Yearly statistics are provided to show the increase in services, programs, or personnel for the mentally retarded in the areas of training programs, special education classes, vocational rehabilitation, the foster grandparent program, and diagnostic clinics. The status of 18 programs and their financial need, the decrease in retardation due to…

Four conferences on manpower development and training in correctional institutions were sponsored by the Manpower Administration to bring together the basic groups of people charged with responsibility in prisoner rehabilitation and to disseminate to them the significant results of experimental, demonstration, and research projects engaged in…

Written to "help to improve faculty-board/administration relationships," this report carefully describes the salary negotiation impasse at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in 1975-76. Board and faculty senate actions and reactions are presented in time sequence, as are the subsequent court decisions. Told primarily from the faculty…

Education in Turkey emphasizes civic and moral responsibility in accordance with Attaturk's reforms and Turkish nationalism. It is available to all citizens regardless of race, sex, religion or economic status and promotes life-long learning through mass media methods. The educational system includes primary, secondary (middle and lycee), and…

The influence of social science research on educational policy, particularly since the 1954 Brown vs Board of Education decision, has been significant. The paper presents an historical overview of the judicial use of social science data. Three questions are investigated: to what extent has social science influenced judicial decision-making? what…

Passage of the Education Amendments of 1974 added a new section to Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, which required the U.S. Commissioner of Education to undertake specific activities regarding evaluation of the program. Efforts made by the Office of Education to implement this law are described, including the…

The manuscript contains 48 essays commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Far Western Philosophy of Education Society. Topics included are cultural awareness; the teaching of values; philosophy and teacher education; humanistic education; existentialism and education; the nature of man; and the educational philosophies of Abraham J. Heschel,…

Three propositions related to how Minnesota should address the needs of young children and their families are presented and discussed briefly in this position paper. The propositions are: (1) The Minnesota Legislature should mandate county boards/Human Service Boards to assume the leadership role in coordinating and planning services to young…

In 1977 the National Advisory Council on Indian Education sought as one of its primary goals the coordination of its actions with other Indian organizations. Recommendations in this report reflect that effort to bring education and tribal affairs closer and so improve education delivery services to tribal people. Recommendations include: (1) that…

This paper examines community responses to court-ordered desegregation in Louisville, Boston, Denver, and Dallas. Background information is provided on the implementation of desegregation, court decisions affecting desegregation, reactions to desegregation and busing, and the influence of social structures, political traditions, and prevailing…

This annotated bibliography cites journal articles, policy statements, books, and various other publications dealing with education in Poland. Most items cited were published from January to March of 1975. The bibliography is divided into six sections: (1) history of education; (2) laws and legislation; (3) general information on education; (4)…

In 1973, the Oregon legislature transferred from the State Board of Education to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission full legal authority over teacher certification and decertification and over the accreditation of teacher education programs. With this move, governance of the educational profession was removed from the control of laymen…

The materials contained in this school board calendar are intended to help local boards take the appropriate actions required by the state of Oregon at the appropriate times. Many of these board actions involve budget preparation and approval, collective bargaining, and personnel procedures. The calendar suggests activities based on the timeline…

The fourth annual report to the Florida Legislature reviews the reasons for time-shortened education, methods for student acceleration, and financial implications of acceleration. This progress report contains information on year-round matriculation, credit by verified proficiency (including equivalency tests and advanced placement), credit for…

This chapter of the Georgia code known as the "Adequate Program for Education in Georgia Act" presents the state's policies on education. Major divisions of the chapter deal with instructional services; supportive services; cooperative education service agencies; grants to local units for operation of educational programs; district power…