Presented are data based on the revised 1982 federal budget indicating that national research and development (R&D) spending should increase significantly by 1982, particularly in the area of national defense. Summaries are presented, in chart form, of past and projected financial support for basic research, applied research and development. (SK)

Interest groups have historically contributed more to the maintenance of existing national educational policies and programs than to the creation or shaping of new ones. The uncertain political acceptance of the recently increased federal role in education complicates attempts to predict the degree of change in policy development to expect during…

This report outlines the rights of parents as consumers of educational programs as they are described under Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs which receive Federal financial assistance. The report concentrates on what parents can expect from a school district in relation to the school's legal and…

This Hearing concerns the nation's rural elderly, and focuses on the Elderly Indian in Arizona. Problems addressed include: the lack of transportation, the lack of adequate housing and nursing homes, the scarcity of home care and homemaking services, and insufficient income. Programs in existence, as well as programs that are needed are discussed.…

This Hearing focuses on conditions of the rural elderly in northern Arizona. Arizona has many service programs to respond to the elderly's everyday problems. Some of these problems are unique, but others are similar to those experienced by older Americans throughout the nation. Topics addressed include: transportation, health care services,…

This report discusses many of the economic and policy questions related to the widespread introduction of solar power, presents recent progress in developing solar technologies and advancing their economic feasibility, and reviews some recommendations that have been made for achieving the early introduction and sustained application of solar…

There are a number of reasons for the lack of parent interest in Title I Parent Advisory Councils (PAC). There are too many officials charged with implementing Title I who do not want to be bothered with an effective PAC. In addition, many officials do not seriously consider the experiences parents bring to their membership and do not have the…

The HEW report to Congress discusses the Public Law 89-313 program to provide federal assistance for the education of handicapped children in state-operated and supported schools, focusing on the issue of federal versus state responsibility. The need to clarify the program's direction is examined, and it is recommended that Congress specify…

Developments in federal funding to individual colleges and universities are presented. Information included is: (1) Federal R&D funding principally accounted for the 15% increase in total Federal obligations to universities and colleges in 1978; (2) A sharp rise of 15% occurred as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) increased its R&D…

THE NEED FOR LARGE NUMBERS OF FARM WORKERS FOR SHORT PERIODS DURING THE CULTIVATION AND HARVESTING OF CROPS IN WIDELY SEPARATED AREAS RESULTS IN A MIGRATORY WORK FORCE OF APPROXIMATELY 400,000 PERSONS EACH YEAR. MIGRANTS ARE EMPLOYED TO AVOID LOSSES OF PERISHABLE CROPS IN THE FIELDS, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GOOD WEATHER OR TO FORESTALL LOSSES DUE TO…

FROM 1932 TO 1965, THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE UNITED STATES DECREASED FROM 127,649 TO 26,802. IN NEW ENGLAND, HOWEVER, THERE WAS A DECREASE OF LESS THAN 100 DISTRICTS. NEW ENGLAND IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING FROM AN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY TO AN ELECTRICAL AND TECHNICAL ECONOMY. SCHOOL REDISTRICTING MUST OCCUR ALONG WITH THIS…

This annual report of the Assembly of Life Sciences (ALS) covers the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1979, and ending June 30, 1980. 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.…

In recent years, the controversy surrounding testing has grown, and the charge of bias is the most often cited criticism of testing and assessment. A review of the literature indicates that psychometricians and other researchers speak of bias as a property of the test or of items in the test. Conversely, test critics speak of bias as a quality or…

This booklet, written in English and French, describes the Canadian government's efforts to develop and implement a national policy of multiculturalism, historically and at the present time. A background section discusses government activities and committees established to promote cultural pluralism in the 1940s and 1950s. In the 1960s, the Royal…

The federal government is approaching a new round of consideration of administrative reorganization, including the areas of education and of support for scholarly endeavors. The concern of the Carnegie Council is that the government, in view of its recent experience with rapid program expansion and of the vast problems ahead in health care and…