The document presents the Nevada State Plan for Gifted and Talented adopted by the Nevada State Board of Education, May 16, 1974. The first section gives a position statement. A section on planning includes a table of the estimated number of academically talented students in Nevada school districts. Other sections outline State Board of Education…

This document is an edited transcript of a preschool educator's criticism of the Westinghouse Report on the federal Head Start program. The following points are made: (1) evaluations should be planned at the time the program is planned and this was not the case with the Westinghouse Report, and (2) an evaluation program should measure the factors…

This document is a description of the New England Program in Teacher Education (NEPTE), which is a six-state regional program intended to improve the quality of teacher education in New England. The main focus of the NEPTE staff is its state field agents. Activities of the field agents include the following: workshops; evaluation of proposals; the…

In November 1973, California voters rejected a proposal by the governor to place constitutional limitations on the amount of State tax collections and expenditures. The initiative provided that the overall expenditure limitation could be increased or decreased by a majority vote of the people in a Statewide election. Such a change was to be placed…

A summary analysis is made of problems encountered by retrieval staffs in three states during the initial year of the Pilot State Project in Information Dissemination. Problems discussed are: (1) Computer Related; (2) Furnishing the client with complete copy; (3) Record keeping and Filing; and (4) Staffing. Recommendations resulting from the…

There are four library systems in Utah which provide bookmobile library service; the Salt Lake County Library, Salt Lake City Library, San Juan County Library and Utah State Library Commission. This study is limited to bookmobile library service in Utah and to librarians who first began library service. The history of bookmobiles in Utah began in…

A study of retirement systems not under the Federal program is presented. It contains a discussion of the systems' provisions governing retirement for age and service, disability retirement, and death benefits. Also included is information about early retirement, automatic increases, and the vesting of benefit rights. A separate analysis is…

This is a summary of the planning process which will be followed in pursuit of the "1977 General Plan," (LI004046). It is designed to guide the activities which give growth and direction to Nebraska libraries during at least the next five years. The summary of the Nebraska Five Year Long Range Planning Process represents the best…

Public awareness activities of Wisconsin's Statewide Child Identification Project are described; and data on distribution of public awareness materials are presented along with statistics on the number, ages and exceptional educational needs of previously served and unserved children. (CL)

The first of two papers discusses serials cataloging issues, including fullness of bibliographic description, form of entry, successive versus latest entry cataloging, and microform reproductions as they affect union lists. The second paper discusses planning and implementation of the Iowa Newspaper project to inventory, catalog, and microfilm the…

The Arts in Special Education Project of Pennsylvania (ASE) works cooperatively with intermediate units to make arts inservice workshops and special events available at regional and local sites. Descriptions of ASE efforts in inservice, information, assistance and resource materials, and presentations are given along with a list of ASE…

The MENC Bicentennial Commission requested each state chairman to submit a list of projects that were representative of the activities in that state. Included here are 27 states and the music activities appropriate for the Bicentennial year. (Editor/RK)

Instructional radio has made its mark in South Carolina--a small mark in comparison to ITV enrollment--but the ever-widening circles of active utilization of radio in the classroom have been set in motion. (Author/ER)

In 1990 the Arkansas State Board of Higher Education adopted guidelines for the development of state minimum core curriculum response to state legislation. This legislation provides that courses within the core shall apply to the general education core curriculum requirements for baccalaureate degrees at state-supported institutions and shall be…