Across the United States the state education agency (SEA) is a "sleeping giant" with untapped potential to build instructional capacity in the nation's 110,000 public schools. The SEA is positioned to build the system-wide synergy requisite to achieve the unprecedented school-level student outcomes mandated by the No Child Left Behind…

To address key policy and programmatic questions and help improve student and system performance, states must work to link data across the early childhood, postsecondary and workforce (P-20/workforce) spectrum and share this information with appropriate stakeholders. This issue brief highlights current efforts in California, Florida, Indiana, and…

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Professional Student Exchange Program enables students in 12 Western states to enroll in selected out-of-state professional programs, usually because those fields of study are not available at public institutions in their home states. Exchange students receive preference in admission.…

This brief presents the results of a national study designed to inventory state agency approval policies and procedures for postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs (Merkley & Johnston, forthcoming). The study was limited to the states' approval of CTE programs implemented by public, two-year degree-granting institutions and did…

Although in the past the field of youth development has been subsumed within or occluded by other traditional development sectors such as education, a re-emerging emphasis on security in US government foreign assistance has tended to foreground youth as a frame of reference for international development programming and public diplomacy. While…

This directory offers a comprehensive outdoor education reference source on more than 4,700 parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and recreation areas administered by the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and by state park agencies. The Directory provides alphabetized, descriptive information on each…

This report reviews the practices implemented by 53 different state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies to address quality assurance concerns. The broader spectrum of monitoring practices and evaluation systems used by different state agencies to assess worker and agency performance is first reviewed. The report then focuses on the range of…

Reports the dropping of the American Chemical Society (ACS) from the U.S. Office of Education (USOE) approved list of undergraduate chemistry program accrediting agencies. A staff analysis by USOE found, among other things, "serious deficiencies" with ACS compliance with its revised criteria for nationally recognized accrediting bodies.…

The first part of this five-part report on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Connecticut defines the public health challenge presented by AIDS and describes the roles of community-based AIDS organizations, the Connecticut state government, and the Governor's Human Services Cabinet in addressing that challenge. Part II, "The AIDS…

Dedicated to describing all U.S. states' and territories' arts agencies at the close of 1974, this research report complies and analyzes information about their: (1) structure, management, organization, and relationships with other groups and organizations; (2) functions and practices; and (3) receipts and expenditures. State governing councils…

The paper spells out the background and the specific aspects of an interagency agreement for serving handicapped students in Georgia. A letter from the Governor introduces the agreement and reviews some of its history. A memo follows from the State Superintendent of Schools. The interagency agreement (between the Department of Education and the…

The discussion in this hearing, centering on extension of the appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963, focuses on issues related to postsecondary vocational education. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from nine individuals representing Illinois Eastern Community College;…

This compilation of survey results, submitted by institutional library consultants from 42 states between December 1981 and May 1982, is divided into two parts: a narrative section for longer survey responses, and a more extensive section of tables for shorter answers. Correctional and mental health institutions, hospitals, and homes for the…

This survey was designed to provide specific information about the number of states that are involved in adopting statewide performance based education (PBE) standards for "basic" or "life" skills, the scope of PBE activities, and the states' perceived needs for further research information to assist in planning and…

Results of a survey of state directors of special education indicate an increase in the percentage of state directors holding doctorates, while the amount of their experience has decreased. State directors are predominantly male, average 44 years, and have experienced increases in the number of staff they supervise and in salary. Charts and tables…