The statistics presented herein were supplied by the various State offices of education for the school year 1919-20. Either a special report to the Bureau of Education was executed or the data used were taken from the printed State school report for that year. Unfortunately it was necessary to use figures for 1918-19 for Mississippi and Kentucky.…

This bulletin, entitled "State School Systems: Legislation and Judicial Decisions relating to Public Education, October 1, 1904 to October 1, 1906," was prepared by Professor Edward C. Elliot, of the University of Wisconsin. It is intended to serve a special purpose. The legislatures of forty states will convene on or soon after the 1st…

The improvement of the rural schools of the United States is the most important school problem. The most important factor in their improvement must be better educated and better trained teachers. The education and training of teachers should always have some special reference to the work of the schools in which they are to teach. Therefore any…

The statistics in this bulletin on State school systems relate solely to the public elementary and secondary schools. The information has been supplied by the various State offices of education. This bulletin contains the statistics of city, village, and rural schools combined. Statistics for the following topics are presented: (1) Schools…

Describes a program undertaken by the Board of Education in Champaign, Illinois, to reevaluate and reclassify large numbers of Black children inappropriately classified as educable mentally handicapped (EMH). Raises policy considerations for school districts seeking to provide a remedy for students mistakenly classified as EMH. (MJL)

The utilization of state educational assessment information at local, state, and national levels for program evaluation, resource allocation, and research purposes is examined. The author creates a structure for researching, studying, and describing the outcomes of state assessment programs and illustrates each function with examples drawn from…

Examines the present status of curriculum laws, the constitutional rights of those who oppose curriculum laws, and the possible impact of reduced local property taxes on state-mandated curricula. Available from Willamette University College of Law, Salem, OR 97301. (Author/IRT)

Applies LISREL 8 to data from the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress (mathematics, eighth grade) and the Common Core of Data of U.S. school districts. Proposes a positive relationship between per-pupil expenditures and achievement due to reduced class size. (MJP)

A year-long ethnographic investigation examined how stakeholders in an Appalachian Kentucky high school addressed educational problems that they had targeted for reform while resisting state priorities and policies mandated in the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA). Contrasts KERA objectives with cultural themes prominent in this poor…

Uses historical, state-level schooling data, manufacturing productivity measures, and quantitative research to examine relationships between changes in rate and distribution of public school expenditures, public schooling organization, and state-level economic growth from 1880-1940. Significant effects for per-student spending on school…

Efforts to professionalize teaching in recent years have contrasted sharply with regulatory initiatives that deprofessionalize the occupation and the act of teaching. Choices made now between better regulations and better teachers will determine the shape of education in years to come. (TE)

Decentralization is usually accompanied by central state organizations' renewed efforts to control schools through managerialist policies and accountability processes. In New Zealand, such mechanisms have been adapted from "agency theory." This article examines the central tenets of agency theory, the New Zealand approach, and…

A number of state supreme courts have decided cases involving challenges to state public school financing. Summarizes the reactions of courts to plaintiffs' proof concerning the negative impact of inadequate funding on the educational opportunities provided to students in poor school districts. (43 references) (MLF)

Describes Maryland's community college research model, whereby State Board for Community Colleges staff work cooperatively with a voluntary statewide organization composed of institutional researchers from each college. Explains agenda setting, procedures, responsibilities, project monitoring, identification and dissemination of…

Analysis of survey responses of 37 directors of special education revealed that states are complying with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1997 amendments) in developing disciplinary policies and monitoring procedures, in providing training and technical assistance concerning discipline to school districts, and in developing…