This report contains the results of an extensive study into State and local tax revenue potentials for the 15 Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) States. It identifies, on a State-by-State basis, both the degree of current use and the potential for increased use of (1) general and selective sales and gross receipts taxes, (2) death and gift…

To determine how teacher educators and state supervisors in vocational agriculture can improve planned behavioral change among teachers, 115 agriculture teachers with at least 3 years of experience in Negro schools were interviewed. Spearman's rank correlation, multiple correlation, and step-wise regression were used to analyze the data. The…

This document analyzes and evaluates data to compare educational program inputs with program results in Texas. School district superintendents, principals, and classroom teachers completed questionnaires concerning school organizational patterns, size, and services; facility conditions; student background, absences, behavior, and performance; and…

The objective of the survey was to identify and describe all significant public programs providing educational services for handicapped children in New York State. Data were gathered on the purposes of each state program under which handicapped children receive services, characteristics of children served, distribution of services throughout the…

The North Carolina Employment Security Commission (ESC) conducted a followup study of the 986 State applicants deactivated during August 1968 and 6 months later to ascertain the effectiveness of the program. This report is concerned primarily with the 6-month followup. The 586 applicants who responded to the first questionnaire were mailed the…

The 1971 edition of the Index reports the names of Senators and Representatives of the 92nd Congress, their states and Congressional districts, and each institution of higher education located therein. It includes all institutions meeting at least 1 of the following criteria: accreditation or approval by a nationally recognized accrediting agency,…

This report contains results of an extensive study into State and local tax revenue potentials for the 15 Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) States and presents quantitative data on the 50 State-local tax systems. Data set forth in the 35 statistical tables enable the researcher to compare his State's total tax revenues with those of each of…

This study reports the higher educational needs of the persons living in lower west Florida counties from Manatee to Collier, identifies the most feasible course of action to meet those needs and assesses the consequences ensuing from adding to the state university system. Chapters cover access to public higher education, expansion of the state…

This directory provides data concerning teaching staff and language programs in Illinois' schools. The publication is presented in two parts: Public Schools, and Independent, Parochial and Private Schools. Both sections present data concerning: (1) county, school and district number, name of teacher, and language(s); and (2) name of teacher,…

This study was designed to compare the attitudes of Ohio school superintendents toward vocational education and to determine what factor differentiates the administrators of school districts that contract their vocational training to other vocational school districts from those that do not. After a pilot study was completed and the instrument…

To evaluate and assess vocational education programs in the various institutions of North Carolina, data were collected regarding program and administrator characteristics. With emphasis on high schools and community college programs, the survey led to several conclusions which include: (1) The position of Director of Occupational Education is a…

This report presents the results of a questionnaire sent to the daily and weekly newspaper editors in Washington to evaluate their sources of agricultural news. Responses were obtained from 16 of 21 daily newspaper editors queried and 63 of 140 weekly editors. The questionnaire was designed to check the accuracy of newspapers' mailing addresses,…

This report presents public school statistics for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the regions and outlying areas of the United States. The text presents national data for each of the past 10 years and defines the basic series of statistics. Tables present the revised estimates by State and region for 1970-71 and the preliminary…

Presented is the summary report of an Oregon study (for the 1975-77 biennium) to determine existing funding patterns for the State special education programs and to suggest two alternative formulas for State reimbursement of school district expenditures for handicapped children. Relevant legal definitions legislative bills are cited with emphasis…

This publication is the final report of the Illinois Business Management Task Force, which conducted an intensive study of the business and management functions of Illinois' public elementary and secondary schools in 1972. Data for the study were gathered through a survey of a stratified sample of 137 local school districts. The report is…