Discusses the federal regulation process, federal/grantee relations, and report requirements, particularly the Personnel Activity Report system. Believes there is room for negotiation with respect to the form and format of documentation that will satisfy the government's requirement for accountability and the school's desire for less paperwork.…

The U.S. Training Census and Trends Report indicates that the structure and emphasis of training are being affected by demographic trends, the emergence of new technologies, and government regulations. Training appears to evolve to meet the needs of individual industries. (SK)

The Secretary of Education explains the proposals to amend regulations of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. He discusses paperwork reduction, evaluation streamlining, medical services, disciplinary procedures, effect of placement on nonhandicapped, and changes in eligibility criteria. (CT)

Analyzes the communications policy review process since the 1960s, encompassing task forces, Congress, and the Federal Communications Commission. Concludes that the process "has been doing little more than seeking a means of negotiating the conflicting needs of the major industrial interests already in control of most aspects of American…

This debate focuses on the location of federal-level administration of vocational agriculture and agribusiness: Should the program be administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or by the U.S. Department of Education? (CT)

From all available data it appears that men's athletics have not been harmed by progress for women in sports, and that even a reduction in the scale of men's athletics as a result of Title IX is not justification for denying equality to women athletes. (Journal availability: New England Law Review, 154 Stuart St., Boston, MA 02116, $4.00.) (MSE)

Rules and exemptions for the Department of Energy's heating and cooling regulations. (MLF)

Examines the circumstances of the 1979 "Progressive" case, in which the federal government quashed an article about hydrogen bomb production. Notes reportorial lapses that prevented a full and balanced account of the situation. (RL)

Discusses the impact of federal regulation (primarily that of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) in the area of personnel selection. (IRT)

Gardner discusses efforts to organize America's diverse nonprofit groups. Two organizations, the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations (CONVO) and the National Council on Philanthropy (NCOP), are merging to form a new alliance where people can discuss common problems. (MLW)

The Environmental Protection Agency's regulations on use of asbestos in school buildings are not based on an "acceptable level of risk," require action by the consumers rather than by the producers of the hazardous substance and do not extend to other public facilities that theoretically place citizens in similar danger. (Author/PGD)

Pension plan officials may invest on the basis of perceived social benefits provided they have examined a broad range of investments and have found selections having those socially desirable features among a broad class of otherwise suitable and equally desirable investment opportunities meeting the economic objectives of the plan. (Author/IRT)

The Environmental Protection Agency has assembled technical information into a School Asbestos Program. Immediate steps that can be taken are outlined. (Author/MLF)

The regulations prescribed by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare regarding human subjects research are examined including their effects on research procedures. (MM)

Notes that the proposed regulation of children's television advertising may eliminate competition, increase consumer costs, and result in poorer programing. (RL)