This report was prepared to determine lenders' rates of return or profitability on Stafford loans in their portfolios, reasons for varying levels of profitability among institutions that hold such loans, and the effect of 1986 subsidy reductions on these lenders' profitability. The study focused on the activities of lenders that purchase Stafford…

This paper examines the history of the organization of statewide social services and activities of the Division of Work among Negroes in the Appalachian counties. From 1925-1934--its first 9 years--North Carolina's Division of Work among Negroes was directed by Lawrence Oxley. This agency was established to study black social problems and to help…

The report evaluates the functions and effectiveness of sheltered workshops for handicapped students in Minnesota. The initial chapter reviews the history of the workshops, discusses participation in state workshops, describes programs and services of vocational rehabilitation, and summarizes funding of rehabilitation facilities. A chapter on…

The effects of teleconference experiences on the types of concerns expressed by teleconference participants after their initial experiences with the medium were examined using a concerns-based adoption model, which allows researchers to assess changes in levels of concerns expressed by individuals as they become more familiar with an innovation.…

This paper discusses the potential of individual States for encouraging voluntary desegregation at the local level. Desegregation history and State strategies in five States--California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Washington--are closely examined. In all of the States studied, State laws provide the State agency with considerable…

Reported is a nationwide study designed to obtain comparative data on the use of developmental disabilities funds provided through Public Law 91-517. (Author/MC)

Current employment projections of future manpower needs, produced by individual State employment security agencies, are now available for all States and nearly all Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas having 250,000 inhabitants or more. A chart showing data coverage for each State includes State agency addresses and telephone numbers for…

In April, 1981, a survey was distributed to state agencies responsible for teacher certification and placement in each of the states and territories (District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands). This document reflects the status of placement services (for elementary, secondary, and higher education levels) in each of the respective…

The number of decision-makers in higher education has increased, and resolution of issues has gravitated toward the state level. Since World War II the trend has been toward centralizing authority in state higher education coordinating and governing boards. Issues such as access and aid to higher education or statewide collective bargaining…

Intended to aid state agencies, the Mississippi Library Commission, and the depository libraries in complying with the intent of the law setting up the depository system for state documents, this handbook describes the depository program, defines state documents, details the procedures of the program, and spells out the rules and regulations for…

This document summarizes the discussions and presentations made at a seminar on Research Coordinating Units (RCUs) held by the Coordinating Committee on Research in Vocational Education (CCRVE) on December 14, 1979. Presentations were made on the following topics: establishment and activities of the CCRVE; historical perspective of the RCUs;…

This review of the use of the teletypewriter (TTY) by state agencies and institutions in Virginia focuses on two major systems which employ TTY's not interfaced with computers, i.e., the Teletypewriter Exchange Service (TWX) and Teletypewriter for Deaf People (TD). Expenditures and policies are discussed briefly, and a need for improvement is…

Following a presentation of some of the more important reasons why Wisconsin needs a statewide educational television system, principles are suggested as a basis for planning such a system. Guided by these principles, and in consideration of the needs which would be served, a plan is proposed for the development of a statewide educational…

This training guide for evaluating vocational rehabilitation programs and services is designed for use by state vocational rehabilitation agencies in developing a system for evaluating either their overall program or specific aspects of it. The manual first addresses itself to the rationale for program evaluation, and then examines the evaluation…