This study of the relationship between academic science and the federal government was undertaken at the request of the NAS membership at the annual meeting of 1963. Three main elements were considered: the federal government, institutions of higher education, and the scientific community, most of whom were also members of teaching faculties.…

The Exemplary Rehabilitation Certificate (ERC) program of the Department of Labor was established to provide special help at public employment offices to ex-servicemen with other than honorable discharge. If such an ex-serviceman can establish good conduct for three years prior to application, he may obtain an ERC which is supposed to entitle the…

Contained in this paper are the 6 steps that the U.S. Office of Education (OE) has taken, or will be taking, to achieve the impact called for by OE's 1971 Indian Education Task Force. First, OE has amended its policy to include a special focus on American Indian education within the agency. Second, OE is developing certain management procedures to…

This guide lists 144 Federal programs through which health manpower training was supported in fiscal year 1970. Each listing provides: (1) organization, (2) legislation, (3) program, (4) type of aid, (5) level of education, (6) institutions or individuals supported, and (7) funding. (BH)

A description and evaluation of Elementary and Secondary Education Title I- funded projects for the state of Kentucky are reviewed in this report. It describes parental involvement, staffing, and project participants. Project components include the following: reading, kindergarten, general education, special education, and mathematics. A needs…

Approximately 275 Federal programs support some form of lifelong learning. While the majority of the lifelong learning programs are administered by the various agencies within HEW, a significant number of programs are run by such Federal agencies as the Department of Justice, the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, and the Smithsonian…

Many communities across the country are finding that their problems--whether social, political, or economic in origin--can be diminished if not solved outright through continuing education for adults. Adult education projects under the sponsorship of the Office of Education's Community Service and Continuing Education (CSCE) program were…

This article discusses the experience of the federal government's large-scale attempt to improve the education of the disadvantaged through Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The discussion concentrates on the dilemma of making policy concerning implementation. (RC)

The EPA's Industry Assistance Office, established under the Toxic Substance Control Act to help manufacturers and processors of chemical substances and mixtures to comply with the Act, is described. (BB)

The National Science Foundation's College Science Instrumentation Program (CSIP) provides four-year colleges with money to buy modern instruments. Accomplishments of the program during its first year (including 234 awards totaling $5.5 million) and future directions are summed up by Robert F. Watson, head of the CSIP program. (JN)

Federal statistical programs are important for monitoring both the need for the impact of public programs, including those for handicapped children. The federal statistical system has suffered from overall budgetary cutbacks, and from several decisions to eliminate statistical programs. (Author/CL)

Summarizes three aspects of the federal government's involvement with social science information: changes in scope of federal statistical efforts; rise and decline of federal support for bibliographic information systems and services; development of National Technical Information Service into social science information resource. Eleven references…

Examines budgetary cutbacks in federal data systems. Concludes that (1) justifications for cutbacks are unconvincing; (2) cutbacks have affected data availability and quality severely; (3) the feasibility of the idea that major data users should collect their own information is dubious; and (4) special evaluation studies cannot substitute for…

Accomplishments of the Technical Assistance Development System (TADS) are cited, current challenges (including program development, and communication and coordination) are noted, and the mission mandated for TADS is outlined. (CL)