Project Gifted, an educational program for gifted intermediate grade children, is described as a tri-city, cooperative effort in the demonstration of diverse educational procedures for the gifted. General goals for the project are noted as identification of gifted children, development of differential experiences to improve the learning programs…

Facility specifications for regional planning centers for hearing impaired children are presented which are said to reflect the belief that the development of school facilities should be generated by educational objectives. The proposed regional programs would draw children from a number of counties and local school districts to a centrally…

One of a series of papers on critical issues in vocational-technical education, this paper discusses four aspects of Competency-Based Vocational Education (CBVE): What is CBVE?, Why CBVE?, V-TECS (Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States)--A System of Curriculum Development, and Problems--Issues. Focus is on Kentucky program development…

Preventing loss of valuable historical materials is the first priority of this Gary, Indiana organization. The article describes funding, staffing, acquisitions of public, individual, and private materials, and plans for future development. (JAB)

The Governor's alternate in Georgia explains the importance of evaluation for regional programs and Georgia's approach to the problem. (Author/JC)

Small regional foundations, endowments often formed by an individual or family, represent a capillary network among colleges and universities, funneling smaller amounts of money to projects and programs out of the reach of the national foundations. A few foundations are identified and described. (MLW)

A new wave of progressive thought and action can be identified in groups such as the Montana Alliance for Progressive Policy (MAPP). Old political dichotomies are shunned to form new ideologies stressing: (1) public policies to ensure a better future; (2) security from disasters; (3) stewardship to promote balance and harmony; and (4) expanded…

Summarizes the 20-year history of the Appalachian Regional Commission's innovative, flexible, $550M model health care delivery system. Cites achievements in establishing primary care clinics; tackling black lung disease; and expanding health manpower, health education, maternal and child health care, and rehabilitation centers. (NEC)

Traces Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council's decade of delivering/linking cradle-to-grave health services for 500,000 rural residents. Describes microwave communications radio network; clinics; services in family planning, genetic counseling, prenatal care, maternal/child care, nutrition, heart/respiratory disease screening, renal…

A regional consultative model for visually impaired rural students requires collaboration among the state education agency, residential school for the blind, and local school districts. To be successful, consultants should focus on organization, positive relationships with school personnel, (including providing inservice training and access to…

Three major difficulties in establishing effective cooperative conservation programs are: (1) the problem of allocation of responsibilities for preserving individual items; (2) the lack of people adequately trained in physical preservation; and (3) the need for a national initiative in preservation. (PF)

In order to eliminate or reduce the problems that detract from the quality and status of the off-campus program and of those individuals who administer or teach in it, three major features of a plan for developing extension programs using the concept of regional service areas are presented. (MS)

Describes the Cuyahoga Heritage Project and the grass roots origins of the environmental education movement. (GB)

Discusses the ways to utilize existing continuing education resources for psychologists and ways to develop cooperative programs for resource development. (GB)