The federal government's student loan programs have been very successful, with two-thirds of all students or their families relying on loans provided or subsidized by the federal government. One of these student loan programs allows student borrowers to consolidate their previous loans into a single loan at a subsidized fixed rate based on the…

Outlook is the monthly newsletter for the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). Each issue contains information relating to private education such as: new legislation and regulations, the most recent research, court rulings, national trends, federal initiatives, private school news briefs, and more. This issue contains the following…

This report contains information on federal funding of the research and development (R&D) components of agency programs as proposed by the administration for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998. Research and development data contained in this report are classified into the same federal budget function categories used in the Budget of the United States…

Prior to the enactment of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), policymakers examined the need to safeguard the private insurance market from "crowd out," the substitution of public health insurance coverage for private health insurance coverage. This qualitative study examined how 18 states are addressing crowd out, the…

This paper describes the State Children's Health Insurance Program's (SCHIP's) financing system, examining two alternatives under consideration for changing the system of redistributing unspent SCHIP funds. Section 1 presents background on SCHIP's financing structure (it is a block grant program, each state's share of federal SCHIP funds is…

Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a complete accounting of every resident in the United States. While there is no Congressional mandate requiring an accurate enumeration of Americans with disabilities by the Decennial Census, communities and people with disabilities will be affected if the Decennial Census is inaccurate. Census data…

This article discusses the development of hydroelectric power in Appalachia. (NQ)

Discusses the functions of an effective parent council in assisting compensatory education. Suggests the kind of support that a local district should offer the council to get the best out of this form of citizen action. (Author)

The federal nutrition program for the elderly can also provide opportunities to introduce nutrition education into senior citizen programs. (SP)

Attempts to dispel myths about the U.S.D.A. Commodity program. (JF)

Discussed in this editorial is the need for a broad and detailed government policy on energy use. Oil companies can not be given complete responsibility to demonstrate usage of different energy sources. The government should construct plants because energy is connected with national security. (PS)

Describes the effect of the President's impoundment of funds on allocation of Federal aid to education. (JF)

Described is the Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) program of the National Science Foundation, a program of problem-oriented research, both applied and basic, in search of knowledge for solutions to societal problems. Four divisions are encompassed: advanced technology applications, environmental systems and resources, social systems and…