By 1980, the cost of graduate education may reach an annual rate of $20 billion, the number of graduate students may rise to 1.3 million, and substantially increased federal support for most US colleges and universities will be required. This report presents a national policy for graduate education that would maintain the current strong position…

Presented are names and addresses of agencies for the visually handicapped offering financial assistance, educational services (local and residential schools), library services, rehabilitation services, and local services in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Each major entry includes a brief…

This handbook was written for parents and staff of day care centers in the New York City area who are planning to include handicapped children in preschool programs. Although the manual has been developed specifically for New York City groups, it also contains information that will be useful to any day care staff and parents as they develop a…

Prepared as a part of the Career Education Project of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the paper reviews the varying definitions of the term "career education" and describes the evolution of the concept, schema, and models. Evidence of acceptance and support of the career education concept by education agencies is examined.…

The New York State Department of Civil Service, in recruiting and placing people in State jobs, is guided by the policy of equal opportunity for all. To determine the effectiveness of the efforts in carrying out this policy, the Governor requested that an ethnic survey of the New York State work force be taken, annually, for 10 years. As the…

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is specifically designed to help educationally deprived children. It was amended in 1966 to include the children of migratory agricultural workers. Today more than 235,000 migrant children receive educational and special supplementary services under Title I. Answers to some of the…

The needs of legislatures for a source of reliable, independent information on higher education costs are examined along with the role of statewide planning or coordinating agencies in providing that information. (JT)

The Venice-Lincoln Technical Center, Venice, Illinois, is housed in former public school facilities and offers a variety of adult education and job training classes. State agencies' involvement and enabling legislation concerned with program implementation, development, and funding are discussed. (LH)

Increasing state involvement in the decision-making processes of Connecticut community colleges limits the autonomy local college administrations need to achieve objectives and respond to local needs. Four areas of operation particularly affected by this trend are expenditure control, personnel, data processing, and facilities development. (LS)

Control is a balance between decision-making at the state and institutional levels. In Mississippi, locally controlled two-year institutions with state coordination from an effective community college system, which will meet future needs if imaginative and diverse local participation in statewide concerns continues. (LS)

Names, addresses, and phone numbers of state liaison representatives (SLRs) to the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education are listed by region, along with brief reports of what is available at instructional materials labs across the country and some current curriculum development activities. (MF)

The support and involvement of a state department of education is invaluable in the maintenance of an arts in general education program. Describes some AGE programs made possible through state cooperation. As well, state arts agencies can be valuable allies in developing and implementing a local or state plan for the arts in general education.…

Discusses the development of the Family Preservation Project in Kansas, in particular its community meetings, advisory boards, endorsements from statewide professional organizations, and statewide conferences. The project is designed to provide intensive in-home services to families and children at-risk of being separated. (BB)

Highlights concepts and developments over past century in continuing library education. Library school initiatives in 1960s, contribution of Association of American Library Schools (AALS), the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE), and roles of state library agencies, federal government, professional associations, and academic…

State geological surveys offer a wealth of information and aid for teachers. Suggestions for contacting state agents, using their materials, finding other resources, developing class activities, and conducting field trips are included along with a plan for a geological jaunt from Mississippi to Minnesota. (DH)