The purpose of this study was to determine the relative importance of selected functions of state advisory councils on vocational-technical education and the probability of accomplishing these functions with select staffing patterns and administrative organizations. Questionnaire data collected from state directors of vocational education and…

Some observations are presented on a social indicators approach to statewide educational assessment. The context of the observations is the Oregon Department of Education model for educational planning. Much of what is said can also be applied to educational planning and program evaluation at the federal level or in large school systems. For the…

The Louisiana State Model for Industrial Arts was designed to broaden the exploratory function of the industrial arts program to include more information related to today's technological world, and to identify the programs industrial arts teachers should be teaching. Historical program objectives and contemporary course objectives are discussed.…

Several issues related to the imposition of national concerns on local situations are discussed. Developing solutions to these problems are also considered. (RH)

A program was developed at Purdue University to provide inservice education for professionals involved with handicapped adolescents. The presentations, which are distributed via the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System, use a teleresponse system to remote studios; a model of the network is included. (RAO)

A survey of 33 states was conducted to obtain information on the use of signing with clients participating in special education programs. (Author)

As a result of efforts to reform New Jersey's method of financing education, education has become enmeshed in state-level politics while, critics assert, little is being done to improve urban education. (Author/IRT)

Comments on Wisconsin's commitment to agriculture and agricultural education, focusing on the Young Farmer Program, a postsecondary program consisting of forty hours of classroom instruction coupled with on-farm instruction designed to provide people becoming established in farming with competencies that will assist them in making rational and…

Growing interest in conservation and horticulture in New York State has caused the addition of these specialized areas to the annual statewide agricultural education contests. Contest categories in both areas are listed. (MF)

The operation of Medicaid, a joint federal-state program to fund medical services for disabled and indigent persons, over the last 20 years is reviewed with emphasis on evolving policies and practices in Massachusetts. Stressed is the trend toward integration of Medicaid clients into the medical care mainstream. (DB)

A cost model for clinical teacher education is presented. Developed by a legislative task force in Florida, the model features the unique activities of clinical preparation and actual cost data gathered from eight Florida teacher education programs. (Author/CB)

The National Occupational Information Coordination Committee promotes the development of statewide computerized career information delivery systems because more accurate locally relevant information is available at the state level. States can exercise quality control because they are directly involved with the system. (JOW)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) must use sampling techniques that produce data which are representative on national, state, and local levels. The validity of findings is enhanced when state and district comparisons are made. Multiple measures will allow the diagnosis of strengths and weaknesses. The data should be…