In July 1985, declining state revenues forced Louisiana state legislators to institute a number of layoffs and hiring freezes at postsecondary-level vocational-technical schools in the state and to discontinue the state's policy of paying for the continuing education courses that the state's secondary-level trade and industrial education (T&I)…

This document reviews the impact of the Aguilar v. Felton Supreme Court decision requiring that Chapter 1 compensatory education services must not be delivered to students in private sectarian schools. The focus is on how these services have been implemented in such schools. Fifteen school districts were surveyed for demographic data, comments…

To assist state policy makers concerning elementary and secondary special education, this handbook assembles information on what states have experienced and what research has found about special education funding, cost and service changes, and funding source management. Chapter 1 considers defining student eligibility for special education,…

The costs incurred by state education agencies (SEA's) for evaluation activities are looked at in this study, which also examines the possible role that the use of management consulting might play in reducing these costs. It is estimated that SEA evaluation activities in the U.S. today cost about $32 million and that the use of management…

This report presents the results of an evaluation of New York State's Division for Youth (DFY) rehabilitation programs, which range from secure facilities to residential homes. The goals of the evaluation were to assess the level of expenditures for facility operation and use, to determine the scope of programs and the extent to which they meet…

Volume III, Section B of a six-volume final report (which covers the findings of a research project on policy and technology related to rehabilitation of disabled individuals) presents four papers which examine important rehabilitation-oriented issues. In the first paper, "Transportation Problems of Persons with Disabilities--The Federal Response"…

A cost-effectiveness/benefit analysis is defined as a technique for measuring the outputs of existing and new programs in relation to their specified program objectives, against the costs of those programs. In terms of its specific use, the technique is conceptualized as a systems analysis method, an evaluation method, and a planning tool for…

This publication focuses on the part of OECD member countries' educational systems that is directly or indirectly financed by the government, examining educational expenditures in the context of conflicting claims of national resources. Chapter 1 surveys the rapid growth in expenditures through the 1960s and outlines some of the similarities in…

This is a series of notes and comments about faculty professional development. Following a list of what inservice training should and should not be, the author details the responsibilities of the inservice coordinator, describes how to use a consultant, and notes the necessary commitment of the college administration. (DC)

Information was sought from all states and the District of Columbia regarding the experience of unanticipated revenue shortfalls resulting in executive or legislative actions to modify postsecondary education appropriations and/or budgets for 1981-1982, 1982-1983; and the actions being taken in the postsecondary education community in response to…

The Division of Maintenance of the Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools (MCPS) is responsible for the maintenance and repair of all buildings, equipment, grounds, and facilities. School Plant Operations is not an administrative unit, but a function which includes the operation of plant equipment and custodial and housekeeping services. After an…

This document is a transcript of hearings on evaluation of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Focus of the hearing was on mismanagement and misappropriation of CETA contract funds, especially in the last days of the Carter administration. Testimony was given by various present and former officials of the Department of Labor,…

Presented at a writing center conference by English department faculty members from around the United States--all involved with writing centers--the papers in this collection relate personal experiences and discuss many of the problems faced by writing centers. The ten papers deal with the following topics: (1) the progress and future of writing…

The United States General Accounting Office reviewed prime sponsor use of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) funds for activities related to membership organizations. Data was gathered by mailed questionnaires to 474 prime sponsors (89 percent response rate), site visits to national membership organizations, attendance at conferences…

Aspects of the Help-A-Kid (HAK) program considered in this series of six workbook guides include: (1) the program's organization, its objectives, its strategies for getting students to participate, and the roles of parents and the community in the program's implementation; (2) in-service training for junior staff; (3) values clarification raps…