This report addresses the extension of selected educational benefits to the Army Reserve (USAR) and Army National Guard (ARNG). The current Army General Education Development (GED) program is described, and a literature review of the effects of education upon military performance is included. A concept of extending tuition assistance to the…

The papers reproduced in this collection were originally prepared for presentation at a February 1976 symposium at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The symposium summarized a series of three regional seminars on National Energy Policy in a Regional Context; these seminars were held in Minnesota, New…

A description and evaluation of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I-funded programs for the state of Oregon is reviewed in this report. The major categories of information presented in this report are: the relationship of Title I projects to educational priorities of the State Board of Education; attainment of student performance…

This publication presents the complete text of S. 2657, the Education Amendments of 1976, as amended by the House-Senate conference committee and submitted to both houses of Congress for final approval. Basically, S. 2657 extends the Higher Education Act of 1965 and extends and revises the Vocational Education Act of 1963. In addition to the final…

The purpose of this practicum was to assess the needs of the public concerning the need for information about federal programs and to develop a brochure that would supply this needed information. The needs assessment was conducted in three Florida school districts. The needs identified in the assessment were used to develop a brochure. A survey…

This discourse suggests that there are nine categories of client publics (or education consumers) which individually or collectively hold expectations of accreditation and accrediting agencies: (1) the institutions, their students, faculty, and trustees; (2) the federal agencies; (3) agencies that recognize accrediting bodies, specifically the…

The National Council for Resource Development's Task Force on Federal Categorical Funding has investigated and reported the involvement of community colleges in various federal programs. The information in this report, covering sixty-seven federally funded programs, can be used by community college resource development officers in decision-making,…

Described in this report is a job placement exemplary project conducted at Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia from 1973 to 1976. Goals of the project were to provide placement services to all students seeking part-time, temporary, or full-time employment. Procedures included organization of the administrative job placement office and…

A survey is presented of the scope of the program of the Agency for International Development in the field of educational assistance to certain developing countries. The survey revises and updates previous surveys completed annually since 1966. The regions of the world in which A.I.D. operates--Africa, the Near East and South Asia, Latin America,…

Examines the impacts of a computerized information system on eight neighborhood service organizations and their funding sources. Discusses how the new system changed interorganizational relationships and what effect those changes had on the integration of services. (Available from American Society for Public Administration, 1225 Connecticut…

A sampling of innovative summer jobs funded through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) for economically disadvantaged youth, 14-21 years of age, is presented. (LH)

A congressional staff member explains why Congress has difficulty controlling the federal role in higher education and suggests ways the higher education community can help make the federal government a more effective and responsive partner, e.g. assessment of the impact of federal programs by a coalition of nongovernment organizations. (JT)

It is explained how schools may become involved in the Poets-in-Schools program.

Reported are the activities of the U.S. Office of Education Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education, which centered around three issues: minority and disadvantaged gifted, leadership training, and visual and performing arts. (BD)

Discusses the proposal of establishing a Department of Education (DOEd), and the possibility of transferring the entire Educational Directorate of the National Science Foundation to DOEd. Argues that this action will be detrimental to the interests of science education and might have adverse effects on research. (GA)