A panel of 16 school administrators from 8 states developed this draft application for discounted school telecommunications services as part of efforts to advise the Federal Communications Commission on rural implications of the implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The application is split into a seven-page cover application to be…

This publication lists national, regional, and Pennsylvania-specific organizations that provide technical or financial assistance to artists and community groups. Special emphasis is given to those foundations that have funds earmarked for traditional/folk arts. Art organizing suggestions for achieving equitable funding in the arts and letters to…

During the past decade, several European countries invested heavily in research and development (R&D), including building world-class laboratories and other facilities and expanding higher education in science and engineering. This document summarizes the report, Human Resources for Science and Technology: The European Region, that presents…

The relationship between research on information technologies and efforts to meet societal needs is the underlying theme of this summary document, which synthesizes the proceedings of the Leadership Colloquium on Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence (KDI). The Colloquium (which comprised one meeting in September and one meeting in December 1997)…

Resource development is one of the most critical tasks facing directors of nonprofit organizations. Recipients of Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) grants from the Department of Health and Human Services may not use federal dollars to raise additional funds, but they do use private donations and other means to support their efforts to…

Comprehensive school reform is a type of reform process directed at primary and secondary education that relies on the simultaneous change of all elements of a school's operating environment aligned with a central, guiding vision. This new approach was developed in response to the growing dissatisfaction with the traditional piecemeal reform,…

This document presents testimony from the June 1998 hearing on the Children's Development Act (H.R. 3637) held before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises. H.R. 3637 encourages the lending of resources to child care facilities by allowing a bank or lender access to a federal reinsurance program that…

The goal of Minnesota's early childhood development and care programs is to ensure that families of young children have the opportunity to choose affordable, high quality child care and participate in developmental programs that promote the skills and behaviors necessary for children to succeed in school. This information brief describes and…

A transcript of the hearing that discusses the findings and recommendations that are part of the Office of Technology Assessment's (OTA's) report on federally funded research is presented. The report evaluates the nature and distribution of research funding and decision-making and suggests alternative approaches that the Federal Government can…

This report presents an analysis of Ohio's early operational experience in implementing the Learning, Earning, and Parenting (LEAP) program, a statewide initiative that requires pregnant and parenting teenagers on welfare who lack a high school diploma or its equivalent to go to school. There is a reduction in the family's welfare grant if the…

This report considers the various sources of support for intercollegiate athletics programs at Illinois public universities including direct state appropriations, tuition revenue foregone through student tuition waivers, and athletic fees supported by the Monetary Award Program. It reports that in fiscal year 1992, state support for…

This handbook is designed to share successful, creative ideas and proven methods for fund raising at the elementary school level. Suggestions are based on the author's personal experience as a PTA fund raiser and on interviews conducted nationwide with people involved in fund raising. Following the acknowledgements and preface, the introduction…

This hearing transcript presents testimony on the reauthorization of Part H (early intervention services for infants and toddlers) as well as a review of the preschool grants program of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Statements of the following persons are included: Senator Paul Simon; Robert Davilla, Assistant Secretary for…

Described in this report are the types of child care programs (day care, Headstart, child-sitting, or drop-in centers) presently in operation within the City University of New York. Descriptions, based on data collected during the fall of 1982 from the university's nine colleges, emphasize support structures and obstacles encountered in starting,…

Presented in this report is an account of the attempt made by the Director of the United States Office of Personnel Managment (OPM) to exclude the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) from participation in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). The CFC is the annual charitable fundraising drive conducted among federal employees and…