A position paper examines the importance of educational technology in today's educational system and makes recommendations to the New York state government in the form of a policy statement and proposed action. The prime concerns are individualized instruction, cost effectiveness, use at all levels, equity for disadvantaged students, and…

This report represents a regional approach to the immediate problems of higher education in New York City, and proposes a series of recommendations toward the cooperative resolutions of these problems. The Regents Advisory Council accepted as its charge a survey of the human, fiscal and physical resources of higher education institutions in New…

This document presents data concerning the public and private 2- and 4-year colleges and universities in the state of Virginia. All data included in the report are for the academic year beginning September 1972. Information presented includes enrollment data, institutional charges, and degree programs offered. (HS)

Presented in this pamphlet is an outline of the fiscal 1972 activities of the South Carolina Commission of Higher Education. The Commission's primary concern is the strengthening of all the state's institutions of higher learning, to the end that quality education and training beyond high school may be available to every citizen who desires it and…

As part of the Georgia Assessment Project (GAP), initiated in January 1969 to provide statewide measurement of the impact of educational programs, services, and resources on children and youth, 19 position papers were prepared by specialists to assist the Advisory Commission on Education Goals. The papers, some with critiques, concern Georgia's…

This document presents a review of the present functions and programs of each of the colleges in the State Colleges of Massachusetts, the present strengths and needs of the colleges, and the capacity of the colleges individually and severally to adjust and develop, in order to discharge new functions that might be required of them by the future…

This abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in the state of North Carolina during 1971 from simple counts of degrees conferred to a complex analysis of the flow of student transfers among institutions. Some of the highlights of the findings are: (1) 148,708 full-time students were enrolled in N.C. colleges and universities with…

At the request of the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission, a panel of experienced American educators was organized to study the private institutions of higher education in Minnesota. Throughout the 1969-70 academic year, this group gathered a comprehensive body of information about these institutions. It also reviewed a number of…

The first step in establishing a statewide library network in Minnesota is to seek passage of enabling legislation which would create a single network for all types of state libraries. Membership in the network should be voluntary, and control of budgets, staffs, and collections should remain at the local level. Creation of such statewide networks…

A summary is given of the six phases of a curriculum project, which involves the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive health education curriculum for Maryland, now in its final phase of successful operation. (SK)

The one percent of monies set aside for correctional education in the Perkins Act does not appear to be adequate in dealing with the enormity of the task. But the cost to society of the lack of commitment to vocational training for inmates is far greater. (SK)

Reviews major developments in statewide planning for postsecondary education and considers actions proprietary institutions can take to maintain a role in such planning. (SK)

In Spring 2004, students in grades 3, 5, and 8 took Illinois Standards Achievement Tests (ISAT) in reading, mathematics, and writing. Students in grades 4 and 7 took ISAT tests in science and social science. Grade 4 and 7 students also participated in statewide studies in fine arts and physical development and health. ISAT measures the extent to…

This report is one of the quarterly projections on Minnesota State Grant spending required by the Legislature. The July 15th report is important in that it is the one with the most complete data to make rationing estimates and decisions for the fall term. It includes the following: (1) an overview of how the Higher Education Services Office…

The purpose of this chapter is to describe the important information types of the MISOE census data systems (MISOE-CDS)