We must search for greater productivity in the teaching and learning process. During the past 15 years expenditures for elementary and secondary education have climbed from about four percent of GNP to eight percent. Much of this expenditure has been for educational technology, but we still don't know enough about how to use it. To help make…

This report extensively reviews the progress of the United States in space during 1967, the tenth year of the space age. The first chapter of the report summarizes the 1967 space activities; and each of the remaining 13 chapters is devoted to reviewing the space-related activities of a particular federal agency (13 agencies included). Appendices…

THIS DIRECTORY GROUPS FEDERAL ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ALPHABETICALLY BY ADMINISTERING AGENCIES AND LISTS, WHEREVER APPLICABLE, (1) PROGRAM TITLE, (2) NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM, (3) ELIGIBLE GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS, (4) AMOUNT (WHEN AVAILABLE) AND NATURE OF THE FUNDS OR OTHER ASSISTANCE, (5) LEGAL AUTHORITY, (6) SOURCES OF…

This position paper, prepared by the Conference of Local Environmental Health Administrators, places the planning potential of environmental health in its proper perspective in Health Systems Agencies planning and policy formation. (Author/BB)

In 1974, categorical aid programs administered by the states were replaced by the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. After discussing SSI's provision of income support for the mentally ill, the authors examine the social, psychiatric, and policymaking implications of providing income assistance through SSI to those labeled as…

Provides a list of 132 programs administered by the Office of Education covering every level and aspect of education and the funds appropriated by Congress for fiscal 1978 in support of them. Programs are presented in categories or groupings that indicate whether they serve individuals or institutions, and the nature of their support. (JMF)

Although the celebration of Black economic progress is becoming a national political ritual, two major indicators, poverty rates and unemployment data, reveal the deteriorating economic conditions of Blacks. Drastic measures may be necessary to avoid disaster. (Author/WI)

After outlining ways in which the federal government has discriminated against rural education, the author goes on to sketch ways in which the government can redress this history inequity and ensure that federal education agencies are more responsive to their rural constituents. (Author/IRT)

An interview with Ernest L. Boyer, The U.S. Commissioner of Education, focuses on current priorities of the U.S. Office of Education, implementation of P.L. 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act). (CL)

Summarizes statements related to two major issues pertaining to S.991, The Department of Education Act of 1977. The issues are: (1) the advisability of creating a separate cabinet level department of education, and (2) the advisability of including Head Start in that department. (CM)

The author suggests that a critical review and evaluation of LSCA is needed. He contends that demonstration, research, and experimental projects are not what is needed today; rather, there is need for additional funding for books, library materials, and staff. A suggested remedy is increased federal assistance through per capita support grants.…

Describes an analysis of the current federal education and training programs which support lifelong learning. Operating programs are defined as those which serve all types of students past compulsory school age but not enrolled in conventional secondary schools through provision of educational or training services. (BR)

Today the National School Lunch Program is serving nutritious meals to nearly 24 million children in about 90,000 schools. Among the measures taken to improve the program are food procurement workshops, recipe card testing, and improvement in commodity purchase selections for schools. (MLF)

This paper reviews both extant welfare programs and welfare reform bills proposed in the 100th session of Congress in terms of their present and potential impact on families. (Author/JOW)

Practices in educational program evaluation were examined through analyses of reports submitted to the Department of Education's Joint Dissemination Review Panel during the years 1980-1983. Content analyses of 232 reports yielded descriptive profiles of the educational programs and their evaluations. (TJH)