This document contains the proceedings from a conference of state and local narcotics enforcement officials from 24 states and 14 city agencies. Statements from three members of the Select Committee on Narcotics are followed by discussions involving committee members, attendees from state and local agencies, and participants from several federal…

A study examined the effect of social style training on the workers of a state agency in the midwest. The Social Style Training Workshop was a half-day session designed to provide participants with an assessment of their social style as perceived by their coworkers. In addition, participants examined the meaning of various social styles, their…

A study was conducted to ascertain the status of remedial education in the United States as perceived by state directors of community colleges. The study sought information on how the states defined remedial education; the states' mission in regard to remedial education; the courses funded as remedial; the governmental agencies with authority in…

A summary of a working conference on state funding of public higher education is presented, with attention to costing in higher education, financial planning models for state agencies, dimensions and determinants of tuition policy, measuring the effectiveness of state agencies for higher education, and a review of state-level comparative data in…

This plan was to establish goals and objectives for the development of a comprehensive service delivery system for Texans with developmental disabilities. Section 1 outlines: the mission and functions of the Council; the definition, incidence, and impact of developmental disability; the Developmental Disabilities Basic State Grant Program; and…

This paper describes Alaska's state-managed telecommunications system, and details state efforts to increase the value of the state's information system to users within state government and in the private sector. The results of two studies conducted in 1986 at the request of the State Legislature are discussed, i.e., a statewide survey of Alaskan…

The manual, part of a series on serving Florida's profoundly mentally handicapped (PMH) students through interagency coordination, presents a set of materials for self paced study. Each of four modules includes a pretest, a self-check exercise, a posttest, and questions that ask participants to apply information presented to their local…

A study reviewed the progress of the 1978 Management by Objectives (MBO) and other management effectiveness programs initiated in Texas state agencies, 10 years after implementation. Questionnaires were distributed to a 25% random sample of executives, middle managers, and first level supervisors across the 11 largest state agencies. Over 1,700…

This report represents the first comprehensive summary of child abuse and neglect reporting in Colorado. Section I of this report presents an initial summary listing the number of confirmed and unconfirmed reports of abuse over a 14-year period and a look at key findings based on analysis of confirmed reports. Data and analyses are presented in…

Information on 55 arts agencies in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands is listed alphabetically by state or district. Each listing provides name, address, and telephone number of each agency; names of chairman and director; and a brief historical introduction. The information…

This counselor's guide contains information for use in helping obtain apprenticeships. Although the focus of the guide is on apprentice training in New Jersey, it also contains general information of use to counselors in other locations. The first section contains an overview of apprenticeship training today and a discussion of the benefits of…

The New York State Education Department's Center for Learning Technologies was developed in February of 1982 with a mission to provide assistance to educational and cultural institutions to ensure effective implementation of the new technologies. This paper describes the concept of inservice training using technology at the national and state…

Two questions are presented for consideration by Bishop v. Wood. The first is when procedural due process must be followed before a public employee can be terminated or the employee's status significantly altered. The second is when a public agency must give an employee a hearing to allow the employee an opportunity to clear his or her name when…

Efforts to coordinate state-level Right to Read activities are reported in this document by listing objectives and indicating what activities were undertaken in support of those objectives. The activities included four regional meetings of state Right to Read project directors during which the following four problem areas were discussed: training…

Minimum standards are set forth for accrediting institutions offering degree programs in teacher education. The standards are proposed primarily for the use of state departments of education; they emphasize an approved program approach to accreditation based on college curriculum with well developed rationale, comprehensive objectives, and…