Issues concerning federal assistance to public black colleges and universities are addressed. Attention is directed to the question of whether federal subsidies, given the role of state controlling agencies, automatically benefit black colleges in a meaningful, lasting manner. A second question is whether federal aid to black institutions, in its…

Testimony of H.R. 1800, the Rural Area Revitalization Act, and H.R. 2026, the Rural Development Reorganization Act focuses on the need for federal attention to rural problems other than agriculture. The Rural Area Revitalization Act authorizes expansion of capital available for lending in rural areas, a grant program of $25 million per year for…

New York State higher education policy and finance are discussed in four articles. In "Higher Education and Public Policy in New York," Frederick S. Lane considers the state's institutions, policymakers and politics, financing of colleges, enrollment patterns, links to economic development, and the changing educational environment. Paul…

The Federal government's oversight of its food and nutrition programs is discussed in this transcript of a Senate hearing. Testimony is presented regarding food stamps, the school lunch program, problems of targeting the needy, the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), commodity distribution, surplus dairy…

This paper focuses on issues related to the management, goals, activities, and problems of the State Education Coordination and Grants set-aside of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). (This provision places 8 percent of each State's total allocation for training for Disadvantaged Youth and Adults (Title II-A) under the authority of the…

This document is a transcript of an oversight hearing on the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). It is the first in a series designed by the House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, Committee on Education and Labor, to evaluate the program. In his introduction, the subcommittee chairman voiced his concern about proposed budget cuts in…

The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for fiscal year 1984 provided services to 3 million persons who met income criteria and were judged to be at nutritional risk. Because WIC has to operate within congressional funding levels--$1.36 billion in 1984--only about 1/3 of those eligible can be served. In this…

This Congressional report contains a state-by-state look at what is being done about teen pregnancy. Data are presented from a survey of state governors which examined the impact of current teen pregnancy policies and programs. Information regarding needs, services, special projects, and initiatives is included. Barriers to successful programs, as…

This paper--the outcome of a conference and subsequent consultations involving a majority of the nation's former Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare--recommends the revision of the present program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children. A brief overview of the United States welfare system and a detailed list of eight charges made…

Factors which influence the federal government's policy toward health care include cost, technology, social values, federalism, interest group politics, increased federal involvement, and the current utilitarian attitude toward research. The interaction of these factors results in a complex process of policy formation. For example, when the…

The conclusions of the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) concerning the effects of consolidating federal categorical aid programs into block grant programs are presented in this report. The block grants reviewed were established before 1981 under the Partnership for Health Act, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, the Comprehensive…

The benefits of postsecondary education and the federal and state roles in providing financial support are discussed. Benefits at the individual level are that educated people earn more, are more productive, and return a portion of their increased income to the government through taxes. Research conducted at colleges often leads to significant…

A final report is given of an assessment and comparison series which evaluated the national fitness and sport promotion systems in the United States, Australia, and Canada. The framework of the three country-specific assessments treated national level policies and programs first, followed by state or provincial activities. At each stage, physical…

This is a transcript of a public hearing on H.R. 1452, a bill to amend and reauthorize the Refugee Act of 1980. Following the text of the bill, which was introduced in March 1985 by Congressman Romano L. Mazzoli, testimony is presented by a number of government officials as well as representatives of agencies that provide services to immigrants…

The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), less than one year old, represents a promising start and demonstrates that Federal, State, and local governments can work together to help people with serious employment problems compete more effectively for jobs. (Author/MW)