This publication details the proceedings of an oversight hearing on federal library programs which focused on those programs that (1) make federal funds available to school districts to purchase instructional materials and school library resources, (2) authorize funds for the support of college and university libraries and for the improvement of…

The book describes federal training and employment resources for developmentally disabled persons. The first section provides a brief historical background of the federal government's involvement in employment and training beginning with the 1930's up to the passage of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section II examines seven…

THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA), AS AMENDED, IS DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF WORKERS FACING JOB DISPLACEMENT, THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF THE HARDCORE UNEMPLOYED, OTHER UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED, AND THE EMERGENCE OF SKILL SHORTAGE IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS. THE ACT IS JOINTLY ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH,…

This conference report presents the position taken by large cities in evaluating projects under ESEA Title I. Since this was the first educational legislation in history to call for evaluation at the local level of programs generated by Federal funds, most districts had little time to design project evaluation and to obtain adequate research…

This paper reviews briefly the development and scope of Federal support programs to higher education which relate to the problems of the small college, and discusses in detail Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and Part E of the Education Professions Development Act. Weaknesses of proposals submitted last year for Title III funding are…

This catalog describes the status and content of research programs which were either developed or administered by the Office of Manpower Research under Title I of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) or the Economic Opportunity Act for the fiscal year ending June 1968. Brief summaries are given for 71 active MDTA research contracts,…

This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a task force that studied the role of the National Institute of Education (NIE) regarding curriculum development activities in the United States. Primary purpose of the report is to identify and recommend policy options to guide NIE's curriculum development activities. Part 1 contains a…

This study examines a number of questions surrounding the distribution of Title I aid and state compensatory education aid. The extent to which the two types of aid are complementary and their effect on the equalizing thrust of the state general aid are also examined. There are four major states that are studied: Florida, New Jersey, New York, and…

This report presents information on the environmental education objectives, activities, accomplishments, and plans of forty-four agencies of the Federal Government. The agencies were sent a short outline of what might constitute a useful report and asked to submit a report, in narrative form, of about 1500-3000 words. The agency reports contain an…

This paper considers three aspects of federal legislation and policy that are critical to an understanding of federal dissemination of research and development and exemplary practice information in education. One of the major difficulties is the variety of viewpoints on what constitutes dissemination. These range from one-way flow of information…

This report summarized briefly some of the federal legislation now pending or recently enacted that has implications for library service and for librarians. It covers the first six months of the first session of the 94th Congress, which convened January 14, 1975. The first section of the report discusses appropriations bills, without which funds…

The low tuition system has worked so well for so long that it should not be abandoned on the basis of very limited data and even more limited assumptions. The rights of millions of college students to a low tuition education should not be bargained away in the name of some notion of "higher educational consensus" or "healthy dialogue." Nor should…

The amendments that compose H.R. 3801 are listed. Testimony follows by witnesses from the administration, from five state departments of education, and from the National Association for Public Continuing and Adult Education. The amendments are classified into four separate categories: (1) technical amendments that correct grammatical errors or…

This document contains the transcripts of three hearings on the impact aid laws; the text of H.R. 5181; and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials offered to the committee. (IRT)

This report provides an account of federal funding of research and development (R&D) programs for the years 1969-76. Part 1 lists federal R&D expenditures according to function and includes comments and comparisons pertaining to the functions. Part 2 provides more detailed analyses of R&D expenditures for each function individually,…