Examines the trend toward statewide planning for higher education, the pressures behind the trend, and the sticky problems involved from the viewpoints of the institutional administrator, the systemwide administrator, and the legislator. (Author/DN)

Reported upon is the work done by the Evaluation Center of Ohio State University to train state librarians and planners in the concepts and methodology of systematic long-term planning and evaluation. (4 references) (SJ)

In New Mexico, school aid comes from the general fund, thus allowing better coordination of State financial services. (RA)

Creation and implementation of a system to standardize course descriptions and expedite storage and transfer of data. (RA)

Discusses the advantages of using state and regional areas in conducting needs assessments for continuing education of librarians. The importance of organizational identification, target audience, assessment techniques, and role of the needs assessment to an overall program of continuing education are also addressed. Four references are cited.…

Arguments for a common core curriculum in secondary agriculture are that a more clearly defined curriculum will help teacher educators develop a curriculum that will prepare instructors for the job they are expected to do, may lessen frustration of young instructors, and improve the ability to attract and hold them in the field. (LRA)

Study of the four years of legislative hearing related to school health education in Nebraska reveals the difficulties of achieving quality school health education programs through legislation. Reestablished priorities emphasizing examples of good health education have achieved what intended legislation failed to do. (JMF)

The text is presented of a statement made by the Honorable Harry C. Parrott, Minister of Colleges and Universities, to the Ontario legislature, concerning the background to the formation of, and the potential functions of an advisory body, the Industrial Training Council. (SA)

Reports on the results of qualitative research to determine the current status of states' efforts to implement the No Child Left Behind Act. Conducted open-ended, structured interviews with key policy makers in three high-readiness states (Florida, New York, Texas), two mid-readiness states (California and South Carolina), and three…

Discusses planning for information technology (IT) in state government and reports on the IT planning experiences of eight state agencies in Florida. Florida's Information Resource Commission is described, the information resources management (IRM) planning process is explained, and recommendations for IRM for other states are given. (20…

Ask Here PA is Pennsylvania's new statewide live chat reference and information service. This article discusses the key strategies utilized by Ask Here PA administrators to recruit participating libraries to contribute staff time to the service, the importance of centralized staff training, the main aspects of staff training, and activating the…

This report updates the California Postsecondary Education Commission on progress toward implementing the recommendations adopted in March 2005 to establish a higher education accountability framework to improve the performance and quality of higher education in California. The Commission adopted five recommendations: (1) The Legislature should…

In 1960, California developed a "master plan" for its already famed public higher education system. It was and continues to be arguably the single most influential effort to plan the future of a system of higher education in the annals of American higher education. Despite popular belief, however, the California Master Plan for Higher…

This handbook contains eight sections and thirty-four short chapters on topics related to being a member of a California community college governing board. The eight sections are: (1) California Community Colleges; (2) The Governing Board; (3) Toward An Effective Board; (4) Policy, Planning and Monitoring; (5) The Board and the CEO; (6)…