The purpose of this study was to examine awareness on the part of educational administrators at both state agency and institutional levels as to the importance of following the trends and priorities in legislation and in fund dispersals at both federal and state levels. The study also attempted to provide some limited assistance in approaching an…

This document reports the results of a study commissioned by the American Federation of Teachers to examine the needs of the public schools during the decade ahead, and to propose a plan by which federal, state, and local resources can be marshalled to meet these needs. The essential aim of the proposed plan is "to achieve by 1977 an average…

This book discusses the history of the segregation issue from before the Civil War through the Johnson administration, the struggle between the Federal and State governments over the 1954 Supreme Court ruling to abolish segregated education, the emergence of civil rights as a national issue, and the passing of civil rights legislation under the…

Testimony of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and of representatives of the junior and community college movement as to the role of these colleges in vocational education is presented. The testimony is comprised of the following: statement by Dr. Peter Masiko--Introduction,…

This is the third hearing in a series of four conducted to exercise con- gressional oversight of the Food Distribution Program of the Department of Agriculture. The following witnesses presented testimony, statements, and exhibits pertinent to this purpose: Honorable Efrain Santiago, Secretary of Social Services, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;…

United States district judges have, regardless of their personal views the awesome assignment of forcing compliance with the Supreme Court's 1954 school segregation decisions. In the District of Columbia and in the border states of Missouri, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland, for the most part authorities have completed, or are…

Included in this compendium are fifteen documents pertaining to cable television for New York State. Two of the documents deal with the relationships between school districts and the cable operators. The arrangements discussed are from the experiences of the Michigan State School System and the Pasadena, California School District. These reveal…

In this report the Quinsigamond Community College (Massachusetts) effort to establish a Community Educational Service Center project, funded by Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965, is discussed. The primary purpose was to offer special educational services to minority and low-income groups in the local area. The demonstration project was…

This report provides statistics on the administration of Titles I and III of Public Laws 81-874 and 81-815. Law 81-874 provides financial assistance for maintenance and operation of schools in Federally affected areas, and Law 81-815 provides financial assistance for school construction in Federally affected areas. Information provided includes…

This conference was held to lay the groundwork for identifying the ingredients of state-level manpower planning. Some of the issues discussed were revenue sharing, planning needs and goals, government role, and coordination of agencies and services in a comprehensive plan. The organization and characteristics of a manpower plan were described. (BH)

This 1974 report contains a summary and analysis of data collected from a survey of 100 city prime sponsors to determine the impact of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) on the vocational education system based on CETA's first year in operation. Some of the basic conclusions presented (as derived from data received) are…

A federal system is better than one that is totally nationalized or left totally in the hands of the states and their districts. The principle undergirding that system is appropriateness. Responsibilities most appropriately handled at the state level ought to rest at that level. Responsibilities best met by the resources and reach of the national…

Discusses four periods - 1933-1945: marked by pragmatism among civil rights groups; 1945-1954, characterized by greater demands of civil rights groups for "due process" and legislative safeguards; 1954-1965, a period of divergent strategies and demands; and 1965-1970, distinguished by new experimentation at the federal level and a growing strain…

Energy development in western states has contributed to demands for new states' rights. Western states want a more active part in federal energy policy formulation. Article discusses recent intergovernmental relations, federal-state relations, and the effects of national energy, environmental, and related policies on energy resource development in…

Shares observations on the state of education as seen from the vantage point of the nation's capital, at the beginning of a new year. (Author/MLF)