To help new regents understand the serious nature of their responsibilities, Oklahoma requires them to take 15 hours of classes, including 2 hours on ethics. The program sets a new standard for higher education governance, intended to increase committed leadership, public respect, competitive and nationally recognizable programs, and student…

This article describes Project Mercury, a Florida Gifted Challenge Grant which evaluates and disseminates outstanding curriculum products for gifted students. It lists recent products disseminated by the project and other Gifted Challenge Grant products available. (DB)

Pennsylvania's education reforms seek to accomplish many aims of outcome-based education--namely less reliance on time as the primary organizational component and greater focus on what students must know and be able to do to graduate from high school. The point is to raise academic achievement by establishing high standards. (Author)

Analysis of data for 3,266 individuals from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey found that residents of state institutions were more severely retarded and more often multiple disabled than were residents of other types of residential facilities. Relatively more persons with severe impairments resided in state facilities in states where…

The objective inmate classification system in use in California's prisons is described. Evaluation of 14,091 cases suggests that the system reduces the rate of increase in the incidence of serious prisoner misconduct. Empirical evaluation of the system is recommended, and implications for correctional programs and public policy are discussed. (SLD)

This directory of supportive and rehabilitative programs for people with deafness includes federal programs; state vocational rehabilitation offices; regional and local programs; national professional organizations and centers; chapters of the National Association of the Deaf; and professional committee members of two other organizations. (DB)

Stresses the need for increased federal, state, and local support for child immunizations resulting from the alarming increases in the incidence of rubella and other infectious diseases, and endorses the Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practices recently published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association." (MDM)

Describes a study conducted by the Education Commission of the States to investigate effective school improvement strategies and the conditions under which these strategies work. Highlights include instructional school improvement programs; elements of successful schoolwide strategies; state and local contexts; and the relationship of this study…

Reviews the 1989 literature on preservation of library materials under the following headings: Journals; General Trends in the Field; State Activities; Planning; Grants and Funding; Environmental Problems; Disasters and Disaster Planning; Paper Quality and Deacidification; Preservation of Paper-Based Media; Brittle Books and Reformatting;…

The Governor's School of North Carolina (West) serves 400 gifted high school students each summer with a curriculum of cognitive development, conceptual development, and personal and social development. This paper describes the theory of the school, student selection, and plans for the future. (JDD)

Describes activities sponsored by some of the 28 state Centers for the Books, affiliated with the national Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, that were created to stimulate public interest in books, reading, and libraries. Highlights include electronic bulletin boards, satellite conferences, and children's book fairs. (LRW)

Discusses resource sharing among libraries based on a study of data from the Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization (ILCSO). Highlights include differences in borrowing patterns based on the size of libraries, lending/borrowing ratios, and the volume of resource-sharing activity compared to other factors. (LRW)

Illustrates trends and issues associated with public policies promoting early childhood program accreditation. Describes differential rate policies in Florida, New Mexico, Kentucky, Mississippi, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Oklahoma; support provided for accreditation in Arizona, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Texas, and Wisconsin; and linking…

A new approach for examining the quality of judgments from standard-setting judges using a Binomial Trials Model (BTM) is presented and illustrated with 26 judges from the Georgia High School Graduation Test. Results suggest that the BTM provides information not available from other methods. (SLD)

This study empirically examined the behaviors of item and person statistics derived from item response theory and classical test theory, focusing on item and person statistics and using a large-scale statewide assessment. Findings show that the person and item statistics from the two measurement frameworks are quite comparable. (SLD)