The report "How a Federal Grant Program Is Training and Supporting Educators of English Learners" examines the extent to which National Professional Development (NPD) grantees implemented their projects in ways aligned with program objectives, drawing primarily on a survey of all 2016 and 2017 NPD grantees. This document provides…

Presented are the reports of 22 federal departments and agencies on their programs related to mental retardation. The review of governmental programs is seen as a needed first step toward mobilization of the full federal potential in coordinating efforts in the gamut of problems of mental retardation. The departments and agencies covered include…

Because the National Archives did not have the capacity to manage the volume of films produced by government agencies in recent decades, in 1969 the National Audiovisual Center was created. Its function is to act as a distributor on behalf of federal agencies and to provide information on all federally produced audiovisual titles. The Center is…

This paper briefly reviews the current status of government publications, including the local, state, and Federal levels, with particular attention to crucial problems of availability and accessibility to the public. It examines issues and proposed changes in government policy with respect to government documents, e.g., (1) Is there a need for a…

This selective report on the celebration across the country of the Year of the Young Reader (YYR) by the Library of Congress and its partners has a two-fold purpose: to provide a chronological review of the events, projects, and activities that made the campaign effective; and to stimulate thinking on how to give the next campaign, "1991--the…

This program plan is offered as a guide to potential grantees and contractors. It outlines the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice's priorities for research in fiscal year (FY) 1978 and beyond and spells out other Institute programs and projects to be carried out during the fiscal year. The guide is offered as a first step…

Offered in response to a request for background information from the Congressional Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology, the document presents a report of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) support for social and psychological sciences research. Major objectives of the report are to review the origins of NSF support programs;…