This report presents the results of a questionnaire sent to the daily and weekly newspaper editors in Washington to evaluate their sources of agricultural news. Responses were obtained from 16 of 21 daily newspaper editors queried and 63 of 140 weekly editors. The questionnaire was designed to check the accuracy of newspapers' mailing addresses,…

This report presents public school statistics for the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the regions and outlying areas of the United States. The text presents national data for each of the past 10 years and defines the basic series of statistics. Tables present the revised estimates by State and region for 1970-71 and the preliminary…

Presented is the summary report of an Oregon study (for the 1975-77 biennium) to determine existing funding patterns for the State special education programs and to suggest two alternative formulas for State reimbursement of school district expenditures for handicapped children. Relevant legal definitions legislative bills are cited with emphasis…

This publication is the final report of the Illinois Business Management Task Force, which conducted an intensive study of the business and management functions of Illinois' public elementary and secondary schools in 1972. Data for the study were gathered through a survey of a stratified sample of 137 local school districts. The report is…

A survey discloses that collective bargaining sessions open to the public are approved and recommended by Florida's school board members by greater than a two-to-one majority. (Author/MLF)

Notes that because health and illness behavior are culturally related, and because access to medical care facilities varies in different geographical settings, further research on immigrants of diverse background in multiple settings is required. (Author/AM)

Reports results of a survey of elementary and secondary administrators in ten districts in New York State which sought to outline the needs, concerns, and perceptions of the administrators with regard to the reading program. (JM)

A survey of 588 North Carolina regular educators, special educators, principals, and directors of special education programs indicated that most educators grade mainstreamed handicapped students in a traditional report card format and affirmed the practice of ranking effort, attitude, level of ability, and participation higher in grading than…

Discusses a study of faculty development programs at 62 Texas community colleges and the means by and extent to which the programs were evaluated. Reveals that most programs were group-oriented, perceived as effective, and offered at higher rates than in the past. Suggests ways to improve evaluation criteria. (DMM)

Describes a study of the extent to which the audit reports of the 38 Illinois community college districts fulfill 30 financial reporting requirements specified by industry audit guides, state board requirements, and College and University Business Administration standards. Identifies the percentage of districts not complying with each requirement…

The "stepping-stone" theory of progression into drug use is examined, based on the alcohol and other drug use of over 27,000 seventh- through eighth-grade students in New York State. The data show that students do not use illicit drugs unless they also use alcohol. (Author/LMO)

Examines the responses of 15 academic deans in Massachusetts community colleges to questions on recognizing, nurturing, encouraging, and rewarding teaching excellence. Concludes that mediocrity and doing the minimum prevail unless the recognition of special talent, encouragement of effort, and direct rewards are coordinated. (DMM)

A survey of 87 gifted programs, identified as outstanding by 36 State Departments of Education, indicated such results as that achievement tests, and not recommended behavioral procedures, were used to ascertain giftedness in 82 percent of programs. (MC)

The following problems were identified from a survey of preschool special education teachers: (1) insufficient services for children under four; (2) isolation of handicapped preschoolers from their nonhandicapped peers; (3) lack of appropriate assessment procedures; (4) unbalanced curricula; and (5) narrow teaching approaches. (Author/CL)

Results from a statewide survey (Arkansas) indicated that (1) accetpance of more severly disabled persons is likely; (2) that the knowledge about mentally retarded, cerebral palsied, epileptic, and autistic individuals is accurate; and (3) that attitudes toward the disabled and community living facilities are positive. (Author/CL)