A need for the development of a policy research base regarding state implementation pf evidence-based practice (EBP) is emphasized. Efforts are made on how to make use of EBP in everyday clinical practice as a means of improving outcomes in six states.

This report provides financial data for the North Dakota University System (the "System") for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The Management Discussion and Analysis; the Statement of Net Assets; the Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets; and the Statement of Cash Flows provide information on the System as a…

North Carolina is addressing the technology issue with comprehensive plans that provide guidelines about what computer equipment to purchase, how to use it, and how to ensure equal access to all students. (JOW)

Response to Intervention has garnered recent interest from policymakers, researchers, and educators. Studies of its effectiveness have found it promising, and state education agencies are increasingly interested in the approach. This report supplies basic information about state planning and implementation of the approach in Alabama, Florida,…

In June 2006, the California Postsecondary Education Commission adopted an Accountability Framework for Higher Education, consisting of four goals and 17 measures for evaluating the performance of public higher education in California. The initial series of reports from the framework presented a variety of information on the affordability of…

This article examines how the states plan to implement the Programs of Study (POS) that were mandated by the 2006 reauthorization of the federal legislation for career and technical education. A coding system was developed for summarizing the methods described in the plans of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.…

In 1961 the Southern Regional Education Board published the report of its Commission on Goals for Higher Education in the South. The regional goals articulted in 1961 by the SREB Commission on Goals have been studied in an effort to assess the degree to which they have been accomplished during the past 13 years. The rationale for assessing…

STAPOL is an educational or training simulation game of the impact of policy decisions upon the quality of life within a hypothetical state; it can be played manually, wholly by computer, or in some combination. This working paper is the game manual (intended for use with two supplementary papers) which describes the components of the game, the…

STAPOL is an educational or training simulation game of the impact of policy decisions upon the quality of life within a hypothetical state; it can be played manually, wholly by computer, or in some combination. This appendix to the game manual describes in detail the legislative programs used in playing STAPOL, including details on their costs,…

Discusses the place and need for environmental education and proposes several items any master plan must consider: (1) statement of needs, (2) presentation of supportive data, (3) determination of goals to be achieved, (4) examination of alternative strategies, and (5) selection of ways to insure and evaluate arrival at the goals. (BL)

An account of statewide educational planning coordination in Texas. (RA)

The evolution of health education in Texas is described with educators working together to facilitate change to include comprehensive health education in the schools. (JMF)

Strategic planning is a tool for creating broader and more effective support for adult education. California's experience shows that strategic planning encourages implementation of recommendations, individual advocacy efforts, and greater willingness of stakeholders to participate. (SK)

This report focuses on funding and services provided through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grants to States program in the most recent full reporting years. IMLS grants to State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAA's) represent the single largest source of federal funding for the nation's libraries and are the only…