In light of today's inflation and the changing priorities of the present Administration, the Office of Education (OE) has taken careful stock of its inventory of programs and has attempted to plan rigorously for the needs of the present and the future. Over the years, OE expenditures on library programs have had significant impact on public,…

The year 1973 was marked by uncertainty and frustration regarding the federal role in education. The Congress and the President were deadlocked on key education issues. Administrative impoundment of funds and delays on appropriations forced State and local officials to struggle with day-to-day continuation of federal programs rather than focus on…

This speech provides a cursory discussion of the experiences of mayors and governors with the general revenue sharing program for States and municipalities and examines the possible implications of these experiences for special educational revenue sharing. The author suggests that fewer dollars will be available to local school districts if the…

INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS ON THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS WAS THE FOCUS OF THIS STUDY ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. A HISTORY OF FEDERAL GRANTS-IN-AID TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WAS TRACED FROM THE SMITH-HUGHES ACT OF 1917 TO THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963. THE SPECIFIC AREAS INVESTIGATED WERE (1) THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPROVED…

The annual meeting of the Sea Grant Association provides a forum for exchanging information on projects and planning among Sea Grant personnel and representatives of government, industry, and the public. Adhering to the 1974 conference theme, Sea Grant - An Action Catalyst, speakers discussed ways the Sea Grant program identifies marine resource…

In the article on due process in special education, the author elaborates on the due process requirements which the states have incorporated into their special education systems, discusses the due process requirements in the Education of All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), relates these requirements to what the states have already done,…

The significant increase in the role of the federal government in educational policy-making has provoked a crisis; at the least, it has unleashed a gamut of opinions as to the balance and appropriateness of the roles to be played by the main jurisdictional elements of the system--federal government, states, localities, and public and private…

The author addresses three questions: (1) How did states get into the education business in the first place? (2) How significant is the states' role? (3) What are the problems that are most critical--at the state level--and what can be done about them? The author traces the slow evolution of the state role in education up to the present where that…

Much of the contention and rhetoric would lessen if there were more federal money for existing block grants and fewer categorical programs; if the federal money were made available in a timely fashion; if Congress would simplify existing programs and attempt less regulation; and if an effective system of coordination and joint human services were…

Offers suggestions on what can be done to restore the balance in the federal education system and to halt the drift toward domination by federal priorities and federally mandated limitations on state and local decision-making. (Author)

Discusses Canada's overlapping governmental authority as it affects education. (IRT)

Now 13 years old and maturing, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was recently re-endorsed as the centerpiece of the federal government's commitment to equity and quality in elementary and secondary education. (Author/MLF)

It appears to be impossible for the federal government to describe by legislation or regulations standards that are of general applicability among the states. State legislative processes offer the best available means for meshing federal aid with state and local resources. (Author/MLF)

Summarizing the Task Force Issues Paper presented at the Appalachian Conference on Balanced Growth and Economic Development (1977), this article presents selected comments by Task Force participants, and Task Force recommendations re: a national severence tax on extraction of nonrenewable energy resources; socioeconomic costs of nuclear energy; a…