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Sanchez, Karen L. Van Til; Hall, Gayle C. – 1987
The process of selecting a chief state school officer (CSSO) can be a significant means of allocating policymaking power in state educational governance. This paper examines the role of the chief state school officer and explains how that role is influenced by the selection process. Four selection models are described, along with the advantages…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1987
This report from the governor-appointed Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND), which makes recommendations for updating the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's library automation policy, comprises a summary of the council's recommendations and 14 issue papers. These papers, which make up the major part of the report, are…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Government Role
Hansen, Joe B. – 1985
Major changes have occurred in compensatory education evaluation practices and policies since the introduction of the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS) and the Technical Assistance Centers (TAC) in 1976. This paper has three purposes: (1) to discuss these changes at the state and local levels; (2) to illustrate these changes with…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Analysis, Education Service Centers, Educational Assessment
League of Women Voters of Illinois Education Fund, Chicago. – 1985
This collection of 12 educational bulletins provides background information on highly visible, "hot" issues receiving public attention. After four pages of information concerning the current state of children's services in Illinois, two-page discussions are provided of 11 general topics. Titles in the collection are (1) "Overview of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Day Care
National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1977
This resource book provides an overview of how the mission and responsibilities of the State Advisory Council on Vocational Education (SACVE) may best be approached. Based on the thinking of many authorities in the field of occupational education vis-a-vis citizen advisory groups, it analyzes the provisions of the relevant laws in light of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Citizen Participation
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
This bill to authorize a career education program for elementary and secondary schools, if enacted, would be cited as the "Elementary and Secondary Career Education Act of 1977." It is intended to assist States and local educational agencies in making education as preparation for work a major goal of teachers and students by increasing the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration
Michael, Mary Ellen, Comp.; Rudy, Carolyn D., Ed. – 1979
The document presents an annotated bibliography of literature, training materials, and other resources relevant to citizen advocacy for developmentally disabled persons, with special emphasis on materials produced in the last 5 years. The focus is on publications that can be useful to advocacy programs staffed largely by laypersons and volunteers;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Architectural Barriers, Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties
Ruff, Richard D. – 1981
A study collected and analyzed information for use in improving the responsiveness of state agencies in carrying out their responsibilities in vocational education. Its basis was the position that the institutional leadership capacity of divisions of vocational education substantially affects the dynamics of vocational education. The first of two…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Demography, Discussion
Bender, Louis W. – 1976
The organizational structure of the various state licensing and/or approving agencies was investigated. Three broad organizational types that had licensing/approval authority for degree-granting and nondegree-granting private institutions were identified: the state board (or department) of education type, the state board (or department) of higher…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Certification, Degrees (Academic), Eligibility
Hill, Warren G. – 1975
The functions and structure of postsecondary education at the state level, and goals and problems confronting statewide agencies are considered. Among the state-level functions are the following: short-range and long-range planning, establishing statewide management and information systems, review and approval of programs/centers of all state…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Educational Assessment, Government Role
Porter, John – 1975
The relationship of the state coordinating agency with other governmental and nongovernmental agencies and with higher education institutions is considered. In addition to the primary function of long-range planning for postsecondary education systems, coordinating boards also have the important function of providing the various elements of…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Consortia, Cooperative Planning
Public Administration Service, Washington, DC. – 1978
In order to provide the citizens of Alabama with the best possible library service for a given level of funding, this study recommends a model for the organization and funding of multi-type library cooperation in the state, based on a review of past developments and current conditions, together with proposed changes in state library legislation…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bibliographies, Cultural Context, Decentralization
Foltz, Anne-Marie – 1978
This report assesses the impact of federal child health policy under Titles V and XIX of the Social Security Act upon the states of Connecticut and Vermont for the years 1935 to 1975, and analyzes the reasons for the discrepancy between policy intent and state execution. Two simultaneous approaches are used for data analysis: a cross sectional…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Change Strategies, Child Welfare, Federal Legislation
Celuzza, Paul W., Ed.; Clayton, Shelley Bakst, Ed. – 1979
The handbook lists services for children with special needs in the Boston public schools. The first part reviews relevant laws, including Massachusetts Chapter 766 and P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Two sections review the mandates of 766 for evaulation (including referral, parental notification, assessment, and…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal)
BRUNO, LOUIS – 1967
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IS ENGAGED IN REVISING THE STATE STANDARDS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE REVISION WILL (1) ENCOURAGE HIGHER STANDARDS OF PREPARATION FOR TEACHERS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS, (2) INCREASE UTILIZATIONS OF THE GROWING KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY OF TEACHING, (3)…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development, Program Evaluation
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