In 1981, the Louisiana Legislature passed Act 685 which requires all public schools to provide balanced instruction for creation-science and evolution-science beginning with the 1982-83 school year. In an effort to determine the role of the State Department of Education in assisting the local education agencies in implementing this act, a task…

Explores the evolution of equal educational opportunity from legal, historical, philosophical, and policy perspectives. Suggests how the goals of equal education may be pursued under "new federalism" and current economic decline, and describes the role that State legislatures and departments of education must play. (Author/GC)

This is the 1979 annual report of the American Chemical Society's Committee on Professional Training. Included are data on total numbers of bachelor's, master's, and PhD degrees awarded in 1978-79 whose programs are ACS approved. An increase is reported in the number of bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering. (SA)

This report describes early childhood activities of state departments of education, identifying and discussing six areas of activity that were determined to be significant. These six policy areas, which were identified as emerging as focal points of early childhood activity, were: (1) the School Readiness Education Goal; (2) passage of the…

Topnotch scholars, academic couples, and emphasis on new theories are transforming the English department at Duke University. Professors lured to Duke say joint appointments and interdisciplinary responsibilities are a big part of the attraction. Several members describe their work as left-leaning or Marxist. (MLW)

This document outlines practical considerations involved in planning schoolwide projects funded under Title I Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1975. A schoolwide project is a project conducted by a school district to upgrade the entire educational program of a school that has an enrollment of at least 75 percent low-income…

The experiences of three educationally strong, desegregated urban school systems are the subject of this report. The three school systems are Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Austin Independent School District, Texas, and the Seattle Public Schools, Washington. The report is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 discusses the current…

A study of psychology department statistics in the United States from 1970 through 1980 revealed little change over a 10 year period in the number of undergraduate majors, graduate students, faculty, and secretaries. Statistics are broken down by region, institutional character and size, and type of graduate program. (Author/APM)

Presents a model for upgrading school psychology practice in a state by raising the level of entry for school psychology certification. Discusses the plan to permit those who do not meet the revised standards to participate in a field-based program. Presents the development, implementation, and evaluation of the program. (Author)

This report addresses Washington State's historical and current information regarding salary increments for college faculty, salary disparity among postsecondary institutions and within institutional departments, and performance-based compensation plans for college faculty. Included among the report's findings are the following items: (1)…

Major findings of a survey of 188 universities and colleges that constitute the universe of higher education institutions with doctoral-level programs in neuroscience are highlighted and discussed in this brief report. Areas considered included graduate students, doctoral recipients, postdoctoral trainees, principal areas of concentration,…

This paper presents guidelines for maintaining and extending educational opportunities in a society which is changing rapidly from one based on industry to one based on information and discusses the problems involved. Education, it is argued, must be restructured, the role of state policy and decision makers must be reconsidered, and a new set of…

Presented are statistical data from the National Science Foundation fall survey of Graduate Science Student Support. This survey included graduate schools with master's and doctoral programs in science, engineering, and medicine. (SA)

The North Carolina New Pioneers program to expand sex role expectations through elementary and secondary education is presented for use by generalists and other helping professionals in schools and state educational agencies. The materials presented address the following areas of concern: (1) the nature of the North Carolina Department of Public…

Compares eight states on their inservice teacher training programs, changes in the science curricula (including instruction requirements, skill lists, and/or syllabi development), curriculum evaluation, budget-program/personnel commitments, and resources for assistance. These states include Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon,…