Tables are presented listing the teacher salary schedules of each of New Jersey's school districts. (SJL)

Reports the results of a random survey of board members and superintendents in 80 small and medium-sized school systems in northwestern Ohio. (WD)

Among the findings were that the number of administrators receiving in-service training was relatively low, that programs emphasized identification in the areas of general intellectual ability and specific academic aptitude over other areas of giftedness, and that generally more districts identified children as gifted in the middle grades.…

Discusses a questionnaire that assesses what teachers want negotiated and the bargaining tactics they would approve; presents findings from an application of the questionnaire; and relates the findings to other research, to general bargaining theory, and to trends in the development of collective bargaining in education. (Author/IRT)

Reports on a survey of Texas professors of education that shows professors differing considerably from teachers and principals in their perceptions of teacher concerns. (Author/IRT)

A state of the art survey indicated that all but five states had gifted/talented programs, the majority had a specific person responsible for gifted/talented education programs, and 24 states increased budgets while six cut back in their gifted/talented programs from 1976-1977 to 1978-1979 school years. (CL)

Analyzes the evidence of public opinion polls on the nature of determinants of people's preferences for public expenditures. The majority view is that the status quo should be maintained in most public services. Journal availibility: see EA 511 898. (Author/IRT)

Reports on a survey of Missouri teachers' knowledge about, practices with, and attitudes toward the use of calculators in mathematics instruction. Teachers were unaware of many uses for calculators and were unfamiliar with research on their use. (IRT)

Analysis of questionnaire results indicates that the majority of Kansas educators are unaware of and in disagreement with P.L. 94-142, that their concerns are at the low end of the concerns hierarchy, and that training needs to address awareness, personal impact, the reallocation of resources, and consequences for students. (Author/IRT)

Responses of 44 states to a survey on definitions of the preschool handicapped population are provided. Findings indicated that only seven states had a definition for preschool handicapped, 43 percent had no current guidelines or intent to comply with requirements of Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), and 32…

Results of a survey of California community college presidents on the impact of Proposition 13 on their budgets. (MLF)

Compares data on discipline problems in Georgia secondary schools that were gathered in similar surveys of secondary school principals in 1961 and 1974. (JG)

To assess high school principals' perceptions of the standards and assessment program in Nebraska, all 293 high school principals received a survey, and 261 were returned. Analysis of responses revealed eight consistent themes in principals' perceptions. These themes inform recommendations for practice and policy. (Contains 26 references.) (MLF)

Examined status of specific middle grades credentials for teachers and administrators in 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Found that 86 percent of states had specific middle level credential; 41 percent required the credential for teaching at middle level. Found seven different grade patterns associated with middle level…

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure stress levels and to determine the occurrence of stress in a statewide sample of library media specialists in North Carolina. Data analysis revealed three factors related to sources of stress and three related to stress manifestations. (10 references) (MES)