The general objectives and philosophy of special education in Denmark are presented along with a description of the handicap categories of mental retardation, emotional disturbance, hearing deficits, visual handicaps, reading problems, speech impediments, motor limitations, and homebound and hospitalized. Special education in the public schools is…

A proposed plan for environmental education for the State of Oregon, aimed at coordinating existing environmental education programs and implementing new ones, is contained in this document. Five areas of particular concern are emphasized. These include: Program and Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, Educational Facilities, Community…

The 1967-1968 annual report of Indian education in the state schools of Wisconsin contains data concerning enrollment, attendance, transfers, dropouts, student lunches for Indians, and transportation. Also presented are the Indian Education Fund Financial Statement and other financial data including Johnson-O'Malley expenditures, broken down by…

The 1968-1969 annual report of Indian education in the state schools of Wisconsin contains data concerning enrollment, attendance, transfers, dropouts, school lunch programs, and transportation. Financial statements are included for each of the school districts. A narrative traces the history of Indian education in the state since 1947, when the…

This presentation explains how the Rhode Island Department of Education institutionalized two temporary systems -- a Teacher Center Project and an Education Information Center -- into a new departmental structure to better serve the schools of the State. The new structure created two bureaus, one to deliver services to LEAs in program development…

Studied was the effectiveness of two Ohio State residential schools, one for the blind and one for the deaf, to determine whether the state should continue to operate the residential schools. The study involved a literature review, interviews with special educators, visits to the two residential schools, visits to selected Ohio day programs,…

The Center for the Study of Intergroup Relations (University of California at Riverside) sponsored a conference on "Desegregation and Equal Educational Opportunity" in the Spring of 1970. At the conference, concerned school superintendents, school board members, researchers in the behavioral sciences, and government officials shared…

This booklet is concerned with the functioning of the State and local programs for financing public schools in Nebraska. Its purpose is to encourage more people to study the problem of educational finance both in practice and in theory. Discussion focuses on the School Foundation and Equalization Act of 1967. This legislation transferred part of…

This report presents the results of the annual survey of geographic origins or permanent residence of first-time credit-course students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the 1975 fall term. It is the companion report to "Geographic Origins of Students, Fall 1975," which provides permanent residence data…

This is a follow-up study of an extensive three-year investigation of variables responsible for school district adoption of innovative programs. The follow-up study was designed to provide new data and strategies relating to 1) the extent to which those programs originally adopted have survived, 2) the extent to which state or federal agency…

Describes a 1974 study of the relationships between state coordinating boards for community colleges and local governing boards in Arizona, California, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, and Wyoming; the legislative authority assigned to each board; and the degrees of authority in making policy decisions. (MB)

Inservice teacher education is the logical catalyst to any process of school improvement but school board members and school administrators must insure that their forthcoming efforts fulfill three important criteria: (1) Shared decision-making responsibilities with recognized representatives of the teaching staff, preferably at the individual…

Reviews the Nebraska community college system which receives approximately 45 percent of operational support from the state yet is completely and effectively controlled at the local level. The system comprises three types of two-year postsecondary institutions: local junior colleges, area vocational schools, and state-owned and operated technical…