The proper preparation of test materials for free scoring is described. An application form for receiving free scoring and ordering forms for the materials required for participation in the mandated testing program in grades 3, 5, 7 and 10 are included. Designed by the Kentucky Department of Education's Office of Research and Planning, the…

Regional Educational Service Agencies (RESAs)--agencies between the state and local level--are an important resource for helping local educators cope with a variety of pressures from an increasingly complex environment. They do so by performing two functions. Political linkage provides knowledge about the impacts of mandates on specific districts…

The fifth of seven volumes from a national survey of individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children reviews findings from a study of IEPs from state/special facilities across the country. Findings are reported for 10 research questions, including student and facility characteristics, basic properties and content areas of IEPs,…

The purpose of this paper is to outline some policy options that might be considered by decision-makers in Illinois as they struggle with school finance in adequately funding the public schools, but also bringing about property tax relief. First the report looks at ways of attaining property tax relief through the distributive side by discussing…

Several speakers addressed this conference of the Southeastern Regional Junior College Leadership Program and the Mississippi Junior College Commission. (1) The balance of state and local relations (J.L.Wattenbarger) depends on current trends: the change from local to state or federal finance, national standards required by population mobility,…

The booklet is intended to share ideas about a variety of career awareness activities which now exist in the State of Washington. Activities in each of a number of schools are described briefly and are accompanied by photographs of students participating in the activities. Most of the projects are for elementary and junior high students, though a…

This report describes the program for financing public schools in Florida. The first section of the report describes key features of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) and provides background information about local, state, and federal support of education in the state. The second section identifies legal authorizations, outlines the…

This report presents information in two parts about six categories of students. The first section of Part I deals with the migration of all students attending all institutions. The second section presents information about all students attending publicly controlled institutions, and the third section presents information about all students…

This report provides statistical data concerning advanced degree output and productivity in the South 1965-66 and 1968-69. Two kinds of information are presented: (1) tabulations of all advanced degrees and degree-producing programs by field, state, and institutional control, reported for the SREB (Southern Regional Education Board), and (2)…

An implementation proposal for a needs assessment model for South Carolina's public schools is presented. Part One, a narrative presentation of the suggested procedure, includes: identification of task force members, formation of the expenditure coordination committee, task force training conferences, task force organizational meetings, task force…

This report outlines the history of the centralization-decentralization dilemma in the goverance of organizations, discusses two types of centralization-decentralization continua, and suggests further research. The first type of continuum discussed -- the traditional American -- refers to decisionmaking in the areas of public debate and partisan…

Results of a comprehensive survey of existing state pupil transportation programs including funding factors. (Author/MLF)

Updates a July 1977 article on federal and state laws affecting the education of handicapped children, focusing specifically on the 1977 amendments to North Carolina's special education laws. (JG)

Argues that collective bargaining and accountability are compatible rather than mutually exclusive. Lists real and perceived problems relating to the integration of the concepts, and suggests ways to overcome those problems by shifting the locus of bargaining from local school districts to the state level. (Author/JG)

New accreditation regulations in Texas require competency-based education programs for all districts. All districts must be accredited to receive state aid, which makes up 85 cents of every dollar spent locally. (Author/IRT)