A call for state leadership. (Editor)

An American Vocational Association ad hoc committee on professional standards investigated the status and practices of all state boards or agencies controlling certification of vocational education teachers and concluded that vocational educators must participate in the process and that state vocational associations have little knowledge of their…

The author discusses a broad planning process to make State and local vocational education and manpower training plans more responsive to needs. In the system discussed he emphasizes the need for coordinated planning among all the government, business, and private organizations and persons involved. (MF)

Specifies the roles vocational administrators and teachers are expected to play in the all-out effort to guarantee full educational services to handicapped persons under provisions of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). (Editor/HD)

Names, addresses, and phone numbers of state liaison representatives (SLRs) to the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education are listed by region, along with brief reports of what is available at instructional materials labs across the country and some current curriculum development activities. (MF)

Reviews the planning and accountability functions of the Education Amendments of 1976 indicating the extent of involvement of all segments of the vocational education community in the process. (HD)

Listed here in brief form are the provisions concerning vocational education in the Education Amendments of 1976. Amounts authorized through fiscal 1982 are shown in an accompanying table. (Editor/HD)