A case study of the desegregation process in Milwaukee's Public Schools and the participation of the Hispanic community in that process through the efforts of a parent-community group to safeguard the rights of Hispanic students to equal educational opportunity examines in detail the ways a community has dealt and continues to deal with issues…

Ninety-one projects funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III, and providing funds to public school districts to demonstrate the feasibility and practicality of eudcational improvements, are summarized and highlighted in this project status and progess report of Ohio ESEA Title III programs. Projects are broken down according…

Reports Task Force recommendations for a sound education program providing opportunities for success for Indian, Metis, and Inuit students and information for Native and non-Native students about Native people, history, culture, and contributions to community and nation. (LFL)

This report is published in accordance with Alaska Statute 14.03.120 for the school year 2003-2004. This publication reports the status of public education. It is a source of information for Alaska's educational policy makers, including legislators, the Governor, the State Board of Education & Early Development, local boards of education,…

This report describes the efforts of South Dakota's six public universities to increase their quality, accountability, and efficiency. Through the initiatives of the South Dakota Board of Regents, which is the governing authority, they have moved from a system that funds institutions by enrollment to one that provides base funding with incentives…

Describes the award-winning technology endeavors and parent involvement programs developed in the Mine Hill School District (New Jersey). Topics include the multiyear plan, community and board of education support, funding, measuring student learning outcomes, and evening computer education programs for parents and children. (LRW)

Recounts the experiences of Kansas social studies educators in designing and implementing a workable assessment instrument that would meet state requirements. The design emphasized five characteristics (thematic orientation, skills emphasis, social studies perspectives, variety of resources, and community orientation) constructed around a…

A background paper on long-range enrollment and facilities planning in California's public segments of higher education is designed to: (1) establish a policy framework within which the Postsecondary Education Commission can examine and assess the planning processes of the segments; and (2) describe the processes, identifying major differences…

Prepared to help community college planners and policy makers identify likely future conditions and draw implications from that information, this report focuses on those statewide trends and policy directions considered important to the development of educational programs and services. Specific areas covered in the report are: (1) demographics,…

School systems are increasingly following national reports' recommendations that oral communication instruction in the high school curriculum should develop students' everyday academic competencies, personal confidence, and research and employment abilities. This report discusses instructional applications of oral communication and offers course…

Background information for the auditing of New Jersey School Districts is given. Included are chapters on the following: (1) a digest of the School Audit Law, Title 18A:23-1 to 18A:23-11; (2) directives to the Boards of Education; (3) school district bookkeeping; (4) scope of funds to be audited; (5) conducting the school audit; and (6) sample of…

The 1983 annual report of the Indiana Commission on Higher Education is presented. After a review of the financing of Indiana higher education from the perspectives of the state, institutions, and students, the 1982 activities of the Commission are described. In addition, extensive trend data for Indiana and some comparative data for neighboring…

Nine recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Articulation Between Secondary Education and Ohio Colleges are presented. The major areas of concern are: a college preparatory curriculum; teacher preservice and inservice education; and communication within the educational community, as well as with students and their parents. Included with the…

Recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Minnesota Post-Secondary Education are presented. A mission statement is proposed for adoption by the state, along with four principles to guide policy development. While the Commission does not recommend closing of any campuses in 1984, it suggested that criteria and procedures be developed for…

The activities of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education for fiscal year 1977 are outlined. The areas reported on are: (1) federally funded programs; (2) activities of the South Carolina Postsecondary Education Planning Commission; (3) new programs approved; (4) review of graduate programs; (5) activities in medical and health…