There is little question that state agencies can have a great deal of influence on collective bargaining. In many states, state departments of education have been actively involved in supporting, proposing, amending, or resisting collective bargaining legislation. State departments ought to come up with answers for streamlining laws and advancing…

This publication describes the activities, events, and projects concerning foster child care in the United States reported in a survey. Included are sections on: Awards and Commendations; Action Committee Directory; Committee Reports; Action Week Programs; Citizen Advocacy Projects; Indian Foster Care; Foster Parent Education; Legislative…

The principal uses of statistics in library planning may be illustrated by examples from the state of Illinois. State law specifies that the Illinois State Library compile and publish statistics on libraries. State agencies also play an important and expanding role in this effort. The state library now compiles statistics on all types of…

In order to assess the status of the preparation, use, and function of performance objectives in community colleges around the country, the author conducted a literature review and contacted state-level community college policy-making agencies in each state. Responses from 26 state agencies indicated that performance objectives are used for…

The Rural Manpower Service's objective is to provide the State's rural people "equity of access" to all programs administered by the North Dakota Employment Security Bureau. It provides services to agriculture, business, government, and workers in meeting their employment and manpower needs. Functional supervision and direction to the…

Ten authorities in the field of aphasia attended a 2-day workshop to discuss the vocational rehabilitation problems of the aphasic patient and to develop guidelines which could be used by the vocational rehabilitation counselor in planning rehabilitation. Presentations were made by L. Kaplan, D. McGeachy, M. Sarno, S. Ainsworth, R. L. Milisen, J.…

The handbook consists of three sections on construction of facilities for the mentally handicapped in New Mexico. The first presents the state agencies, services, and programs involved and outlines methods of administration, including finances, standards, and other areas. The second section sets forth general characteristics of the state. The…

Interagency relationships have an important bearing upon the effectiveness with which public services are provided to disadvantaged populations. The present study examines interagency interactions and service delivery to the disadvantaged from both an empirical and a theoretical perspective. The findings may be helpful both in the formulation of…

More than 90 educational leaders from 39 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Trust Territories participated in a 3-day conference designed to provide a forum for presentations and discussions dealing with the issues and problems associated with the state level administration and articulation of post-secondary education. The…

This Annual Narrative Report by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Illinois, on foreign language programs in public schools describes activities and objectives which characterize the year's work. The report emphasizes the growing importance of individualized instruction and cultural education. Major sections discuss: (1)…

The contents of this report, whose purpose is to examine Federal financial aid to black colleges, are organized in 11 chapters: (1) service and survival: then and now (the history of black colleges and their present importance); (2) Federal responsibility and resources (a brief history of Federal aid to higher education and a description of…

A report following up the Task Force on Graduate Education's 1974 recommendations and subsequent state action has three purposes: (1) to define graduate education and to identify those programs considered to be at the first-professional level; (2) to review current national and state trends; and (3) to report on recent cooperative efforts within…

The complexity of the budgetary process, in which so many independent bodies sequentially or simultaneously review the higher education budgets, results in complicated interorganizational relationships and apparent overlap or duplication of roles. Despite disagreement and lack of theory, budget professionals are moving slowly and pragmatically…

Considers those factors which impinge on local control in the Florida community college system, as well as existing opportunities for local input. Points to possible future effects of proposed legislation to create a new State Community Colleges Coordinating Board. (LS)

Reports on the results of an evaluation of the Illinois Community College Board's recognition process, by which community colleges are judged to be in compliance with state standards. Discusses administrators' perceptions of the effectiveness of the preparation, on-site visit, and reporting phases of the recognition process. Suggests enhancements.…