The Secretary of Education outlines the details of the legislative proposal to consolidate all federal vocational and adult education programs and sets forth the Reagan administration's reasons for initiating such action. (CT)

The Commissioner of Education reviews trends in vocational education and reports findings of government inservice education programs for vocational education teachers. (GW)

This paper addresses itself to the role of the federal government in financing higher education. It discusses the change in focus from institutional aid to student aid. In order to provide access to higher education that is compatible with movements toward social equality, the federal focus has shifted in the direction of student financial aid.…

After a brief mention of the financial uncertainty of colleges and universities in the 1970's and some speculation on hopeful trends in higher education, this document discusses some federal activities in higher education that are often overlooked. One such federal program is I-E-L (Federal Coordinator for Industry-Education-Labor) that brings…

Numerous changes, additions, and refinements have been made in Federal student aid programs. Specifically, since 1965, nine separate laws have been enacted involving significant changes in the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program. These numerous and continuous changes to the program contribute to confusion, complexity, and misunderstanding by…

This paper outlines the major considerations of the U.S. Office of Education in the awarding of grants for the development of metric education programs. Four categories of projects are described. (SD)

Discusses the breadth of the problem of adult functional illiteracy and the components of the National Adult Literacy Project, a National Institute of Education program to identify model programs, develop literacy materials, and involve college work-study students in tutoring illiterate adults. (SK)

"Postsecondary" education, that is, education beyond the 12th-grade level, includes vocational, technical, trade, and business schools as well as two- and four-year colleges. The institutions may be public, private, or proprietary. Emphasis on the wide spectrum stems from a national tenet--that there is honor and dignity in work whether…

This speech historically reviews what the federal role is, and what it ought to be, in terms of national priorities, and in terms of what is appropriate within national goals for the present and foreseeable future. Emphasis is placed on the GI Bill of Rights, the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, and the State…

The author, U. S. Commissioner of Education, describes several of that agencies programs for training parents for more effective parenting. (HMV)

This address by Commissioner Bell highlights the need to develop a national preschool demonstration model, using available resources whenever possible, as the most effective device to encourage school systems to initiate preschool education. Two facets of the preschool demonstration model are discussed: (1) a learning program built around…

As mandated by Congress, this annual report from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) describes its activities in the past fiscal year (FY). The first section, Secretary of Education T. H. Bell's report, highlights ED accomplishments in FY 1982 in such areas as federal legislation, civil rights, and paperwork reduction, and also lists ED goals…

Drawn from speeches, interviews, and hearings, these statements by Secretary of Education, T. H. Bell, address a broad range of issues involving the federal role in education. Quotations are grouped for 1983 and 1982 and include such topics as accreditation, black colleges, civil rights, consumer and vocational education, excellence in education,…