Download or read book Legislative Studies in State Education Policy, 1976-1988 written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the period from 1976 through 1988, the National Conference of State Legislatures and the United States Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement collaborated to develop a program supporting educational policy studies for state legislatures. The program contributed 69 studies on a variety of topics. This report is divided in 10 sections. Section headings are as follows: (1) general education finance adequacy and equity; (2) responses to federal education aid policies; (3) educational costs for children with special learning requirements; (4) early childhood special education; (5) property tax revision and alternative sources of local school support; (6) education, job training, and economic development; (7) improvements in schools, teaching, and learning; (8) higher education finance reform and reorganization; (9) management information systems for overseeing school finance policies; and (10) general education reforms and oversights. A listing of cost-sharing award summaries (1976-1988) and a master list of project directors and contact persons are appended. (SI)