Data in the tables of this publication were derived from the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development and cover fiscal years 1998-2000. The data reflect research and development (R&D) funding levels as reported by 32 federal agencies from February through September 1999. All agencies that were identified as conducting R&D programs were…

This document presents the transcript of Congressional hearings to gather information as to why children cannot read. Current federal programs were reviewed as well. After opening statements of the Hon. Bill Goodling and the Hon. Tim Roemer, the transcript for the hearing held on July 10, 1997 on why children cannot read includes the texts of oral…

This report summarizes data for two components of the Title I program: (1) Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies; and (2) the State Agency Program for Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth. Important program-management data regarding several aspects of the Title I program for 1998-99 are presented in six sections: district, schools,…

This directory lists all projects funded by the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) during the 1998 fiscal year. It includes summaries, funding data, and contact information for a broad range of programs. An introduction discusses the mission of NIDRR and provides an overview of its research program. Programs are…

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, administers a free national library program of Braille and recorded materials for eligible individuals residing in the United States or for citizens living abroad. Under a special provision of the U.S. copyright law and with the permission of authors…

This document presents the long-range (5-year) plan of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The plan is organized around two key elements; first, a new paradigm of disability that sees disability as a product of the interaction between individual characteristics and the environment, and second, an emerging…

The aim of NIE is to develop a program of research on teaching, learning, administration, and basic education problems. Explores the birth and growth of this organization and suggests administrators get in on the ground floor of its activities. (Author/JN)

Outlines four alternative sets of regulations designed to prevent air pollution. These regulations are proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, acting under a court order to prevent significant deterioration of the nation's air quality. (JR)

At five IMPACT sites, schools located near each other in southeast Alabama, students were involved in an experimental curriculum, designed to achieve a high degree of compatibility between the teaching of the arts and the humanities and the basic program of studies. (Author/RK)

A Congressman discusses current and future needs and priorities, and the role of the Federal and local government in adult education. (SP)

Citing reports from the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education and the Michigan Senate Education Sub-Committee, the author makes a strong case for taking action now in occupational education. (Editor)

Teachers will benefit from the Social Security amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-603, including Medicare coverage, increased cash benefits, and liberalization of the amount a retiree may earn while collecting social security benefits. (DS)

Excerpted from The Study of Higher Education'' printed with permission from the publisher, The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan. (DS)

Published with permission of the University of Kentucky. (DS)