Contained in this document are articles, publications, research documents, and prepared statements submitted to the special senatorial subcommittee on American Indian Education. Also included are commentaries, letters, and memorandums from key legislators and Bureau of Indian Affairs personnel to the subcommittee members and staff. All of the…

The papers reproduced in this collection were originally prepared for presentation at a February 1976 symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The symposium summarized a series of three regional seminars on National Energy Policy in a Regional Context; these seminars were held in Minnesota, New…

This publication presents the complete text of S. 2657, the Education Amendments of 1976, as amended by the House-Senate conference committee and submitted to both houses of Congress for final approval. Basically, S. 2657 extends the Higher Education Act of 1965 and extends and revises the Vocational Education Act of 1963. In addition to the final…

The purpose of this practicum was to assess the needs of the public concerning the need for information about federal programs and to develop a brochure that would supply this needed information. The needs assessment was conducted in three Florida school districts. The needs identified in the assessment were used to develop a brochure. A survey…

This discourse suggests that there are nine categories of client publics (or education consumers) which individually or collectively hold expectations of accreditation and accrediting agencies: (1) the institutions, their students, faculty, and trustees; (2) the federal agencies; (3) agencies that recognize accrediting bodies, specifically the…

The National Council for Resource Development's Task Force on Federal Categorical Funding has investigated and reported the involvement of community colleges in various federal programs. The information in this report, covering sixty-seven federally funded programs, can be used by community college resource development officers in decision-making,…

A congressional staff member explains why Congress has difficulty controlling the federal role in higher education and suggests ways the higher education community can help make the federal government a more effective and responsive partner, e.g. assessment of the impact of federal programs by a coalition of nongovernment organizations. (JT)

It is explained how schools may become involved in the Poets-in-Schools program.

Reported are the activities of the U.S. Office of Education Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education, which centered around three issues: minority and disadvantaged gifted, leadership training, and visual and performing arts. (BD)

Comments on a study of major significance entitled "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Federal Funding of PUblic Libraries," which was prepared for NCLIS by Government Studies and Systems Inc. in 1976. This report serves as an effective background document for discussion of issues and policies. (JPF)

The Exploring Childhood curriculum is examined as a specific example of "education for parenthood" for high school students. While the objectives are sound, the target audience is questionable. (Author/AM)

A speech by Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Secretary Califano addressed the social and economic impact on the nation of the growing number of older citizens. He reviewed problems of increasing costs of federal social and health services and program inequities, suggesting some possible solutions. (MF)

The commitment on the part of the national government to provide some assistance to the elderly began in the 1930s, but in the last decade or so, this commitment has substantially increased. (Author/AM)

Characteristics of the 1.3 million participants enrolled in CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) programs during the first quarter of fiscal year 1978 are presented primarily by way of a data table. Some of the statistical categories included are enrollment by program title, sex, age, education, socioeconomic status, military status,…

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)