School finance reform plans have not been accompanied by research demonstrating that they will result in fundamental changes in educational quality. The objective of this study was to quantify school district quality measures and to assess the effects of expenditure levels on these factors. The source of data was the New York State Department of…

This guide was prepared as an instructional aid for teachers of a first-year course in Algebra. It was designed to be applicable to the wide range of Algebra 1 programs being offered in the junior and senior high schools. In this guide, the content of the Algebra 1 program has been divided into 11 major units, each unit organized around student…

This bibliography is an effort to sort through the mathematical literature that is available. It categorizes the books into the main strands found in most elementary mathematics curricula or scope and sequence charts. Those strands are: sets and numbers; measurement and geometry; and graphs, functions, and probability. These are supplemented in…

This mathematics curriculum guide was developed in response to the need for an updated regional mathematics guide identifying common student performance expectations of the professional staff. The expectations, stated as instructional objectives, have been organized into two major components: (1) an overall "Mathematics Comprehensive Program…

The major purpose of this report is to examine what the operating aid formula for the 1977-78 New York State school year could have been for the 347 save-harmless districts and the 236 limited aid districts if the 1977 legislature had not based apportionments on the previous year's aid. The study, conducted by a governor-appointed task force,…

BASED ON A STUDY OF RACIAL ISOLATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THIS PAMPHLET NOTES SOME TECHNIQUES FOR SCHOOL DESEGREGATION. ELEMENTS COMMON TO SUCCESSFUL DESEGREGATION INCLUDE THE LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, QUALITY EDUCATION, MINIMIZING OF RACIAL FRICTION, CLASSROOM DESEGREGATION, AND ENLARGED ATTENDANCE AREAS. MOST…

This study attempts to design a grant-in-aid scheme incorporating transfer of resources in a manner which compensates for differences in the ability of the subordinate government units to finance desirable service levels (equalization). Results indicate that where the bulk of State aid-to-education funds are distributed through flat grants based…

In this self-contained inquiry module, secondary or college level students analyze data to explain the differences in mortality rates in Nevada and Utah. The module is intended to help students: (1) translate and interpret demographic tables and charts; (2) form and test hypotheses to explain demographic pheonomena; (3) identify social, economic,…

The guide, one in a series of committee reports relating to school band performance, organization, and equipment needs, discusses acoustical problems inherent to the clarinet. The report is presented in five sections. Section I summarizes findings of an American School Band Directors' Association (ASBDA) clarinet testing committee. A major finding…

This study investigated the differences between different sized classes in grades four and five of Toronto schools. Teachers and students from 11 schools were assigned to 34 classes of either 16, 23, 30, or 37 students (class size could vary by 2). All students were in grade four during the study's first year and in grade five during the second…

This report describes a three-year study of the changes that occurred at Brown Middle School in Hamilton County, Tennessee after it was converted from a junior high school to a middle school in 1974. Part 1, which constitutes most of the report, describes the background and rationale for the changeover, outlines the evaluation procedures and…

This practicum report describes an effort to develop an effective teacher and administrator evaluation system for a small suburban school system in Connecticut. Besides meeting the requirements of a mandate from the state legislature, the system was also intended to enable the local school board to implement an incentive pay plan. A narrative…

This text is one of the sequence of textbooks produced for low achievers in the seventh and eighth grades by the School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). There are eight texts in the sequence, of which this is the sixth. This set of volumes differs from the regular editions of SMSG junior high school texts in that very little reading is required.…

The design of this high school is explained by outlining the decision making process used by the architects. The following design criteria form the basis of this process--(1) design for expansion, (2) design for team teaching, (3) organized by function, (4) space for teachers, (5) space for instructional materials, (6) audio-visual communication…

Basic financial statistics of public television licensees in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa for the 1971 fiscal year are listed. Data are given for 133 licensees which control 207 television stations. Information is compiled which relates to the allocation and disbursement of funds, income, direct operating costs, and…