School dropouts occur most often among boys in the 10th grade of academic courses. Evidence suggests that they and others who finish high school would have had more personal satisfaction and value from a vocational-technical curriculum. Occupational preparation, if provided in schools, can make students ready for successful introduction to…

La Raza Advisory Committee, created in September 1971, was to recommend to the State Board of Education the means by which the quality of educational services to Michigan's Spanish speaking community could be improved. A problem was encountered in obtaining the necessary data to evaluate the current services offered the Spanish speaking community.…

The report of House committee hearing on legislation to amend and extend the International Education Act of 1966 presents testimony by various students, professors, administrators, and specialists directly concerned with Asian Studies. Prepared statements and supplemental materials are also presented. The legislation proposed would provide for the…

Presented is an alphabetical listing of approximately 38 states which gives information on the legal bases for state and local planning, usually conducted by advisory committees, to deliver educational services to handicapped children. Some of the committees' activities are described as presenting status or progress reports, clarifying policies,…

Investigating the process which led to the development of a Mexican American Curriculum Office within the Toledo Public Schools, the study examined the efforts of the Mexican American community to improve education in those schools. These efforts, which began in the spring 1970 and winter 1971, became a part of the proposal process for an…

As reported, the purposes of the Senate's Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity are "to study the effectiveness of existing laws and policies in assuring equality of educational opportunity, including policies of the United States with regard to segregation on the ground of race, color, or national origin, whatever the form of such…

This study was undertaken to: (1) provide information on Louisiana's Vocational and Technical Education Program, (2) serve as a basis for reporting to the citizens of Louisiana, and (3) fulfill the requirements of the State Advisory Council on Vocational Education for an annual evaluation. Findings obtained during the investigation process were:…

Eight professionals discuss the need for well planned educational opportunities for adults in this publication of the Adult Education Association. Practical suggestions are offered for planning and carrying out educational projects by volunteers and professionals. The articles deal with such aspects of adult education as individual needs and the…

Educational planning involves both the notions of ordering any unordered educational system and that of replanning an institutional and policy framework according to new criteria. Planning refers to that situation where there are relatively few or no constraints on the planning process from existing educational institutions or current policy…

The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent school districts use: (1) vocational advisory committees, (2) community surveys, (3) school placement services, and (4) the relationship of these factors to selected outcomes and inputs of trade and industrial education programs in Ohio. Selected outcomes and inputs included: number of…

The 1969-70 annual report of the New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Indian Affairs describes the committee's purpose and function as being to render, through the several state departments and agencies represented, various services to the 8 Indian Reservations--Cattaraugus, St. Regis, Tonawanda, Tuscarora, Allegany, Anandaga, Shinnecock,…

Historically, the college administration was the president alone, and the essential, if not only, qualification for the position was that he be a scholar. To meet the multifarious demands of running today's institution of higher learning, the president has been joined by an administrative team, each member specializing in a particular aspect of…

This final report of the Work Group on Education and Training of the United States National Committee for the International Hydrological Decade presents an overview of the educational needs in the United States and its educational and training involvement with other countries regarding hydrological and water resources technology. Contained are…

Exemplifying vocational education expansion in Pennsylvania is the Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical school. Advisory committees made up of individuals in occupational areas help in the planning of realistic educational programs, facilities, and equipment needs. Committee organization (general advisory and occupation advisory) and…

A citizens liaison group operating at the building level can improve school community communications if the group is representative, if the principal maintains ultimate authority, if written guidelines are provided, and if the group is sanctioned by the school board. (DS)