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New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. Div. of Management Audit. – 2001
This audit report addresses whether New York school districts have established comprehensive school safety plans and completed necessary violence-prevention and response steps, and whether the New York State of Board of Education and State Education Department provided sufficient monitoring over school districts' efforts to keep schools safe from…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Elementary Secondary Education, Government Publications, Planning
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Sacramento. – 1978
In 1963 the California State Legislature adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 48 which provided for the establishment of an academic senate or council at each junior college; its faculty-appointed members would represent the faculty in the formation of policy on academic and professional matters. As a formal channel whereby all local senates…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Governing Councils, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation
Nussbaum, Thomas J.; Freitas, Joseph M. – 1980
Regulations proposed by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges are presented in an attempt to clarify terminology in state legislation regarding: (1) attendance accounting standards to be used in determining state aid to colleges (California Education Code Section 84500) and (2) the "175-Day Rule" (Education Code…
Descriptors: Athletics, Attendance, Average Daily Attendance, Average Daily Membership
Doggett, Libby; George, Jill – 1993
This guide was developed to inform the child care industry about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to familiarize child care providers with the importance and value of including all children in regular child care settings. It offers an overview of the law as well as practical solutions to common problems and advice to ensure success in…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Day Care
Pizzuro, Salvatore – 2001
This handbook is designed to serve as a report on negotiations that took place during the 104th and 105th Congresses that lead to the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) amendments of 1997. In addition, the events and changes in the cultural climate during the 106th Congress and its impact on IDEA is also discussed,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1989
This document records the oral and written testimony of witnesses at a Congressional hearing about the growing gap between the skills of workers in the United States and the requirements of the workplace and what private industry and government can do about the situation. Witnesses included Senators, Representatives, officials from the Department…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Heilos, Lawrence J.; And Others – 1981
This handbook of procedures developed by the Committee on Professional Concerns (COPC) of the University of South Florida (USF) describes the process to be used in recruiting and hiring qualified candidates for positions on the USF library faculty. The publication is divided into six sections: (1) information on the USF equal employment…
Descriptors: Advertising, Advisory Committees, Affirmative Action, Check Lists
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Indian Education Section. – 1992
This publication outlines Oklahoma statewide standards and strategies for meeting the educational needs of American Indian students and assuring meaningful participation by Indian parents and communities. The Oklahoma State Department of Education believes that all students must be educated in school environments that fully include them. In an…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Environment
Eagon, Burdette; And Others – 1983
This publication describes Wisconsin state level library services and their funding and presents recommendations related to state level resource providers, as required by Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 347, Laws of 1979. Types of and the structure for providing statewide library services and resources are outlined, followed by a description of…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Interlibrary Loans, Library Networks, Library Services
American Association of School Administrators, Arlington, VA. – 1986
This booklet offers school administrators guidance on the constitutional foundation of religious freedom and the relationship between church and state in the United States. Most of the recent Supreme Court cases dealing with religion in the schools and many current issues in the field are discussed. Questions that administrators may wish to…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation
Parks, A. Lee; And Others – 1981
The thrust of federal legislation during the last few years has been to encourage the inclusion of handicapped persons in the mainstream of society and the educational system. Public Laws 94-142, 94-482, and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, collectively, stress free, appropriate public education, education in the least restrictive…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Community Resources, Curriculum
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1991
Since 1990, the Utah State Legislature (in House Bill 170) has required that all Utah School Districts submit an annual performance report to the State Board of Education and the Legislature by January 15th of each year. This document serves as a guide in compiling information, designing, and publishing school district performance reports.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance
Schimmel, David – 1982
Proposed in 1970 by Leon Jaworski, law-related education (LRE) became one of the most successful programs of the decade. According to this eleventh chapter in a book on school law, there are several reasons LRE is critically needed: law is a pervasive force in the life of every student; civics instruction characterized by platitudes and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Delinquency, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1998
A hearing was held on the re-authorization of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB). Mary R. Blanton, Vice Chair of the NAGB, spoke about its mission and plans for design changes under the re-authorization. She also outlined the role of the NAGB in overseeing the voluntary…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
National Tribal Chairmen's Association, Inc. – 1978
Testimony by the National Tribal Chairmen's Association (NTCA) states NTCA's opposition to S. 991 Section 7 (9) involving transfer of education programs out of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Department of Interior (DOI), into the proposed Department of Education. Reasons for keeping education services of federally recognized tribes within…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indian Education, American Indians, Delivery Systems
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