the usual voter registration fraught with obstacles and confusing. Numerous tips and suggestions to consider in running a high school and community campaign are offered. Registration is…

The article discusses the naturalization applications and procedures, derivative citizenship, expatriation, and pitfalls facing the alien--problems of mental history and a criminal background. (NQ)

A survey of 188 employees of the Chicago school system sought to determine their attitudes about the recently established residency requirement. Fifty-four percent of the respondents opposed the requirement and a majority felt the residency policy would not fulfill the objectives of city officials. (Author/WD)

This article reports on a federal legislation that may chart a new course for states considering whether to grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrant students. Experts say college attendance by undocumented students would be much higher if they did not have the added burden of financing public education at out-of-state or foreign student…

Because of the radical variance in residency requirements from state to state and sometimes from institution to institution, and because of several court cases involving this issue, the Education Commission of the States appointed a Committee to develop (1) a statement of principles for consideration in drafting legislation in connection with…

Results of a 232-person survey include: descriptions of tenant admission and retention policies in all-elderly housing projects; the range of tenant problems acceptable and unacceptable upon application and when they subsequently develop; and the role of other factors. Findings show a need for better coordinated admission and retention policies.…

Describes difficulties that superintendents in some geographical areas experience in meeting residence requirements. In all three cases, involving affluent or innercity assignments, school boards made special arrangements to help their new superintendents meet these requirements without suffering economic or emotional hardship. (MLH)

Niccolo Machiavelli's buddy Louis made a big mistake in his unsuccessful takeover of a neighboring kingdom: not living there. It is better for school executives to live in community where they work than to live somewhere else. Community members have to feel school leaders share their values, traffic problems, and water. Ways to bypass these…

This report, in response to a Nova Southeastern University (Florida) plan to develop policies regarding residence requirements for doctoral programs, examined existing requirements at 17 universities in the 11 states accountable to the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The report recommends that Nova…