In 1978, the Joint Task Force on Sex Equity established by the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education and the National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs surveyed all State Directors of Vocational Education to determine whether the Sex Equity Coordinators were being appointed and were functioning as specified by the law.…

A bibliography of legal references for administrators of higher education institutions is presented. Examples of the kinds of printed works available include: books providing a basic general overview of the major legal issues affecting higher education; updating reporter services, newsletters, yearbooks and journals that provide current…

This speech reviews briefly the emergence of day care licensing standards at the state level and indicates the rapid growth in the number of children served in licensed centers between 1960 and 1972. Also outlined are legislative and regulatory actions leading to the 1979 Federal regulations for day care programs. Long range trends in day care are…

The report analyzes regulations and considers implications for special and vocational educators of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and the Vocational Education Act of 1963, amended in 1976. Initial sections focus on the content of the laws, while a separate chapter compares the…

This manual was developed for Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to help them carry out their responsibilities when investigating workplace accidents. The content is presented in four sections. The first overviews the investigative roles of CSHO officers, including…

An independent research consultant was contracted to describe the operation of the Minneapolis Public Schools' Title I programs for Neglected and Delinquent (N & D) children, to critique the current methods used to evaluate N & D programs, and to suggest improved evaluation methods for the future. This publication consists of two parts, a…

The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued final regulations for implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, which provides greater privacy safeguards to parents and students through the application of fair information practice. As a result of these HEW regulations, institutional policies and…

In an attempt to spotlight issues of federal aid to education (including quantities, destinations, delivery mechanisms, and rationale), and their probable effects, the Institute for Educational Leadership assembled a five-person bipartisan group of policy observers for two spontaneous discussions. This edited transcript of those sessions covers…

Tribal political independence is dependent on the ability of tribes to assert their powers of self-government over their members and territory. The tribal sovereignty doctrine can resolve the conflicts tribes face with State and Federal interests. (Author/WI)

The responsibility and accountability for delivering education should rest with the schools and colleges. The federal government should be content to identify the nation's educational needs that have not been, or cannot be carried out by the states, local districts, or individual institutions, and to stimulate action to meet these needs.…

After reviewing federal and state child labor legislation in connection with the Career Education Incentive Act of 1977 (PL 95-207), the authors found that most state child labor laws did not provide the flexibility needed to implement PL 95-207 on a broad basis. Some compatibility must be found. (MF)

The successful application of all new systems in regional offices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will require federal flexibility vis-a-vis Fair Employment Practices agencies' local variations and the realization that the allocation of resources will be a major determinant in the quality of federal-local teamwork. (Author/WI)

Comparing the federal government with the Biblical Leviathan, Dr. Silber expresses concern over the intrusion of government into the heart of the higher education structure. This paper was presented at the NACAC Annual Conference, Bal Harbour, Florida, 1978. (Author)

In order to standardize procedures for corporate affirmative action programs (AAP) in compliance with all of the diverse federal legislation and regulations, the authors present an AAP manual format which has been approved by each interested federal agency and by the Office of Federal Contracts Compliance. (MF)

Presents an alternative (to government regulation of advertising) that would establish the advertising profession on the side of the government and the consumer in efforts to correct advertising abuses. (RL)