In a magazine format, the services and programs of the State Library of Ohio from July 1974 to June 1975 are reported. New programs such as the opening of the State Library Tower Center to meet changing government information needs and the Ohio-Morehead program to reach educationally and economically disadvantaged; new uses of technology within…

This interim report of the Temporary New York State Commission to Evaluate the Drug Laws seeks to provide the executive department and the legislature with comprehensive information on the social, fiscal and health problems associated with narcotics addition, and drug abuse. This report is the result of the following: (1) several meetings with…

The report summarizes and lists vocational education research projects conducted by State research coordinating units (RCU) for the second six months of fiscal year 1974 under Section 131(b) of Part C of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. Arranged alphabetically by State, the entries list State directors of vocational education and State…

The major policy points made in the paper are that: (1) New York State needs a comprehensive system of occupational education which serves all persons needing job preparation and which uses all available public and private resources; (2) such a system will make available to every person a continuum of educational opportunities beginning in early…

The current status of state testing programs is assessed drawing primarily on information provided by the Educational Testing Service publication, "State Testing Programs, 1973 Revision." Increases in state operated programs are indicated and are probably due to an increase in federal money for testing purposes. Because of possible…

The conference, attended by 231 participants from 48 of the 50 States plus five outside observers, included a minimum number of formal presentations and a maximum number of small groups where participants could consider issues and exchange ideas. The "Proceedings", while not an in-depth, programmatically substantive report of the…

This handbook was prepared to assist those coordinating the VITAL program in participating schools and agencies. It is designed primarily for use by counselors or other coordinators as an instrument for presenting VITAL occupational information to students who are interested in gainful employment after leaving school. The information provided in…

The creation of statewide coordinating and planning boards has caused a great deal of concern about state interference with the autonomy of colleges and universities. The question is whether the state (society) has a stake in educational policy which might rightfully exceed the collective desires and interests of the autonomous institutions. The…

This study provides an overview of the current literature dealing with coordination and control of institutions of higher education. The 120 items that make up this annotated bibliography deal primarily with statewide planning for higher education, state systems of higher education, governing boards, state coordinating agencies, state coordination…

The next decade will require an entirely new kind of planning and coordination for statewide systems of higher education. In the past, quantitative growth and fiscal formulas have been stressed; in the future, planning will be forced to emphasize qualitative developments and flexible governance configurations. A Center study on state planning,…

The purposes of this study were to formulate recommendations for the general and specific direction and organization of public affairs programs and publications administered by the Oregon State System of Higher Education; and to develop guidelines for the general direction of public affairs in the Oregon institutions of higher education and…

This document enumerates and discusses needs for community service and continuing education programs in the state of Tennessee. Its contents are based on the Statewide Report drawn up by the State Agency for Title I in Tennessee, and on responses to 800 questionnaires mailed to recipients of the Report requesting the identification of other…

This summer work-study program enrolled 1,163, high school students from eight urban school districts. In order to evaluate the program, 240 interviews were held with students, teachers, teacher aides, work supervisors, project coordinators, and district general administrators. Reactions by all groups were enthusiastic, with the major complaints…

The study to determine ways in which the educational programs for the deaf and hard of hearing in California's public schools might be strengthened and improved was undertaken by the State Department of Education, assisted by statewide committees of teachers and administrators involved in programs for the deaf. The final report, consisting of…

The first 28 pages summarize the whole report. The rest is devoted to the Progress Report itself. Part I deals with the Regents' review of the progress reports of the State University of New York, the City University of New York, and the private colleges and universities in the state. Included in this consideration are reports of the institutions'…