In response to recent economic strictures imposed by state and local property tax structures and inflation, those responsible for operating community colleges have been forced to look for supplementary sources of funds at the state and federal levels. With this reach for necessary supplemental resources have come both explicit and subtle…

This publication is the edited transcript of a four-hour roundtable discussion of the impact of federal block grants. Participating in the discussion were representatives of four organizations conducting major research on five federal block grant programs--the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the Brookings Institution, the…

The President of the United States published this statement on recent progress and action towards full opportunity for Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and other Spanish-speaking people. Activities in education, health and welfare, housing, Federal employment, private employment, and rural matters are included. (SW)

During its convention year of 1977-78, the National Congress of American Indians held an annual convention in Dallas in September, 1977, an executive council meeting in Washington in January, 1978, a special conference on federal recognition and the impact of the Oliphant decision in Nashville, Tennessee in March, 1978, and a mid-year conference…