This document establishes the policy of the State Board of Education for assuring that all Nebraska public schools provide equitable opportunities for all students to receive an essential education. This document contains recommendations for: (1) Essential Curriculum; (2) Essential Staffing; (3) Essential Support Services; (4) Essential Facilities…

The single purpose of this chapter is to provide the reader with a simulated experience in statewide planning for occupational education with an interactive computer system. (Author)

No issue in higher education is more fundamental or troublesome than the trend to statewide coordination. (Editor)

The author comments on the preceding article on statewide coordination in higher education. (PG)

Discusses the merger of Wisconsin's 2 state universities. (PG)

The approach used in North Carolina for bringing about changes in science instruction in elementary schools was based mainly on the idea that teachers and local administrators should participate fully in making curricular decisions. A bulletin was produced which provided detailed outlines, examples and procedures for evaluating curriculum…

Statewide faculty advisory committees as a mechanism for developing faculty involvement in policy formation, implementation, and evaluation are examined. The roles these committes can and have played are identified and the determinants of committee influence in the higher education policy area are outlined. (Author/MLW)

A computer-based needs assessment system used successfully in planning continuing dental education in South Carolina is described. It provides a general purpose system for collecting and analyzing needs data for large populations. Data from 489 practicing dentists in South Carolina are presented and analyzed. (Author/MSE)

Florida International University is one of nine public universities in a state university system that provides computer support by the SUS Computer Network. An administrative computer user's committee was established to aid in the determination of universitywide priorities. (MLW)

Recognizing that few medical students or physicians are aware of concepts regarding areawide health planning and decision making, the Office of Continuing Medical Education at the University of Nevada developed a program to be directed toward medical students that focuses on three aspects of health planning: education, orientation, and…

Working relationships between the civilian and the military communities in education are crucial to assure that civilian institutions continue to be the main vehicles for meeting voluntary education needs of military personnel. (Author/MLF)

Present educational reforms in New York are traced in this article. Fiscal impact and local response are described, future reform needs are identified, and the process of reform politics is discussed. Statewide monitoring and data analysis are identified as remaining problems. (JD)

Offers insights on the use of the charrette for long-range planning, drawing from the experience of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Defines charrettes, explains their benefits and limitations, lists requirements for successful charrettes, and explains the process used by the VCCS to incorporate the charrette into long-range planning.…

Nursing faculty (n=352) identified the following inservice needs: preparation for teaching in community settings; refining of faculty roles; and the basics of teaching, evaluation, and curriculum. Years of teaching and type of program did not make a difference in the needs expressed. (SK)

The number of students who want to get into the University of California topped 100,000 for the first time this year, including nearly 9,000 students seeking one of the 1,000 spots at the new campus of Merced. Two-thirds of the applications, or about 76,000, were from freshmen looking to attend UC's nine undergraduate campuses this fall, a nearly…