To appropriately evaluate the effects of the national policy of desegregation on racial attitudes, data from a national probability sample of 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds were analyzed. The analysis indicates that, for both Whites and Blacks, desegregation is related positively to racial tolerance. (Author/PN)

Covers origins, goals, executive management, and future projections of the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, which seeks to produce microforms to improve access to written materials by Canadians or about Canada or Canadians. Production methods and the cooperative approach to bibliographic control are discussed. Four references…

Discusses Franklin Delano Roosevelt's impact on education, focusing on: (1) his criteria for federal aid to education; (2) the G. I. Bill of Rights; and (3) his New Deal programs. Indicates that although some conflict existed among these three areas, they all contributed to equalizing educational opportunity. (Author/JN)

Reviews the history of primary prevention in public and mental health, with special focus on the prevention of emotional problems in children. Emphasizes the need to approach prevention efforts from understanding causes of mental illness in the context of general social conditions, rather than from an individual perspective. (Author/MJL)

National-level educational policy is being rapidly decentralized, according to this article, which offers a historical framework for understanding the new era in national education politics. The author analyzes implications of the changes taking place and discusses options open to proponents of a vigorous federal role in education. (Author/WD)

Gives a brief history of productivity improvement legislation in the United States and of the development and demise of the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life (QWL). Describes existing productivity and QWL centers, including their locations, scope, services, and activities, and urges greater support at the federal level.…

In his critical response to TM 506 654, the author points to three major strengths of the aforementioned. These include: (1) breadth of perspective; (2) significance of federal presence; and (3) recommendations concerning the future role of the federal government in education. Also discussed are areas deemed questionable by the author. (GK)

The author outlines current federal interest in the competency testing movement, explaining the federal role as supportive, with no plans for a national test, but with concern for equal educational opportunity. Federal activities are described, including the new NIE Office of Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation. (SJL)

New youth strategies are outlined with an emphasis on matching the policy to the problem. The author says federal policy can hardly do more than provide countercyclical public employment. He recommends a more ambitious partnership between federal, state, local, and private agencies. (CT)

After discussing the operations of both federally and nonfederally funded teacher centers, the authors raise some policy issues about the role of teacher education institutions and faculty in center development, operation, and governance. (SJL)

Three recent developments are of interest to all concerned with improving the quality of life in rural America: (1) the federal Small Community and Rural Development Policy (1979), (2) the Rural Development Policy Act of 1980, and (3) the desire for local control made clear by the November 1980 elections. (AN)

This excerpt from a position paper prepared by the National Urban League contains recommendations which correspond to the nine policies and initiatives contained in the second version of the President's National Urban Policy report. (RLV)

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) can initiate a compliance review of any company receiving a federal contract. The OFCCP equal opportunity specialist looks for discriminatory patterns of hiring, firing, promotion, and pay. Any company not complying with recommendations of the OFCCP may be prevented from obtaining future…

The improvement in the enforcement of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action during the first year of the new consolidated Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is detailed. With only one federal agency responsible for enforcement, contract compliance has been enforced consistently. (RLV)

This article traces federal housing policies related to single family home ownership from their creation in the 1930s to the present. It focuses on policies of the Federal Housing Administration and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board as well as other federal regulators of financial institutions. (Author/RLV)