This document provides guidelines for public school authorities who wish to avail themselves of the opportunities provided by the Title III NDEA programs. The document outlines participation in the program in terms of--(1) application procedures, (2) reimbursement procedures, (3) special projects, (4) priority considerations, (5) basic standards…

At present there is no comprehensive source of data regarding educational technology. Base-line statistical information on collections and equipment, as well as their unique impact on other institutional cost factors, must be established if there is to be adequate evaluation of their impact on instructional practices. This report defines the field…

This report presents the findings from a survey to determine the extent, causes, and import of Head Start employee mobility. The findings are based on data from 56 responding programs out of a sample of 70 selected from a population of 863 full-year Head Start programs listed in a 1971 Office of Economic Opportunities inventory. The study in its…

This report examines sex discrimination in institutions of higher education and the implications for all Office of Education programs. Part I presents an overview of sex discrimination in education, including: (1) early education reinforces ideals of male superiority; (2) sex discrimination in secondary education; (3) biases in postsecondary…

This newsletter presents a collection of articles and news briefs on the general areas of educational change and the federal role in undergraduate and teacher education. There are three major essays. "The University Reorganizes for Human Services" discusses proposed changes at the University of Vermont that are an attempt to integrate…

Additional funds to land grant colleges were made available by Congress, necessitating a consensus among institution representatives and extension service representatives as to guidelines for its expenditure. It was decided that: the money is for expanding educational assistance to the people by utilizing more effectively the combined resources of…

New Jersey has long been a leader in vocational-technical education and support by the State government continues. The Nation's education system fails to prepare young people for careers; it costs us $28 billion a year to "educate" them for potential failure. Career education offers a new approach. Made up of five overlapping levels,…

This report contains Senate Hearings on the proposed 1974 budget for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). Secretary of HEW, Casper Weinberger, and his staff clarify and defend the various parts of the budget including those for health programs and social security as well as for education. Changes from the 1973 budget are shown…

Section 204 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to make studies of the costs and benefits of existing programs. This document was developed to respond to this legislation through informational support to GAO and others interested in evaluating the effectiveness of Federal programs. It includes…

The Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs held hearings on the "Food Distribution Program." The Program--often referred to as the "commodity distribution,""surplus distribution," or "direct distribution program"--has the dual purpose of alleviating farm surpluses and helping the poor. It…

The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 challenged vocational educators to set up meaningful services for persons with special needs. Pennsylvania vocational educators feel they have begun to accept this challenge. This report reviews the major programs that received funds for the disadvantaged in Pennsylvania under Public Law 90-576 during…

This collection of documents is concerned, specifically, with the problem of drug abuse in the U. S. and the coordinated attack planned by the President's proposed Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention. The office would not be concerned, directly, with problems of reducing drug supply or with the law enforcement aspects of abuse control,…

This speech describes the management by objectives program initiated by the Office of Education and shows how the implementation of such a program in institutions and school systems could assist them to become accountable to their constituencies. A related document is EA 003 885. (JF)

The purpose of this report was to review programs carried out by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) during 1969 and 1970 to help design, develop, implement, and evaluate various means for further strengthening traditionally Negro institutions of higher learning. The report summarizes two 4-week summer workshops for faculty members of…

In tracing the history and purposes of domestic antipoverty programs, this study seeks to explain why the problem of poverty in America is still unsolved. The analysis of past performance and proposals for the future are based on a combination of cost-benefit analysis of specific programs and general economic analysis of the problems of domestic…