This report is in response to an order of the Washington State Legislature which directed the state superintendent of public instruction to: (1) define environmental literacy; (2) assess the status and needs of environmental education in Washington and make appropriate recommendations based on that survey data; and (3) develop and submit a report…

Information on the growth of student enrollment in the University of Nevada System (UNS), representing all of Nevada's public higher education, is presented. While the national higher education growth rate was only 1% from 1980 to 1985, Nevada showed a growth rate of 28.9% from 1981 to 1987. System statistics indicate a growth in part-time student…

This national and state review provides a synthesis of current thinking and practice concerning prekindergarten programs in public schools. Section I discusses the need for preschool programs in terms of the changing family and workforce, the baby "boomlet," and socioeconomic factors. Section II reviews early childhood programs,…

Data on 1985 costs for tuition, fees, room and board at 397 state colleges and universities are presented. The institutions are members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) or the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC). Trends in charges are reported for the entire group of…

This report is the third of four volumes presenting results of the Comparative Study of Case Review Systems Phase II--Dispositional Hearings, focusing on implementation of the dispositional hearing requirement of P. L. 96-272, the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980. This volume of the study presents the results of a state statutory…

This four-part report provides data tables and information describing Washington state's 27 community colleges and their students, personnel, financial operations, and facilities and capital planning. The report's introduction begins with highlights of major changes in the system, including an 11% increase in student enrollments, a decline in the…

A study examined the long-term adjustment of spinal cord-injured vocational rehabilitation clients by isolating major dimensions of postservice adjustment, correlating preservice status with adjustment followup, and by measuring client pre- to postservice psychological change. Three self-report instruments (a needs satisfaction inventory, a goal…

Data on degrees conferred by Connecticut institutions of higher education for the academic year 1980-1981 are examined. After rising steadily through 1973-1974, the number of degrees conferred stabilized between 26,000 and 27,000; 26,939 degrees were conferred by Connecticut institutions of higher education in 1980-1981. The total number of…

This seven-part factbook contains statistical data on the enrollments, graduates, programs, and financial status of New Mexico's 2-year colleges and vocational schools during 1980-81. Part I reviews spring, fall, and summer institutional headcount enrollment by college in academic, vocational, and community service programs. Part II looks at…

The historical and descriptive data provided in this report offer an overview of enrollments and finances in the community colleges of Maryland. Section 1 reviews enrollments in postsecondary education between 1955 and 1982, percentages of residents enrolled in colleges by city or county, birth rates between 1961 and 1981, and actual and projected…

This document, 1 in a series of 10, presents state profiles of the results of a systematic examination of child care agencies and their involvement with out-of-state residential care for children. This volume contains profiles of the Western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and…

This document, 1 in a series of 10, presents state profiles of the results of a systematic examination of child care agencies and their involvement with out-of-state residential care for children. This volume contains profiles of the South Central states of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and…

This document, 1 in a series of 10, presents state profiles of the results of a systematic examination of child care agencies and their involvement with out-of-state residential care for children. This volume contains profiles of the North Central states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota,…

This document, 1 in a series of 10, presents state profiles of the results of a systematic examination of child care agencies and their involvement with out-of-state residential care for children. This volume contains profiles of the Northeastern states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,…

This document, 1 in a series of 10, presents state profiles of the results of a systematic examination of child care agencies and their involvement with out-of-state residential care centers for children. This volume contains profiles of the Southeastern states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,…