TO GATHER INFORMATION ON HOW BEST TO CUT THE TIME LAG BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE, THIS STUDY QUERIED KENTUCKY'S 200 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON FIVE GENERAL QUESTIONS--(1) IN WHAT TOPICAL AREAS DO PRACTICING EDUCATORS HAVE THE GREATEST NEED FOR RESEARCH INFORMATION, (2) WHAT CURRENT SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE MOST WIDELY USED BY…

The Desegregation Studies Staff of N.I.E. compiled this list of current State and Federal judicial and administrative activities to enforce school desegregation. This list includes all active cases. Most voluntary actions to desegregate are not included, nor are successful efforts by HEW or State governments to negotiate local desegregation plans.…

This publication provides a State by State listing of court cases dealing with school desegregation. Each entry is listed alphabetically by State and includes a brief statement concerning the case and/or its status. (EB)

The summary documents the work of the deleqates to the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals and the resolutions they developed, with emphasis on those elements that can be implemented at the federal, state, or local level. The report gives the history and background of the conference; a list of the participants; highlights of speeches…

Despite the efforts of an array of Federal, State, and private agencies, the spectre of fraud in higher education is increasingly common. The logical arena for corrective action is the states. It is they who hold the authority to charter, license, and in essence permit America's more than 1,000 private degree-granting institutions to exist. But…

Florida's accountability program, the result of the Florida Accountability Acts of 1968 and 1976, contains four parts: statewide assessment program, functional literacy testing, compensatory education program, and norm-referred testing, which are discussed in this article. (BB)

The doctrine of "state action" as a prerequisite to the application of federal civil rights laws is reviewed with reference to Jackson v. Statler Foundation, which the author sees as having adverse effects on the workings of charitable institutions, blocking innovation and experimentation through philanthropic grants from small…

An analysis of Williams v. Eaton (regarding the wearing of black arm bands by members of the University of Wyoming football team to protest racial discrimination by the Mormon Church) with respect to other cases, particularly Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, and to the various Constitutional issues involved including…

Using multivariate analyses of several national longitudinal databases, state policy effects on private higher education institutions were assessed. State student aid increases were associated with overall enrollment increases in less-selective private colleges, increased enrollments of low- and middle-income students, and decreased tuition…

Appropriations actions are listed for Alabama, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alaska, Connecticut, and Missouri. They are divided into those signed by governors and those awaiting signatures. (MLW)

"School Readiness Indicators: Making Progress for Young Children" was a multi-state initiative that used child well-being indicators to build a change agenda in states and local communities in order to improve school readiness and ensure early school success. The central premise behind this initiative was that top-notch school readiness…

This report focuses on the financial aspects of child care from the perspective of families and government. The need for affordable child care in the Southern states is illustrated in a series of state-by-state charts and graphs. Information on the percentage of low-income families that receive help paying for child care in each state is also…

Most U.S. citizens support the elimination of race and gender prejudice and inequality, yet attitudes toward solutions have fluctuated in the years since the civil rights movement began. California, a state that has set precedent for antidiscrimination initiatives since 1934, is now at the center of struggles over affirmative action. The authors…

This document describes Alaska's statewide plan for educational improvement, designed to raise the achievement of all Alaska students and to prepare Alaskans for healthy, productive lives. Challenges to implementation include dramatically varying school populations across the state, the state's enormous size, a high proportion of children living…

This publication presents the views expressed by the major speakers at "More Promises to Keep: Sustaining Arizona's Capacity for Welfare and Health Reform," concluding a 3-year study of welfare and health reform in the state. The publication also summarizes the discussions of three special interest sessions. The speakers' op-ed-style…