The Office of Education publishes at regular intervals a compilation of lists of institutions of higher education accredited by nationally recognized regional and professional accrediting agencies and by State agencies responsible for accrediting within the various States. This bulletin is the eleventh in the series, replacing the 1956 edition.…

This is the 1885-1886 report of the Commissioner of Education. It begins with a general statement of the work of the Office, with a list of its publications during the year. Topics of the report include: (1) State School Systems; (2) City-School Systems; (3) Training of Teachers; (4) Kindergartens; (5) Elementary and Secondary Instruction; (6)…

Part 1 of the 1961-62 Education Directory of the Office of Education covers state governments. State and territorial education departments' principal school officers and library extension agencies' executive officers are listed in order to enable officials' identification and illustrate organizational structure and hierarchy. The chief state and…

Part 1 of the 1962-63 Education Directory of the Office of Education covers state governments. The principal school officers of state and territorial education departments and library extension agencies' executive officers are listed in order to enable officials' identification and illustrate organizational structure and hierarchy. The chief state…

Part 1 of the 1963-64 Education Directory of the Office of Education covers state governments. The principal school officers of state and territorial education departments and library extension agencies are listed in order to enable officials' identification and illustrate organizational structure and hierarchy. The chief state and territorial…

Examines the evolution of adult basic education (ABE) legislation over the past 15 years, illustrating the varying nature of the federal government-state education department relationship, political influences on educational legislation, and the changing definitions of the scope of ABE. (SK)

Suggests that the reform of English departments where overburdened composition teachers teach underprepared students must begin with a sense of historical perspective examining the genesis of the freshman writing course and the large numbers of college students who must enroll in it. (TB)

This book, the final work of a noted rhetorician and scholar, examines the history and development of English studies, and the economic and social changes that affect the understanding of the humanities today. Noting that while rhetoric once held a central place in the college curriculum, the book describes how rhetoric became marginalized in…

Legislative mandates on sexual discrimination do not necessarily guarantee enduring change, as is demonstrated by the reinterpretation by the United States Supreme Court of Title IX of the Education Amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In the landmark decision in "Grove City College v. Bell" in 1984, the court ruled that Title IX,…

This study surveys the training of junior high school teachers in professional courses in education as well as in subject-matter courses. Two factors which are very influential in determining the preparation which teachers in any division of the school system bring to their work are the policies of the employing agencies of the local communities…

On the basis of an extended conference composed of school superintendents and principals in June, 1918, the Arkansas State Board of Education issued, June 1, 1920, a preliminary outline of a course of study for high schools. This circular also contained certain standard requirements for approved high schools. Contained in the outline were the…

This study presents brief digests, with some explanations of the school library standards which were in effect at the beginning of 1954. It includes digests of school library standards used by four regional associations which accredit secondary schools, and by State departments of education. In addition, the study contains a summary of…

This bulletin discusses teacher placement by public agencies. The contents of this bulletin include: (1) Difficulties in filling teacher positions; (2) Appointment committees as service organizations; (3) Demand much greater than supply; (4) Methods in placement work; (5) Special policies; (6) Follow-up work; (8) Bureaus in State offices; (9)…

The educational directories for 1909, 1910, and 1911 United States Bureau of Education cover the following categories: (1) Chief State school officers; (2) Officers of State boards of education; (3) Executive officers of State library commissions; (4) Superintendents in cities and towns of 4,000 population and over; (5) County superintendents; (6)…

Traces the development of state-level education agencies in New Jersey from the nineteenth century to the present. (SJL)