The document serves as a directory of federal projects in the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP). An introduction describes the HCEEP network and briefly summarizes results of a recent evaluation study. The overview section then describes the five types of HCEEP projects: deomonstration projects, outreach projects, state…

This report examines the relationship between outreach projects and the new State Grants Program involved in the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP). Following a brief review of HCEEP'S mission and history, the State Grants Program and its three types of grants are described: planning, development, and implementation grants.…

Intended for state education agencies and State Implementation Grant directors and coordinators, the booklet provides basic information on providing educational services to preschool handicapped children. Major premises include the following: the effectiveness of early education of handicapped children is supported by research; and early childhood…

This memorandum responds to a request from the House Subcommittee on Census and Population for information concering the planning for the 1990 Census. It identifies eleven major issues concerning the implementation of the 1990 Census: (1) determination of who shall be counted; (2) provision of data for apportionment and redistricting; (3)…

In 1971, a Federal program was started to promote and assist Indians who might choose a career in health. Due to a reorganization slated within the Health Resources Administration (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare), however, this Indian program is headed for deescalization and merger with other programs for the…

Reports on a follow-up study of Sixth Cycle Teacher Corps graduates who taught pupils in grades 2-6 across the country. These graduates were compared with other young teachers who taught the same type of pupil in the same school district, on the basis of teacher performance and teacher effectiveness measures. (JA)

Reports on the Conference on Information and Referral Service in Public Libraries held in Detroit on May 7-9, 1975. (PF)

Descriptions of sessions of Special and related programs.

The paper reviews the Reagan administration's efforts to convert human services financing to a block grant approach and describes the response of the United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA). The Budget Reconciliation Act and its impact on funding for such services as developmental disabilities, vocational rehabilitation, and Title XX Social…

The Subcommittee on Human Resources (Committee on Education and Labor) was convened to review federal transportation policy with regard to Project Head Start and to discuss possible solutions to problems which have recently surfaced. The problems are related to funding and the time provided to local Head Start programs to purchase and/or replace…

An impact evaluation of the Spanish/English component of the federal Bilingual Education Program (BEP) was done by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) between 1974-76. The AIR evaluation took three years, cost $2 million, and examined many aspects of the BEP. This paper explores the influence of the AIR evaluation on the 1978…