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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1976
This document contains the complete texts of House of Representatives' bills H. R. 11233 and H. R. 10999, proposed bills which would amend the Library Service and Construction Act to expand the purposes listed in the act, extend the period of appropriation, and specifically provide funds to Recording for the Blind, Incorporated. Also included are…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Financial Support, Futures (of Society), Libraries
Direct linkWebster, Andrea, Comp.; Sweeney, Seann, Comp. – Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2010
This paper includes over 1,250 stories that catalog a broadening and deepening commitment to campus sustainability by colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. The 380-page report categorizes stories from nearly 600 higher education institutions into 24 chapters, spanning education and research, campus operations, and administration and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Environmental Education
Webster, Andrea, Comp.; Dautremont-Smith, Julian, Comp. – Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
This publication includes over 1,350 stories that illustrate the continued expansion of sustainability practices into every sector of campus. Initiatives from nearly 700 institutions are organized into 28 chapters, spanning education and research, campus operations, and administration and finance. In addition, the publication contains over 90 new…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Environmental Education, Campuses
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1996
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) appointed a Joint Board to recommend changes in existing FCC rules to fulfill the regulatory mandates of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Joint Board, which consists of three FCC commissioners, four State commissioners, and one consumer advocate, issued its recommendations to the FCC in a 500-page…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1996
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 constitutes a major overhaul of telecommunications law and will have a major impact on rural residents, communities, schools, libraries, and hospitals. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is requesting comments from "the grassroots" about telecommunications issues and concerns of greatest…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Citizen Participation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Facilities
Gregg, Soleil; And Others – 1997
West Virginia has been pursuing an approach to connecting students to the information highway that mirrors the model envisioned by the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This policy brief aims to help schools and state agencies understand the discounts provided by the Act. U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller explains the provisions of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1997
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 constitutes a major overhaul of telecommunications law and will have a major impact on rural residents, communities, schools, libraries, and hospitals. This paper presents 68 key points from the Federal Communication Commission's Universal Service Report and Order, Section X: Schools and Libraries, which contains…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Consortia, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Rural Policy Research Inst. – 1997
The Rural Policy Research Institute's Rural Telecommunications Task Force assessed the rural impacts and unintended or adverse rural consequences of the Federal-State Joint Board's recommendations to the FCC regarding Section 254 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Ten critical rural components of the Joint Board recommendations are listed: (1)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Powell, Robat; Seaton, Nia – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
Since the first toy libraries opened in the 1960s and 1970s to support families of children with special educational needs, they have expanded to serve broader communities. Toy libraries do more than lend toys: they can provide family support services and specialist support to families with children with special educational needs, benefit…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Play, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs
