This handbook provides an overview of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) legislation, the Illinois Public Community College system, and provides the mechanics for the development of contracts for training and services by Illinois community colleges. It includes the following: (1) a summary of each of the eight titles of CETA, and…

This tenth annual report of the Maryland Council for Higher Education reports the progress and results of studies undertaken or completed in 1974. During 1974 the council undertook and completed a major study dealing with the financial needs of Maryland private institutions. Complete recommendations are given in chapter 1. The council has expanded…

State governments need to be more innovative in providing various public services. Greatly increased state investment in public universities has strengthened university capabilities in many disciplines and research programs related to problems facing governments. But the real problems are involved in a university's efforts to provide more…

The development of trained manpower in gerontology for the delivery of health and social services to older adults in Pennsylvania is the focus of an ongoing adult education program at The Pennsylvania State University. This paper discusses the theoretical and methodological bases for this program, with emphasis on the importance of linking…

This report evaluates the Systems Advocacy Model embodied in the operation of the Connecticut Child Advocacy Center (CCAC). The study was undertaken in order to: (1) describe the advocacy model used and compare it with other models in terms of relative effectiveness in meeting specific objectives; (2) determine the means used by the CCAC to arrive…

This publication contains the edited transcripts of presentations made at the National Symposium on Public Policy and State Education Agency Roles in Teacher Labor Relations in May 1974. The symposium explored various aspects of teacher collective bargaining and the present and possible roles of state education agencies. Included in the booklet…

The Illinois community college system is comprised of 39 districts encompassing 49 campuses which served a fall 1974 enrollment of 267,156 (over 50 percent of all students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in Illinois). According to legislative dictum, Illinois community colleges must offer programs in liberal arts and sciences,…

A summary of the proceedings of the eighth joint meeting of the State and National Advisory Councils on Vocational Education, held in 1973, is presented. The meeting was attended by State, territorial, and National Council representatives. The agenda and highlights of the meeting are included as well as the two resolutions formulated in the…

This publication is a compilation of various bills and other measures related to education that were considered by the second regular session of the 43rd Idaho Legislature. It is intended primarily to serve as a useful reference for school board members, educational administrators, and other individuals involved in education in the state of Idaho.…

Among recently emerged educational policy structures in New York State, only the New York State United Teachers is likely to become a permanent new force, and its influence over general educational policies is expected to be weak. Within the current political-educational policy structure, prospects are dim for solutions to such complex issues as…

Compiled from the Maine Revised Statutes of 1964 (including amendments through 1973), the Constitution of Maine, and the current Resolves and Private and Special Laws, this compilation of laws pertaining to American Indians includes statutes relative to the following: (1) Constitution of Maine (bond issues; guaranteed loans for Indian housing;…

Past and present policies, procedures, guidelines, and rationale developed by various state agencies responsible for physical facilities development in Illinois were examined with the hope of guiding future community college planners in the complex problem of translating educational programs into physical facility requirements. Information…

The purpose of this study was to examine awareness on the part of educational administrators at both state agency and institutional levels as to the importance of following the trends and priorities in legislation and in fund dispersals at both federal and state levels. The study also attempted to provide some limited assistance in approaching an…

This study investigated the employment status of former clients whose cases had been closed in the fiscal years 1963 through 1967; 86 percent of those surveyed had been considered rehabilitated, i.e. gainfully employed, at the time of closure. Usable information was obtained by a mailed questionnaire from 3,977 of 6,435 former clients for whom…

The Bills seek to lessen the administrative burden upon the States through reduction of the number of State plans, which must be submitted and approved annually, from five to one and to afford the States greater discretion in allocating funds to meet specific State needs by combining, within a single authorization, the programs formerly authorized…