Listed in the directory are 54 state and territorial human service agencies classified according to the number of major areas (welfare/social services, health, mental health and/or mental retardation, employment, corrections) included within the agency program and the type of authority delegated to the agency director, Integrated-Comprehensive…

This document reports on a nationwide survey to assess the status and availability of Child Protective Services, a specialized child welfare program. Specific objectives of the survey were: (1) to determine what states and communities are currently (1967) engaged in providing protective services to neglected and abused children, (2) to identify…

Four state official civil rights agencies (the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission, the Commission on Indian Affairs, the Mexican-American Commission and the Nebraska Commission on the Status of Women) and four local civil rights agencies (the Commission on Human Rights of the City of Grand Island, the Lincoln Commission on Human Rights, the…

This document is designed to help state directors/coordinators become more knowledgeable about needs assessment in career education, particularly in reference to States' application for Federal assistance. The following topics are discussed in separate sections: What needs assessment is; who should be included in a needs assessment of career…

The Suffolk County Coordinated Manpower Program in New York is a pilot project whose purpose is to eliminate duplication in employer contacts and services delivered. Agencies at the Federal, State, and local levels work together for a common goal. Definitive results await data analysis, but developments are encouraging. (Author/AJ)

The Los Angeles Unified School District operates 29 community adult schools, 5 regional occupational centers, and 6 skill centers with the cooperation and assistance of many Federal, State, and community agencies. They serve over 350,000 adults, including the economically and educationally disadvantaged, veterans, special groups, immigrants, and…

Since the 1940's, state and federal governments have increasingly taken control of community colleges away from local authorities. Currently, in all but three states, state coordination and operation of community colleges undermines college autonomy and responsiveness to local communities. State and federal control is expected to increase. (TR)

Report of research by a political scientist on the success of dual administration of a prison education program by the Texas Department of Corrections and Lee College. Describes responses from faculty, administrators, and students to questions about various aspects of the program. (RT)

Discusses the interdependency between academic libraries and state library agencies, and describes a survey which assessed the needs of Pennsylvania's academic libraries that could be addressed by state library agencies. The needs discussed include advocacy of academic libraries, linked systems protocols, telecommunications, and new technologies.…

Mentally retarded institutionalized persons admitted to a California state hospital in 1970 (N=165) and 1980 (N=27) were followed for three years to examine mortality rates and causes. Higher mortality rates in the 1980 group (one-third died within three years) appeared related to the trend toward institutionalization of only the most debilitated.…

Discusses the implications of the requirement of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (1984) that each state designate a state board of vocational education to serve as the sole state agency for program administration at both secondary and postsecondary institutions. Considers problems, possible solutions, national strategies, and new…

The Public Law Research Institute at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, with whom the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) forged a partnership to research, analyze, and make sound recommendations regarding an accountability structure, provides an excellent opportunity for CPEC regarding federal and state…

The Directory of Mississippi Libraries is an annual publication which provides librarians, educators, and other interested persons with a basic source of current information on Mississippi libraries. The major section of the directory consists of listings for public, academic, school, special and institutional libraries. In addition to basic…

The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (the State Board) is responsible for the assurance of a free appropriate public education to all students with disabilities - ages three through twenty-one years, including students with disabilities who have been suspended or expelled from school - and, at the discretion of the local…

Part 1 of the education directories for 1940, 1941, and 1942 covers federal and state education agencies. U.S. Federal Security Agency Office of Education officials, principal state school officers, and county and other local superintendents are listed. Part 2 lists principal city school officers and Catholic parochial school superintendents. Part…