This issue of "Legislative Review" takes a look at the news in higher education from April 13 to 17, 2009. This Legislative Review reports that: (1) key bills move to conference committees. These bills are SB 2003 (the North Dakota University System (NDUS) budget bill), SB 2038 (the flexibility with accountability legislation), and…

Participants, at a conference convened by the Division of Family and Youth Services in Alaska on November 7th and 8th, 1991, began the development of a framework for a statewide plan for runaway and homeless youth. With the assistance of Division staff and the Northwest Network of Runaway and Youth Services, over 100 professionals and citizens…

Presented are proceedings of a conference designed to provide a statewide forum for the exploration of the issues of child abuse and neglect, to maximize interdisciplinary communication as well as communication between the professional and lay communities of Indiana concerned with child protection, and to develop strategies for future coordinated…

This report contains information detailing a state conference which was held to foster citizen awareness of the value of library services and to translate that awareness into concern and willingness to become involved in programs to improve the quality of information services. Seven sections discuss the following: (1) the conference planning…

A seminar was held on the topic of case management, how it is being used, and whether case management is the answer to providing effective family-centered integrated services. The first panelist was Marie Weil, associate dean and professor at the University of North Carolina's School of Social Work. She claimed people do not need case management…

This report describes the 1990 Pennsylvania Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services, which was held in September 1990 prior to the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. The report includes brief descriptions of the planning process, the governor's regional forums, the selection of delegates, and various…

This document reports on the 9th seminar of the State Education and Environment Roundtable (SEER). It consists of brief overviews of the daily discussions and presentations that were made at the seminar. Topics discussed include connecting service learning and the Environment as an Integrated Context for learning (EIC), and reports from states on…

This document reports on the 10th seminar of the State Education and Environment Roundtable (SEER). It consists of brief overviews of the daily discussions and presentations that were made at the seminar. Topics discussed include measuring success through student assessment, the Bay Schools Project (BSP), and a co-sponsored educational forum with…

This final report on the Missouri Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services begins by describing activities during the planning stage, the selection of 200 delegates to the conference from applications submitted by individuals, and publicity prior to the conference. The charge to the delegates by Monteria Hightower, Missouri State…

Messages from the Governor and the State Librarian of Montana, background information on preconference activities, and an overview of the governor's conference process introduce this conference report. The report covers: (1) the planning process, including the purpose and goals of the conference, members of the various committees and…

This paper reports on the High/Scope National Policy Conference, which was concerned with the process of designing good early childhood legislation and the political processes that enhance or impede legislative passage. Discussion began with an overview of the range of options facing policymakers as they attempt to design legislation or write…

This report includes the meeting highlights from a policy seminar which looked at successful models of state action taken by Illinois, Maryland, and North Carolina to reduce the incidence of adolescent pregnancy. Shirley Randolph, Associate Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, described the Illinois initiative called Parents Too…

This document reports on the 11th seminar of the State Education and Environment Roundtable (SEER). It consists of brief overviews of the daily discussions and presentations that were made at the seminar. Topics discussed include potential partnerships with national language arts organizations and associations, how environmental justice issues…

This report summarizes the work of a national seminar on the development of primary education. The aim of the meeting was to evaluate the final report of the Innovation in Primary Education Project, a project of the Council of Europe's Council for Cultural Cooperation. The evaluation placed particular emphasis on the process of deciding what areas…

This report documents the proceedings of a conference on the validation of exemplary educational programs, products, and practices presented by the Regional Exchange of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL/RX). It is different from other conference syntheses, as it includes the process for creating the conference as well as the…