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Karnes, Frances A. – Journal of Career Education, 1981
Summarizes recent developments with reference to gifted education in the nation, outlines some of the current concerns in the field, and concludes with some implications for career education for the gifted and talented. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Development, Federal Programs, Gifted
Bard, Rachel; And Others – 1988
Governor Booth Gardner established the Governor's Task Force on Hunger in 1986 and asked its members to study the problem of hunger in Washington State over a 2-year period. The task force conducted its work through three main committees: one to survey the nature and extent of hunger in the state, one to uncover major causes of hunger, and one to…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Etiology, Federal Programs, Hunger
Brant, Russell A.; Glass, Gary B. – Geotimes, 1983
Principle work of 23 state geological surveys is summarized. Work includes mapping/estimating coal resources, centralizing data in National Coal Resources Data System through cooperative programs, exploration drilling, and others. Comments on U.S. Geological Survey activities, coal-related conferences/meetings, and industry research activities are…
Descriptors: Cartography, Coal, College Science, Conferences
Wisconsin Univ.-Stout, Menomonie. Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Inst. – 1981
This is the report of a study undertaken by the Institute of Rehabilitation Issues to identify unique problems in rehabilitation services delivery to inner city nonwhite clients. Chapter 1 reviews the literature on vocational rehabilitation for people with mental and physical disabilities and points out the lack of research on nonwhite, lower…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Federal Programs
Tapper, Donna M. – 1983
The 1983 Federal fiscal year is a year of transition from the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 (JTPA). Unlike CETA, which included public service employment provisions, the entire thrust of JTPA is on training for unsubsidized employment. The purpose of the new law is to prepare youth and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Office of Child Support Enforcement (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1986
The Child Support Enforcement Amendments of 1984 require that every state not qualifying for a waiver appoint a commission to look at the success of the state's child support enforcement program in securing support and parental involvement for all children needing such services, whether they were eligible for public assistance or not. This…
Descriptors: Children, Compliance (Legal), Fathers, Federal Legislation
Whitesel, Russ – 1986
This memo is designed to assist Wisconsin's Special Committee on Employment Disincentives in reviewing the issue of adult illiteracy. Section A provides information on the extent of illiteracy in the United States. Section B discusses selected literacy programs at the federal, state, and local levels. Results are provided of a study of federal…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Federal Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
Asbestos, a mineral known to cause cancer in humans, is present in an unknown number of schools where it may be hazardous to the health of students and employees. Although the Federal Government has programs designed to address the asbestos situation, it has not determined in what specific circumstances asbestos is a hazard. Therefore, State and…
Descriptors: Asbestos, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Freedomways, 1983
This Children's Defense Fund report summarizes findings of a national survey, which indicate detrimental effects of Federal budget cuts in health care funds on economically disadvantaged mothers and children. Suggests that health funds for mothers and children are more important than defense expenditures and tax cuts for the non-needy. (MJL)
Descriptors: Children, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Federal Programs

Boruch, Robert F.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1983
Recommendations are made to Congress and the Department of Education on evaluation of federally supported education programs. The work covers local, state, and federal efforts to address questions about evaluation procedures and practices, and the use of evaluation results. The recommendations are directed toward improving the quality and…
Descriptors: Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Solomon, Carmen D. – 1988
This report describes how Title IV-A of the Social Security Act is being used to aid homeless families with children. The report reviews the history of the Emergency Assistance program (EA) and the special needs component of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC-Special Needs), discusses current policy and practice, examines…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Family Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Office of Child Support Enforcement (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1984
Described in this report are fiscal year 1984 activities of the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, a program established in 1975 as part D of title IV of the Social Security Act. Following an executive summary, chapter I describes the mission and organization of the CSE. Chapter II reviews the child support enforcement amendments of 1984,…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs

National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHHS/OHDS), Washington, DC. – 1986
This report concerns the coordination of goals, objectives, and activities of agencies which have responsibilities for programs and activities related to child abuse and neglect, as required by P.L. 93-247, as amended. It describes some of the combined efforts of federal agencies and other organizations for the calendar years 1983 and 1984 and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Forbes, Susan; Lidsker, Carol – 1982
This paper provides background information on existing refugee health policy as spelled out in the Refugee Act of 1980, consideration that issues in health and health care have received, and significant program development that has occurred in addressing health care problems. Following the introduction, Section II describes the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Health Needs, Health Programs, Medical Services
Refugee Policy Group, Washington, DC. – 1983
This document gives brief answers to questions that are frequently asked about refugee resettlement and asylum. The topics covered include the following: the differences between refugees and asylees; how refugee admission numbers and allocations are determined; how refugees are selected; the application processing procedure, including changes due…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Costs, Eligibility, Federal Aid
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