This monograph is intended for use by State education agencies (SEA's) and urban school systems as a guide to facilitate SEA/Urban school system efforts to identify urban school system needs; and to develop and to describe the roles of the SEA in assisting these systems to plan and effect improvements in education. The report also develops an…

This publication is intended primarily to aid state departments of education in formulating a state policy regarding alternative approaches in education. Section 1 defines and describes public and private educational alternatives and addresses the questions of why and for whom educational alternatives are created. In addition, it discusses the…

This report consists of the basic documentation concerning a study of the impact of school district organization on State support programs. State aid programs for school district reorganization and other statutory provisions affecting school district reorganization were identified through a survey of the 48 contiguous States. Included are…

This report describes the historical development of Hawaii's Public Education System with emphasis on State funding. The report discusses (1) the development of a unified Statewide school system; (2) some problems, difficulties, and successes in providing State support and operation of all schools; (3) the plan for allocation of funds to the…

This report encourages the citizens of each State to seek the improvement of their education, and assists them in locating and utilizing effective and appropriate means for achieving a high level of educational quality. Six topics focus on State leadership in planning educational improvements: (1) forces and factors that affect planning, (2) State…

Designed to assist in implementing career education in Idaho, this guide's aim is to develop an educational program that equips all learners with competencies for successfully entering the world of work. Section 1 defines goals and objectives for integrating career education into comprehensive elementary and secondary school programs. Section 2…

Five major problems have emerged out of the mobility of the Nebraska population. Declining populations in sparsely populated areas, the outmigration of young adults of child-bearing age, and a concern by the people of Nebraska for the future of their State have created an awareness of the facts and the need to come to grips with the problems and…

This report, designed for State education agencies (SEAs), concentrates on recommended SEA activities that support local school district efforts in year-round education and on criteria for State legislation to facilitate year-round education. It suggests a strong SEA role in the provision of research and management information, financial support,…

The regional educational service agency (RESA) has a bright future because it (1) is the most feasible approach to overcoming existing inadequacies and providing equal educational opportunity, while protecting local control; (2) improves the structure of the State system; (3) permits greater efficiency and economy in the provision of many…

This publication reports the proceedings of the National Interstate Project Conference. The purpose of the meeting was to study significant developments in ESEA, Title V, Section 505 Projects in 1973-74 and plan Interstate Project needs for the future. The major topics of discussion include: the policy, politics, and survival of State education…

Studies of school district organization generally include an examination of enrollments, average daily attendance, assessed valuation, potential and predicted growth rate, bonded indebtedness, school district boundaries, transportation, special services, and other factors, but little concern or attention is given to the business functions because…

This document reports the results of the National Capital Outlay Project, the purposes of which were (1) to investigate the legal basis, procedures, and practices utilized by the 50 States in providing funds for public school construction and related debt service; and (2) to generate a series of capital outlay finance models that States could use…

The purpose of this case study is to provide a description and an interpretation of the process by which State-level policy decisions are made for the public schools of Georgia. The report begins with brief treatments of the socioeconomic environment and political culture in which education takes place. State governmental arrangements for public…

This case study deals with the process of educational policy formulation at the State level for public elementary and secondary schools in New York. The social, economic, and political context is described since it provides a backdrop from which to view the structure of State government and education. The enduring pattern of State educational…

During the past 35 years, a voluminous body of literature and informed professional opinion has been developing on the topic of size in relation to the units of the educational organization which comprise a State school system. Size is most often expressed in terms of pupil enrollment. The prevailing assumption seems to be that size is an…