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Download full textBrown, Rexford; McClung, Merle Steven – 1980
The background out of which "truth in testing" legislation arose is reviewed in this report, which also describes existing state and federal testing legislation, details arguments raised in hearings on the legislation, analyzes the legal issues raised, and provides a framework for simplifying the arguments and gathering more information.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Disclosure, Educational Testing
Catterall, James; Thresher, Thomas – 1979
Written during the summer and fall immediately following the passage of Proposition 13 (the California tax limitation amendment), this paper examines circumstances leading to its overwhelming support at the polls and the immediate efforts of state and local units of government to cope with the changes. The following are discussed: the political…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform, Higher Education
United Nations Association of the United States of America, New York, NY. – 1977
This publication expresses the major concerns and opinions of legislators and others on the topic of world trade in conventional arms. The Congressional Hearing where these testifiers expressed their opinions was held in 1977, at Des Moines Community College in Ankeny, Iowa. Testimony was given by high school students, university professors,…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Conflict, Debate, Disarmament
Edwards, Karl O. – 1979
Questions about the usefulness of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 are raised in this paper, which emphasizes references to the federally recognized tribal governments of Montana. Part 1 presents an historical overview of the political status of American Indians, especially issues that have influenced federal and tribal attitudes toward Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Child Welfare, Children
Bureau of Public Affairs (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. – 1978
The booklet contains the text of eight selected documents on human rights. The documents are Excerpts from the UN Charter; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; International Covenant on Civil and Political…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Civil Rights, Cooperation, Disadvantaged
Dougherty, Kevin – 1979
This paper deals with continuities and changes over the period 1963 to 1976 in the organization and goals of the federally supported vocational education program. Summarized first are major pieces of vocational education passed in the years from 1917 to 1963, including the Vocational Education Act of 1917, the Vocational Education Act of 1946, the…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Educational Benefits, Educational Change, Educational History
