This book explains the purpose and value of the Head Start program and its potential for changing children, families and communities. Part I is concerned with the administrative problems of personnel, transportation, and parent communication. Part II suggests administrative improvements to enhance the operation of the program and at the same time…

One of the purposes of this hearing was to review the work undertaken by the National Institute of Education (NIE) during the 92nd Congressional period. The document records the concern of the Select Subcommittee on Education that NIE had not yet established the National Council on Educational Research provided for in the legislation. A review is…

The purpose of this manual is to provide a new Federal or State quality control reviewer, with a background and understanding of his job in the Office of Management in the Regional Office of the Social and Rehabilitation Service of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The mission of the Service is to enable certain of America's…

The 26th annual report (1973) of American Indian education programs in Oklahoma is presented. The Oklahoma education program is financed and operated under a contract between the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior, and the State Department of Education. The supervision of the program is carried out entirely by the State…

Part One of these hearings before the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs of the United States Senate includes the testimony of scientists and doctors engaged in research regarding the relationship between maternal, fetal, and infant nutrition and optimum mental and physical development of the child. In testimony it was shown that the…

This report contains statements by Stephen Kurzman, various Catholic parochial school representatives, Hebrew school representatives, Protestant representatives, ACLU personnel, and others advocating or opposing aid to nonpublic schools. Much of the material deals with permissible types of aid to parochial schools in light of recent United States…

These hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs had the purpose of looking into the effectiveness of the various food distribution systems on the reservation. Testimony was heard from the following witnesses: Mr. Richard Wilson, chairman; and Mr. Pat Lee, legal counsel Oglala Sioux Tribe; accompanied by Mr. Gene…

In this speech, the author analyzes what should be the proper role of the Federal Government in the financing of public elementary and secondary education. The paper begins with a brief discussion of the financial dilemma the schools face currently; statistics are cited relative to student enrollment, capital costs, teacher salaries, and other…

The first-year activities of the Publishers Alert Service (PAS) a service that announces the availability of USOE-funded educational materials and products, are described in this report. A brief discussion about the current status of the service is followed by 22 of the 26 announcements produced during the first year. Following each announcement…

The report, generally known as the Meriam Report, is a survey of the economic and social conditions of the American Indians during the 1920's. Data was collected by field work for approximately 7 months. One or more members of the investigating staff visited 95 different jurisdictions, either reservations, Indian agencies, hospitals, or schools…

This evaluation attempts to measure the extent and effectiveness of the 1971 Newark ESEA Title I program that extended the regular school year reading program into the summer months for 19,391 pupils in grades K-12. The instructional activities encompassed remedial and developmental reading, development of language arts skills, and implementation…

Established in September 1967 and funded under ESEA Title I and Title III, the Pennsylvania Advancement School (PAS) is a non-profit corporation under contract to the School District of Philadelphia. Funds from the Education Professions Development Act and from private foundations have been used to support small projects initiated by the school.…

In order to determine the quality and extent of school desegregation in the South, the authors of this report examined numerous desegregation plans accepted by the Federal government; monitors were sent to over 400 desegregating school districts. The investigators found that: (1) the government's figures on desegregated systems are misleading…

One of the originators of performance contracting explains how school districts can use that concept to attack difficult educational problems and meet the increasing demand that schools be held accountable for their educational product. The author argues that what he calls "educational engineering" will guarantee a basic level of achievement in…

In a discussion of the problems of American Indian education in the United States, the U.S. Commissioner of Education points out that inadequacies of the present public educational system have resulted in a deplorable situation for the First Americans. Of concern is the need for development of a multilingual, cross-cultural approach to teaching in…