A special committee studying possible changes in Texas higher education is considering a variety of politically troubling alternatives including institutional reclassifications, faculty salary and tenure changes, funding alternatives, restructured governance, and mergers and closings. (MSE)

Offers background information about a report developed by a state-appointed committee concerning the mission, governance, and financing of the Maryland community colleges in light of current trends and future needs. Highlights major recommendations. (DMM)

The Pennsylvania debate between higher education officials and civil rights activists over how aggressively states should order public colleges to recruit minority students may be a preview of controversy in other states where court-ordered desegregation plans have expired or been removed. (MSE)

A study of Canadian community college goals as perceived by their chief executive officers and the provincial personnel responsible for college development shows continued emphasis on early development goals and goals reflecting provincial differences in priorities. In general, the results show diversity in community college role and contribution.…

Although growth in West Germany higher education has been less rapid than anticipated, it has encouraged regional planning and more even geographic distribution of institutions. The concept of geographically balanced distribution will be seriously tested after 1990 when enrollment declines are expected and institutions must stand on their own…

Bad economic times and the election of a staunchly conservative governor have forced Wisconsin university officials and government leaders into controversy over the future of the University of Wisconsin System. (MSE)

Looks at North Carolina's community colleges' major role in the success of the state's industrial recruitment. Shows that the community colleges' job training programs and small business training assistance courses are instrumental to North Carolina's expanding business and industry. (CBC)

Late twentieth-century growth in French universities that undermined centralization and the academic staff resulted in anarchic development until recent governments tried to control the system's evolution. For two years the government has tried to convince universities of the need for decentralization for responsiveness to outside stimulus.…

The efforts of Britain's National Advisory Board to initiate a broad-based process of college resource allocation and enrollment planning based on figures provided by the institutions through regional boards is evaluated according to its planning objectives and the lessons learned in the process. (MSE)

The Nebraska community colleges have recently re-obtained local funding and control of their institutions. This article reports on the factors that contributed to their success in convincing the state legislature to relinquish its control. (DC)

England is bringing education and work sectors together through government coordinating agencies and Industrial Training Boards to ensure national economic survival. American adaptation of the English model requires careful thought and some experimentation. The community college would play a key role in such a new structure. (Author/JDS)

The results of this assessment policy review indicated that only a few states have formally considered the large-scale assessment needs of English language learners with disabilities. In fact, only one state (Texas) had a separate policy that addressed the inclusion of English language learners with disabilities in large-scale assessment programs…

This document addresses a study that aimed to better understand the historical development of British Columbia community college, university college, and institute system with special attention given to recent changes in inter-institutional collaboration in relation to provincial coordination. The study also addresses centralization and…

A national symposium on policy and practice in preparation of teachers for children and youth with disabilities focused on the alignment of three components of teacher preparation: professional teaching standards, licensure of beginning teachers of students with disabilities, and the state approval/accreditation processes for teacher preparation…

School counselors represent an integral part of a quality educational program designed to meet the personal, social, academic, and career development needs of today's students. Michigan school districts are experiencing and reporting a significant shortage of qualified and appropriately credentialed school counselors. A statewide initiative was…