This document contains the responses of the Committee of Ontario Deans of Engineering, the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies, and the Association of Professional Engineers of the Province of Ontario to "Ring of Iron: A Study of Engineering Education in Ontario." The study, prepared by the Council of Ontario Universities, was to cover…

This study presents projected higher education enrollment statistics for the state of Kentucky through the year 1985. The researchers compiling the data necessarily had to base these projections on assumptions that things would continue changing at the same rate as in the past, i.e., birth rate, percent of high school graduates continuing to…

Cooperation between the public and the independent colleges and universities in the State of Indiana has become a tradition since 1945 when the Indiana Conference on Higher Education was formed. Now the independent institutions in the State, like independent institutions throughout the U.S., are facing a critical financial and enrollment…

Recommendations of an Ad Hoc Advisory Committee relating to standardized testing in a state educational system are presented. The paper first discusses the concepts of measurement, evaluation, and standardized testing. Then follows discussions of Test Development, Qualifications of Test Users, General Use of Tests, The Use of Standardized Tests…

State higher education officers agree that reforms of higher education have budgetary effects their supporters fail to consider, and they are in the position of having to explain the real costs of new programs and policies. (MSE)

Points out that secondary business eudcation in Nebraska is thriving because of the planning and actions of many people and a number of educational delivery systems. Identifies some of the forces and policies that have contributed to these accomplishments. (JOW)

This issue brief focuses on what increasingly are seen as the major stumbling blocks that students face in high school and in enrolling in postsecondary education. It summarizes recommendations from several national reports and conference proceedings on how high schools should be redesigned and how the transition to postsecondary education can be…

The five-year plan is expressed in the five goals listed below, which are based on the respective Board and department roles and responsibilities. (1) Support high-quality, innovative instruction to improve student achievement; (2) Provide and promote high-quality educational leadership; (3) Promote safe and positive learning environments; (4)…

Focuses on the educational and general primary budget for the Oklahoma state system of higher education for the fiscal year 1999-2000. Highlights several key components of institutional budget decisions. A section is also included on the sponsored budgets, particularly sponsored research, as it becomes ever more important to the economic…

Over the next few years, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education will conduct a series of in-depth case studies on higher education in several states. South Dakota is the first state to be examined in this series. Government, business, and higher education leaders in South Dakota have been steadily developing policy-driven…

This annual financial report of the Department of Education is prepared each year to inform interested persons of the total cost of public education in the state of Hawaii. The financial report provides both Operating and Capital Improvement Project fund information that is useful in presenting our educational system financing, expenditures and…

The purpose of this document is to summarize the predominant issues presented by states in their requests to amend their state accountability plans to date. This paper is intended to summarize areas on the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation's accountability requirements where states sought substantive changes to their accountability plans or…

State educational planning agencies should work to upgrade budgeting and accounting systems in local school districts. States should initiate pilot efforts in local school districts to examine new program oriented systems such as POBAS -- Program Oriented Budgeting and Accounting System. (Author/JH)

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University assists junior college publications programs throughout the state by offering annual workshops, helping in program design, and publishing a Transfer Tip Sheet.'' (RN)