The "Journal of State School Systems Development" is designed for the regular and orderly reporting of information and developments related to specialized school government as a system for accomplishing public educational purposes. Its issues include reports of State and Federal legislative action, program implications, special projects, and…

This study was designed to investigate the impact that collective negotiations have had on teachers' salaries in Ohio; and the relationships between the incidence of work stoppages and the characteristics of Ohio school districts. Since the focus of this was twofold, it was found necessary to employ several statistical techniques to accomplish the…

Like all capitalist nations which have gone through a development process, the United States has relied partly on the rural-to-urban transfer of resources for the growth of an industrialized urban complex. The existence of a market-dominated rural sector and a noncompetitive (administered-price) urban sector has resulted in a major transfer of…

The assistance program to American Indians enrolled in public schools, known as the Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) Program, has drawn increasing attention in recent years for Indian people, the general public, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). This has resulted in the need for changes in the BIA Manual and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)…

Since its creation in 1957, the Commission on Civil Rights has investigated and analyzed the issue of employment discrimination. The employment picture for our society indicates that the groups victimized by discriminatory employment practices still carry the burden of that wrongdoing. The mechanisms created by Title VII alone cannot handle the…

Since 1960, approximately 733,000 Turkish workers have migrated to European countries. One issue before the Turkish Government is adequately educating children of Turkish migrant workers in other countries. There are more than 117,000 children who are expected to retain their traditional Turkish culture while adjusting themselves to the host…

A questionnaire, developed in cooperation with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Task Force for Career Education and representatives of several State education agencies, brought together "base-line" information which serves as the basis for the paper. Data given reflects returns from 41 States and territories, a 75 percent…

This report is designed to familiarize the reader with current changes in State systems of public school finance. It describes in summary form the major school finance changes made in 1973 by Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin. State legislative sessions in these States produced…

The paper provides up-to-date factual information for first and second language acquisition and bilingualism for administrators, teaching staff, parents, students, and others concerned with this subject. The overview of present educational theories, research and development, practices, and legislation in the areas of language acquisition and…

In this document, the author identifies the principal issues in school finance that need to be confronted and resolved. The text proposes no answers; but, rather, stimulates broad discussion and understanding of the issues as a first step toward consensus on an appropriate federal role. The author examines traditional sources of school funds and…

In conducting its study of the efficiency and economic policies of public elementary and secondary schools in Kansas, the Committee placed emphasis on (1) the optimum number of administrative personnel in the school districts compared with the number actually employed; (2) teacher assignments for classroom instruction and the extent of teachers'…

This paper provides background information relating to a school finance reform movement in Utah and describes the passage of a 1973 bill that provides a power equalizing system to redistribute excess revenue from local taxes in combination with State uniform school funds for a guaranteed program to all districts. The law should bring the level of…

The organization of education in Austria, 1971-1973, is briefly presented in a pamphlet of six sections. The content dealing with historical background ranges from medieval monastery schools through 19th century reforms. A few basic statistics on the country and population are noted. Legal foundations, describing the organization and structure of…

The original report on professional educators in vocational education is summarized briefly and the twelve recommendations are reported in full. They cover (1) State prerequisites for Federal funding, (2) interstate professional development programs, (3) active identification and recruitment of prospective vocational instructors from minority…

Today there is no more critical manpower management issue for employers than adequate staffing practices with regard to three large, and sometimes overlapping, groups: minorities, the disadvantaged, and females. The amount of material dealing with this topic is staggering. Within the personnel field itself, the issues change when questions about…