The booklet presents the text of the Developmental Disabilities Act of 1984, which retains most provisions of, amends some provisions of, and reorganizes the parts of, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. Following brief background information, a section-by-section summary of the Act's revisions is offered. A…

Reports research on local school taxation determinants, that focuses on taxes and local funding. Includes school tax exportability (cost spillout) measures, divides intergovernmental school aid into lump-sum and matching categories, and uses data for individual school districts rather than for aggregates of such units. Findings indicate that tax…

The dispute over private remedies under Title IX is part of a more general debate over the extent to which rights of action should be implied from federal statutes, but it has a special urgency because of the fundamental nature of the right involved and the fact that sex equality in education is long overdue. (Author)

A consensus should be reached among regions on where and how the Federal government should help out. By analyzing Federal policies in the ways suggested in this article, the Federal government might avoid the waste of millions of dollars in a regional battle over public resources. (Author/AM)

This first of three articles describing implementation of 1979 White House Conference on Library and Information Services resolutions covers leadership role of National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, needs of underserved, organizations and professions, international activities, public/private sector interaction, statistics and…

Analysis of states' use of home and community-based service waivers to finance community services for mentally retarded persons revealed that the waivers are difficult to develop and states are experiencing difficulties in serving the targeted number of people. (CL)

Families with children with disabilities often have difficulty finding high quality child care for their children; this problem is compounded for low-income families. In 2003, Congress will consider the reauthorization of the two statutes that support the development of young children with disabilities and their familiesthe Child Care and…

Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) monies are used primarily to provide subsidized child care services to low-income working families through vouchers or certificates. This report to Congress describes and analyzes the most current information about the CCDF including that drawn from state plans, expenditure reports, case-level reports, and…

The federal government's WIC program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, is designed to improve the health and development of low-income women and young children. California's passage of Proposition 10, the "Children and Families First Act," has created a climate that encourages collaborative…

These transcripts present testimony concerning the effects of changes in the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Summer Food Service Program mandated by the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Major changes were: (1) reduced federal subsidies for sponsors; (2) eliminated federal subsidies for a fourth daily meal in…

The child support program enforces the responsibility of parents to support their children when they live apart. The child support program is jointly funded by federal and state governments under title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The program collects child support for families, establishes the legal relationship between children and their…

Defines the value-added tax and examines it in light of equity, economic effects, cost of administration, and stability and yield. Compares the tax with the property tax and suggests alternative ways in which States and the Federal Government may participate in the financing of education. (DN)

Support, which is vital to our future, has been and must remain the responsibility of society. It is too important and too complex a problem to be left to scientists. (DF)

Compared are state funding policies for special education, raised are nine fiscal questions, and proposed are alternative funding approaches. (DB)