Summarizes the problems related to the temporary injunction issued to no longer grant tax-exempt status to segregated private schools in Mississippi. (MK)

Discusses 17 years of growth and development at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. (JOW)

As college costs have increased, and more federal and state aid has become merit-based, the doors of educational opportunity have closed for many students. Countless numbers are being denied access to college simply because they cannot afford it, undermining the fundamental policy object of the Higher Education Act of 1965. On Capitol Hill,…

Recent state efforts reflect a growing commitment to building state child care systems, but increasing child care capacity while simultaneously designing and expanding good quality, new child care systems remains a challenge. On November 17, 1997, the Child Care Action Campaign (CCAC) conducted an audioconference that focused on how Wisconsin,…

The purpose of the research was to determine which community characteristics, among the 29 studied, were statistically most useful as predictors of per-pupil Federal aid to the 169 school districts of Connecticut. Three regression models were developed using community traits as predictors of Federal aid allocations. Community characteristics…

Some alternatives for changing IFC are evaluated, and a model that can be used for considering other alternatives is presented. Proposals include a system of treatment protocols for diagnosis-related groups and a revision of S.873, The Community and Family Living Amendments of 1985. (Author/CL)

Many communities have expressed their concern about inadequacies in child care by setting up a Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) council that brings together all those involved with services to children and families. (Author/RY)

This report describes how California is providing direct intervention to improve structures and processes in districts, which is intended over time to improve curriculum, instruction, and student achievement at the school level. For districts subject to federal Corrective Action under NCLB, California's approach is "top down" in that…

When Congress killed the immigration bill recently, the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act was one casualty as a component of that bill. The DREAM Act is needed to allow the 65,000 American-raised, but undocumented students that graduate from high school each year to apply for conditional residence status. These…

The guide presents information on more than 200 federally assisted programs serving the handicapped. Information on uses and restrictions, types of assistance, eligibility requirements; application procedures, appropriations, program accomplishments, enabling legislation, and contact persons are listed for programs receiving four types of…

The Johnson-O'Malley Act (JOM), passed by Congress in 1934, authorized the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to contract with the states and other political entities for educational services to American Indians. Although the rationale for the JOM program was not understood well by a high proportion of the Indian patrons of public schools or by the…

Ten points have caused concern in connection with the federal involvement in educational matters in the states: (1) the imposition of federal programs directly to school districts without input from the states; (2) the attitude that states have no business inquiring about programs initiated between the school district and the federal government;…

Basic terms used in the various aspects of library finance are briefly explained in a review of the funding sources of the different types of libraries. There is no attempt to go into the forms and purposes of various accounting methods or to delve into the terminology of accounting. (JPF)