The authors cite the potential of recent court decisions regarding the rights of institutionalized retarded persons for bankrupting states such as Alabama, which must meet minimum standards. (CL)

Available from: Teacher Education and Special Education, The Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. Reviewed is the importance of planning procedures to enhance coordination of special education teacher education by state agencies and universities. (CL)

Gives lists, under the names of the various states of the Federal Republic of Germany, of the most important state institutions and publications concerned with curricula, chiefly in English and French, but also in Spanish, Italian, Russian and Dutch. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This article presents lessons learned from an innovative employment and training program for dislocated workers. It provides specific information about program design and serves as a prototype for how social experimentation can be used by state and local governments. (Author/LMO)

A training program for instructional materials selection has been implemented by the Florida Department of Education. Nine instructional modules and a trainer's guide have been developed and are used for training members of state and district level instructional materials councils. Reactions to the program have been positive. (MES)

The authors describe two career guidance program models, the Whitman Center model and the Van Buren model, that incorporate key elements of Michigan's "Career Plan for the Life Span" theme. Both models provide comprehensive career services and experiences to youth and adults. (CH)

Wisconsin educational services for visually-impaired students include the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped, the Educational Services Center for the Visually Impaired, and the Instructional Resource Center. (CB)

Reports results from a survey of 421 two-year postsecondary educational institutions concerning their involvement in state or regional economic development. Questions focused on organizing, promotion, mission statements, policies, personnel, activities, linkages, and acceptance. Tables report specific results for many questions. (CH)

Examines the background and development of a comprehensive plan designed to improve library service in Pennsylvania. The ACCESS Pennsylvania agenda is described, together with obstacles to its success, particularly funding problems. The effects of the agenda on special libraries are also discussed. (3 references) (MES)

A Mississippi model for developing a professional teacher education core is reported as well as an accompanying automated student performance monitoring system. It is noted that state process and performance standards, observational performance assessments, and national test content were used to determine program content and outcomes. (CB)

Virginia's program to build statewide consensus and participation in supported employment for the disabled from boards, service providers, counselors, parents, consumers, and the business community is described. Activities have included establishment of offices of supported employment in key agencies and establishment of five technical assistance…

Discusses the backgrounds and the work of four men who, working together in the Commissioner of Education's office, developed the model for public vocational education in Massachusetts during the early twentieth century. The men discussed are Charles Allen, Charles Prosser, David Snedden (the Commissioner of Education), and Rufus Stimson. (CH)

In North Carolina, businesspeople and legislators are concerned that students are inadequately informed about the free enterprise system. State law requires instruction in economics and businesses have provided educational support, but teachers and superintendents must become convinced that economics education is important before a comprehensive…

Analyzes the degree to which states have promoted a linkage of economic development and employment and training programs. It examines organizational rearrangements ranging from administration of these activities by a single agency to collaboration by separate organizational units through such methods as joint databases, planning, training, and…

A statewide "Dialogue in Education" in Minnesota--beginning with "town meetings"--has helped policymakers to find strategies and programs to focus on adults' and students' objectives. Citizens' priorities include the basic skills, maintaining the current curriculum, and improved graduation competencies. (CJH)