This document is an attempt to bring together in one source a comprehensive statistical picture of public post-secondary two-year institutions in Iowa during the 1972-73 school year. Much of the data in this publication is presented in tables. Brief narratives and charts have also been included to assist in providing the reader with a more easily…

The data presented in this report represent input from virtually every vocational-technical teacher and student in Tennessee during the school year 1972-73, and followup input on more than 70 percent of the students. Enrollment figures are presented in tabular form as follows: by program and by level; by USOE job title and by level; by program and…

The needs assessment of adult basic education (ABE) in Minnesota touched on both the need for classes for ABE students and the need for training for ABE staff. Chapter 1 provides a summary of recommendations; chapter 2 gives a statement of the problem; and chapter 3 discusses the design, implementation and results of the needs assessment. The…

The contents of this report present an initial attempt to assess the statewide direction toward implementation of selected fees. A questionnaire was developed by a Los Angeles Community College District ad hoc committee examining fee status and sent to all California community colleges. Eighty-eight (89%) of the colleges responded to the survey…

Questionnaires were mailed to all (101) practicing urologists in Washington to determine the feasibility of training genito urinary technicians and the desirability of offering specific courses as a Health Manpower Project. This mailing was preceeded by exploratory personal interviews and pretest mailback questionnaires. From the 52 respondent's…

South Carolina's population growth over 1970-1975 is expected to average 22,000 per year, paralleling the growth rate of the last five-year period. Nonfarm wage and salary employment is expected to increase at an average annual rate of 2.4%, with the corresponding national rate being 2.0%. The fastest growing industrial sectors will be…

The purpose of this study was to determine profile characteristics of chiropractors licensed in the state of Washington. The results are based upon information gathered through a questionnaire which was sent to all chiropractors licensed in the state as of March 30, 1970. The response rate to the questionnaire was 83 0/0. The findings were that a…

This document discusses continuing education, primarily as it concerns Idaho, with specific reference to classroom teachers. The report makes the assumption that education is not just for students or scholars but should fulfill the need for an "enlightened electorate.""Continuing education" is defined as including all forms of…

This report contains a compilation of State-by-State statutory provisions relating to the tort liability of school districts and to their purchase of liability insurance. The statutory provisions described herein reveal various degrees of governmental immunity made available to school districts. (JF)

This report is concerned with the state testing and evaluation programs which were in effect during the year 1949-1950. Each program account describes the agency which coordinated the program; the nature and purpose of the program including the tests administered, the uses of test results, and other pertinent information; and the publications…

The first of five reports on the results of a survey on services for handicapped children in Michigan, the document reports statewide data, implications, and recommendations. Tables present statistics which led to these conclusions: a statewide survey of handicapped children should be conducted every three years; legal provisions governing the…

This report contains a State-by-State summary of statutory tenure provisions for teachers and other school personnel. In those States where tenure legislation is not statewide, or where no tenure laws have yet been passed, other statutory provisions that bear on the duration of employment have been summarized. All reported enactments through…

Reported were the major findings of a survey taken in 11 Illinois counties to catalog special education services and to identify 3- to 21-year-old children who have one or more of the following low incidence handicapping conditions: visual handicaps, aural handicaps, physical handicaps, and multiple handicaps. Approximately 800 children were…

Prompted by the widespread use of the metric system by most major industrial countries of the world, the United States Congress in 1969 initiated the passage of a bill authorizing the research and investigation of metrication to determine the worldwide impact of its use on this country so as to decide which route it should take. Data were obtained…

This monograph reports on those districts (1) having alternative pay plans, (2) planning or studying alternative pay plans, and (3) having no alternative pay plans. No evaluation or interpretation of the data is provided. Appendixes contain (1) a list of the districts surveyed, (2) Redmond school district's 1972-73 salary schedule, and (3) the…