This is the descriptive and evaluative report of the Garfield Educational Complex, a cooperating group of schools serving a predominantly Mexican-American Area of East Los Angeles, California. The complex is federally funded and conducted a three-year experiment to develop a relevant bicultural and bilingual program. Program components included:…

This report analyzed the effect of consolidation of city and county governments in Nashville, Tenn., on local public finance and the availability of public services in the rural areas of the county. Comparisons were made between governmental costs and functions before and 3 years after the metropolitan district was formed. Some 299 voters in the…

The purpose of this study was to investigate existing state laws and court decisions in the United States related to teacher responsibility and liability while on field trips. Literature reviewed in the report deals with both teacher responsibility and the instructional aspect of field trips. During July and August, 1971 a three-item questionnaire…

The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

This monograph aims at presenting information and suggestions on alternative provisions and procedures for planning and effecting needed changes in education. It outlines the kinds of studies that need to be made to facilitate rational planning, describes how these studies should be conducted, and identifies the personnel to make the studies.…

The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of diesel mechanics students, this instructional package is one of four for the transportation occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology, measurement…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of small engine repair students, this instructional package is one of four for the transportation occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology,…

This document contains the working papers, special studies, and data analyses conducted for the Minnesota Advisory Council on Fluctuating Enrollments. The information in this volume formed the basis for the advisory council's recommendations (contained in Volume I) to the Minnesota legislature, state department of education, teachers retirement…

The distribution of health professionals, particularly physicians and dentists, has been especially critical for rural America. An effective lasting solution will depend not only on economic incentives but on the development of a health care delivery system that links providers to hospitals, decreases professional isolation, and utilizes physician…

The same parents who send their children great distances to private schools espouse the sanctity of the neighborhood school and protest busing. The real issues are racism and poverty. Until we come to grips with the education of the poor, all desegregation plans become useless exercises. (Author/SJL)

The purpose of this study was to determine if white flight was occurring as a result of the court-ordered metropolitan busing plan being implemented in Jefferson County, Kentucky. (Author)

Reexamines certain points commonly made about desegregation providing a historical perspective of desegregation, a review of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, concluding with reform since 1964. (Author/RK)

Discusses issues concerning the use of computers in school bus scheduling and routing. Examines the advantages, technical considerations, and costs of changing to a computerized system. Offers a five-point approach toward implementation and includes a table of comparative data for routing and scheduling models for a typical school bus fleet. (IW)