The Secretary of Education outlines the details of the legislative proposal to consolidate all federal vocational and adult education programs and sets forth the Reagan administration's reasons for initiating such action. (CT)

Argues for a consistent approach to determining when Section 1983 litigation may follow state proceedings. Provides guidelines similar to those applied in habeas corpus proceedings for deciding when federal action will be barred. Available from UCLA Law Review, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024. (IRT)

Text of a speech made by Francis Keppel after receiving the James Bryant Conant Award at the Education Commission of the States (ECS) annual meeting. (MLF)

Describes a cooperative program between individual state governments and the Australian government whereby unemployed people who want to start a small business are given a comprehensive package consisting of loan capital, one year's living allowance, training, and business advice. (JOW)

Explores the two major pieces of federal legislation that make up the foundation for a national testing initiative: Goals 2000 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Discusses the content of each of the legislative initiatives, how they interrelate, and who supports them. Suggests that the national testing movement has metamorphosed into…

Notes that, like other states nationwide, Indiana faces a decade of skyrocketing educational costs and declining federal dollars. Discusses Indiana's approach to educating its citizenry despite this scenario. (NB)

The political landscape in school finance has undergone significant changes in the United States in recent years. It was only a generation ago that the state government assumed the primary funding responsibility in public schools, public agencies at the state and local level "monopolized" service delivery, and many reform initiatives did…

What kind of equality among Europeans does equal citizenship require, especially regarding education? In particular, is there good reason to insist of equality of education among Europeans--and if so, equality of what? To what extent should the same knowledge base and citizenship norms be taught across state borders and religious and other…

The top executive of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) has announced that he will leave his post in 2006 at the end of the summer, giving the group time to plan a lobbying strategy for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act with a new director. G. Thomas Houlihan, the CCSSO's executive director since 2001, said that…

Much debate continues about whether the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has actually improved the academic achievement level of poorly performing students or only created yet another layer of government oversight to an already heavily burdened public school system. Drafted in 2001 and signed into law in January 2002, NCLB provided the…

This report is the fifth in a series that constitutes a comprehensive evaluation of the public library statistics program carried out annually by the Federal State Cooperative System for Public Library Data (FSCS). The evaluation aims to revise and promote the FSCS classification structure that divides library organizations into municipal, school…

This biennial conference, attracted approximately 300 environmental educators from Minnesota. Included in this document are: (1) the purpose, the rationale, and the overview of the conference; (2) the state legislature perspective highlighting policies and finances; (3) the state agencies' perspective focusing on entitlements; (4) a summary of…

While an increase in review procedures, regulations, litigation and demands for information may be necessary to achieve educational goals, it may also be a way of hiding shortcomings in the educational system; therefore academics must analyze the situation, especially in regard to federal control.

The document summarizes changes in the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) legislation under Public Law 99-457 which provides a new federal early intervention program, for infants and toddlers. Eligible population and timelines for receiving funds are defined and the Individualized Family Service Plan and other provisions required by the…

This brief report to the U.S. General Accounting Office addresses problems associated with the Social Security Administration's (SSA) reimbursement, under the 1981 amendments to the Social Security Act, of state vocational rehabilitation agency expenses. Results of interviews with SSA and state officials as well as analysis of statistical data and…