During the fiscal year 1976, outlays for social security student benefits made it the second largest federal program for direct aid to students (second to the Veterans' Readjustment Benefits). Benefits paid on account of a dependent child normally end on a child's eighteenth birthday; but 1965 legislation extended coverage to 18-to-21-year-old…

The Director of Policy Communications, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) makes suggestions for implementing affirmative action plans: identify employment patterns and practices that discriminate against minorities and women, taking necessary steps to stop them, and monitor the effectiveness of the…

Presents arguments against the inclusion of "Man: A Course of Study" in the social science curriculum of the intermediate grades. (IRT)

The authors examine 10 existing, overlooked reservoirs of well-qualified minority and female talent which they believe should be integrated in whatever way and as soon as possible into the entire hierarchy in the same proportion as these groups appear in the labor force. (Author)

This annual report of the Assembly of Life Sciences (ALS) covers the fiscal year from July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979. The report has four major sections: (1) Special Programs of the Executive Office; (2) Division of Biological Sciences; (3) Division of Medical Sciences; and (4) Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards. The activities…

This paper assesses the positive and negative impacts of the Women's Educational Equity Act of 1974 and discusses the potential of the act for promoting access and entry for prospective women administrators. It briefly reviews the purpose and intent of the women's equity legislation and offers a summary of projects funded to promote the…

Americans are in a period of uncertainty about the scale of government, the best form of governmental services, and the fundamental principles that should guide governmental action. An increase in the scale of government does not necessarily mean that people demand more services. The scale of government may increase because state and municipal…

This document focuses on spending for national research and development. Data were compiled from information on research and development (R&D) activities collected through individual sector surveys conducted as part of a comprehensive program to measure and analyze the nation's resources for research and development. Data are reported about…

At present there is a lack of theory that would direct curriculum research, and the National Institute of Education (NIE) could profitably direct its efforts toward the development of curriculum and instructional theories. NIE's thrust into curriculum, in addition, would be most acceptable if it were to dexterously guide curriculum development,…

The booklet discusses the educational administrator's responsibilities to handicapped persons, as mandated by Title V, Section 504, of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112) and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). The laws themselves are briefly discussed, along with the various handicapping conditions they provide…

This survey is volume two of a six-volume report on the organization and management of social research and development throughout the U.S. government. The main body of the work contains a summary of spending for social research and development for each department of the federal government and the independent agencies. Agencies included are:…

THE PROGRESS OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) TITLE I COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS IN 1,044 CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS SUMMARIZED IN THIS REPORT. THE FIRST SECTION GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECTS AND DISCUSSES FUND ALLOCATIONS AND SUCH PROBLEMS AS LACK OF STAFF AND THE TIGHT TIME SCHEDULE DUE TO DELAYED…