This document reports a model for restructuring secondary vocational education in Minnesota, incorporating state-specified student exit outcomes with local additions. Following an executive summary, part 1 of the document explains the principles that guided the restructuring (integration of basic and higher-order thinking skills into the…

This report discusses the procedure used to provide information describing the present and projected interference between labor supply and demand as a part (Table I) of the Minnesota State Plan for Vocational-Technical Education. Chapter 1 briefly reviews previous and on-going research work which serves as a basis for the procedure. Chapters 2 and…

This newsletter cites current activities, new staff assignments, and grants awarded in the field of economics. Announcement is made of summer workshops held on state campuses during the summer of 1973 and of summer institutes supported by the National Science Foundation. Included are brief reports on previous state conferences and notes on the…

A comprehensive plan for environmental education in Minnesota is developed in this report. Organizational recommendations are defined first, indicating the need for an organizational structure, one consisting of eight regional environmental education commissions and one state environmental education planning-coordinating council. The commissions…

This case study illustrates how neighboring counties can cooperate in a multicounty approach to regional park acquisition and system-wide park planning and funding. (JD)

Discusses how the Burnsville (Minnesota) expanded its high school classroom space by buying a shopping mall and converting it into classrooms. Renovation costs and classroom layout are briefly discussed; a floor plan is included. (GR)

It is essential that the traditional emergency management structure be used as a framework for higher education emergency planning. The four phases of emergency management should be reflected in the architecture of all planning efforts. These include "preparedness," "response," "mitigation," and "recovery."…

A statewide needs assessment project was designed to identify the continuing education needs of Minnesota peace officers. Phase one measured perceptions of law enforcement administrators or training officers. The needs assessment committee conducted a literature review to identify items for the survey instrument and weighting formulas. A survey…

A developing concern in Minnesota for the fact that a greater percentage of special needs students than non-special needs students tends to drop out of postsecondary vocational education prompted a project to promote articulation--transition--for these students into postsecondary education. A statewide survey was conducted to determine current…

A long-range financial planning model was developed by the staff of the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board to explore the issues and problems facing the financing of Minnesota postsecondary education. The model was designed to determine the extent to which alternative general financing policies and specific funding formulas affect…

Leal Filho, MacDermot, and Padgam (1996) contended that post-secondary institutions are well suited to take on leadership responsibilities for society's environmental protection. Higher education has the unique academic freedom to engage in critical thinking and bold experimentation in environmental sustainability (Cortese, 2003). Although…

These two reports summarize the Minnesota State Council on Vocational Technical Education's (SCVTE) activities for the 2-year periods ending on June 30, 1991, and June 30, 1993, respectively. Summarized in the report for the period ending June 30, 1991, are the SCTVE's activities with regard to the following projects: disabilities, funding…

Comprehensive Arts Planning Program (CAPP) grants were awarded to 30 school districts in Minnesota to improve their arts education programs. Each district formed a community-based team of eight persons. Each team was then responsible for planning developing, and promoting comprehensive arts education within the district. Following a brief…

This paper traces the development of the University Center at Rochester, Minnesota. The Center provides a means for the delivery of programs and services to students taking courses at Rochester Community College, the University of Minnesota Rochester Center, and Winona State University-Rochester Center. The three institutions of higher education…

Describes strategic planning efforts in eight states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin) to implement guidelines in "Information Power" (1998, American Library Association) relating good school library media programs to student achievement success. Discusses Web pages; state conferences;…