Assembly Bill (AB) 1725 mandates that the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (CCC) shall develop and implement a comprehensive Community College educational and fiscal accountability system in order to improve student and institutional performance. The system is to be implemented over a 3-year period beginning not later than…

This document represents the first step in an effort by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to reopen the master planning process. The report: (1) proposes a master planning process, which in various steps will revisit Colorado's goals for postsecondary education; (2) reviews how well the Commission and the postsecondary education…

This document contains action plans for four states (Colorado, Indiana, Mississippi, and Missouri) involved in the Jobs for the Future program designed to enhance states' ability to handle economic change. The first section, "A Call to Action," discusses what Colorado's public and private sectors must consider doing to meet the…

This position paper of the United Faculty of Florida argues that the state of Florida must become more active in the informational economy of the nation and the world or become a low-wage, semi-colonial area in servitude to centers of "informationalism." The paper begins by examining the economies of America and Florida. Next, the paper…

The Joint Task Force on Implementing Occupational Options in Wisconsin undertook a 6-month study to identify issues related to occupational preparation, including the state's proposed tech prep and apprenticeship programs, successful policies and practices of tech prep and apprenticeship models to be modified to meet the state's needs, and…

The California Community Colleges' (CCC) Flexible Calendar Program (FCP) allows districts to allocate up to 15 instructional days from the 175-day academic calendar to engage in staff, student, and instructional improvement activities. The CCC Board of Governors' Task Force on Flexible Calendar, drawing from three sources (i.e., program growth…

Ohio's economic future and the needs of its youth as they prepare for adult roles demand strong leadership at state and local levels as well as cooperation between schools, government, and private enterprise. Leaders should be aware that the state's economic development is tied to vocational education and that vocational education and career…

The recommendations and policy proposals of the Governor's Committee on Postsecondary Education in Georgia are summarized, and postsecondary issues for the future are identified. Many of the Committee's recommendations are specifically addressed to various state boards and commissions. Ten issues and recommended actions are specified that pertain…

The community service/continuing education (CS/CE) departments at Michigan's 29 community colleges have developed a network of joint programming in order to share and duplicate successful programs across the state. This process has been sponsored through the Michigan Community College Community Services Association (MCCCSA), which was founded in…

The extent to which Maryland postsecondary institutions are fulfilling major mission statements is reviewed, by campus, and 5-year program plans are presented. In addition, information is presented on enrollments, programs, finance, facilities, faculty, libraries, and computer services. The admission criteria implemented by the public four-year…

A study of the impact of economic differentiation on institutional pricing and expenditure policies, higher education public policy, and governance in public colleges and universities is described. It is suggested that economic differentiation is a likely determinant of variation in institutional expenditure and pricing policies and higher…

Prepared in compliance with the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this planning document presents objectives and procedures for improving Texas library services in conjunction with five statewide goals of the Texas State Library: (1) to assist in financing library services and resources in Texas; (2) to improve delivery of materials…

This guide is intended to provide teachers and administrators, especially in West Virginia, with information about high school dropouts, their characteristics, and ways to retain potential dropouts in high school. A pretest and answer key precede the text of the report. The first section presents an overview of the dropout problem and its…

Panels comprised of representatives of school administrators, classroom teachers, school boards, and teacher education institutions identified educational issues and potential solutions to them. The panels deliberated on the areas of: (1) recruitment into teacher preparation; (2) assessment of teacher preparation programs; (3) recruitment and…

In response to 1983-84 reductions in California community college funding, this report examines financial alternatives in light of different policy objectives. Following a background section on reductions in community college funding over the past 5 years, constraints on districts' flexibility in responding to reduced support are outlined, with…