The problems of industry, government, and life in the modern industrial and commercial city are numerous, large, and complex. For their solution a larger amount of scientific knowledge and higher standards of intelligence among citizens are needed. All the city's agencies for good and progress need to be united and vitalized for more effective…

This report reviews a proposal by the California State University Board of Trustees and California State University, Bakersfield, to establish a permanent Stated-approved education center in Antelope Valley. The proposed center would be named the CSU Bakersfield Antelope Valley Education Center, and it would serve the growing populations of…

This chapter of the "Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1928-1930" focuses on the following topic areas as they relate to agriculture: (1) Federally reimbursed classes; (2) Agricultural extension work; (3) Agriculture in the colleges; (4) Special schools of agriculture; (5) Educational activities of the Federal Farm Board; (6)…

This bulletin reports on a study examining the various formulas and patterns of support for 2-year colleges and reviewing the proportion of this support which is received from the State, from the district, and from student sources. The study reviews the practices followed in the support of 2-year colleges in each State. It reveals the fact that…

This directory of preparatory trade and industrial training programs in the public schools of the United States was compiled to help meet a continuing demand for current information about specific courses available in the schools. In addition to day trade programs, it includes part-time cooperative training programs meeting the standards of the…

This is the fourth Office of Education bibliography of studies pertaining to the 2-year college. It is intended as a reference work for administrators, professors, and students of 2-year college education. The bulletin gives information on sources and materials which generally are not annotated in national professional journals or in publications…

Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community College Count, this issue of "Data Notes" looks at the percentage of students referred to developmental education and, of those referred, the percentage that attempted and completed at least one developmental education course in their first and second terms. The data show that more than 80…

This report includes analysis of student enrollment behavior, employment outlook and training needs, and community needs to understand the supply and demand for postsecondary education in Washington State. The assessment will specifically respond to criteria laid out in state legislation: (1) Projections of student, employer, and community demand…

The Illinois Community College System Performance Report replaces the Results Report and reflects an initial effort to increasingly streamline and integrate state outcomes and progress reporting in Illinois. The fresh approach taken this year further combines qualitative information and quantitative data reporting. The Performance Report is…

Colleges and universities remain vulnerable to lawsuits and face an increasingly litigious environment. This book is intended to provide board members, administrators, faculty, and students of higher education with a basis for informed decision-making that will reduce the risk of liability through a preventive-law approach. Readers will find this…

This edition of "TECHcitement" contains the following articles: (1) ATE Program Leads to Student Success; (2) Doing Whatever It Takes for Aquaculture; (3) The Bridge to Biotech; (4) Girls See What They Can Do With Technology at Camp; (5) Students Advancing Solutions to Business Problems; (6) CREATE Recreates Technical Education in California; (7)…

The primary purpose of this conference held in Washington, May 1 and 2, 1922, was to promote through training better coordination of the major operations in industry and commerce. There was an attendance of 215 comprising largely business executives, engineers, and professors of business and engineering. The topics of discussion related to the…

This 1917 to 1918 educational directory published by the Bureau of Education covers the following categories: (1) United States Bureau of Education; (2) Principal State school officers; (3) Executive officers of State boards of education; (4) Executive officers of State library commissions; (5) County superintendents of schools; (6)…

This study examined the use of education tax credits at four community colleges using data from the Federal Quality Assurance Program in 1998, the first year of the HOPE Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credit (LLTC). Preliminary estimates indicated that the two tax credits were expected to primarily benefit middle-income tax filers with…

"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This September 17, 2004 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Just Deserts: A New Assistant Professor Wonders About the Price of…