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Michigan State Dept. of Management and Budget, Lansing. Office of Management Practices. – 1983
This report, last in a series describing employment and training needs of Hispanics in Michigan, synthesizes the information presented in preceding volumes in order to identify target group needs and make recommendations for policy formulation and program development. Chapter I describes the study's scope and method. Chapter II provides a…
Descriptors: Demography, Employment, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Craig, Rebecca T.; Kissell, Michelle – State Legislative Report, 1986
The problem of mentally ill offenders is discussed in this report. Mentally ill offenders are described as generally not violent, with their behavior resulting in charges such as shoplifting, vagrancy, and trespassing. Factors increasing the number of mentally ill offenders are discussed, including the inability of families and communities to…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Criminals, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Government Role
Download full textMichigan State Legislature, Lansing, Senate Fiscal Agency. – 1994
On December 24, 1994, the Michigan State Legislature passed a comprehensive school finance reform package for the K-12 education system. This document analyzes the school finance reform package and presents a comprehensive review of the issues affected by the proposed reforms. The first section reviews the overall financial components of the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Property Taxes
Vance, N. Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
Michigan's legislature has approved the only statewide plan to allow parents to prepay their child's tuition to any of the state colleges, state universities, or community colleges. Prepayment may begin any time from the child's birth until his or her 18th birthday, and the money will be invested in a trust. (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Higher Education, Money Management, Public Colleges
Collision Courses, Safer Places: Teacher Licensure, Private Schools, and the Making of a Profession.
Peer reviewedLloyd, Susan M. – Teachers College Record, 1991
Describes teacher certification in private schools, noting tension between private schools and state regulations. The article examines experiences with and reactions to state standards by Vermont and Michigan private schools. It discusses alternative teacher certification, alternative student assessment, and teacher professionalism as means of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alternative Teacher Certification, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation
Sengstock, Mary C.; O'Brien, James G. – 1990
The final report describes the Michigan Physicians' Conference on Elder Abuse project. The project conference had four major content areas, including: a general introduction to the problem of elder abuse; clinical symptoms of abuse; legal issues; and referral and case management techniques. Training techniques included lectures, group discussion,…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Compliance (Legal), Elder Abuse, Identification
