Describes the author's early educational experiences and details his work in several aspects of school psychology from the 1950s to the present. Discusses special education in the 1950s, early research, gifted education, developments in the 1960s, technical assistance systems and Wang's (1983) Adaptive Learning Environment Models (ALEM). (MCF)

Options for disabled school leavers in the United Kingdom are considered, incuding the Youth Training Scheme, a one-year vocational skill training course, and day centers for those individuals unable to find work. (CL)

The author describes programs of the National Committee, Arts with the Handicapped, including the Very Special Arts Festival program for the visual and peforming arts and Project REAP (Retirement with Enrichment, the Arts and Purpose), which uses retired volunteers in arts education of disabled children and adults. (CL)

Four aspects of the relationship between auditing and evaluation in their approaches to program assessment are examined: (1) their different origins; (2) the definitions and purposes of both, and the questions they seek to answer; (3) contrasting viewpoints and emphases of auditors and evaluators; and (4) commonalities of interest and potential…

The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the U.S. Department of Education, Madeleine Will, discusses problems in educating children with learning difficulties, notes reasons for needed changes, and comments upon the importance of early identification, curriculum based assessment, and parent…

Overview of federal collection of health statistics highlights federal budgets; the National Center for Health Statistics (role, periodicity report); vital statistics (surveys of physicians, hospitals, nursing homes); household surveys (National Health Interview Survey); and proposed reorganization of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of…

Discusses science education activities at the National Science Foundation (NSF), focusing on a new NSF activity ("Research in Undergraduate Institutions"--RUI) designed to support faculty research in settings where the primary emphasis is on undergraduate education. Related issues and concerns are addressed. (JN)

Case surveys of 99 federally funded regular education inservice special education training projects revealed, among other findings, that local and state agencies were strongest in collaboration, that projects used the full range of quality practices in their planning, and that projects become more field-based as collaboration increased. (CL)

Discusses a government report that claims that government decision making has improved since federal agencies have been required to submit any proposed action in the form of an environmental impact statement for comments by the public and other agencies. (MLH)

The Commissioner of Education reviews trends in vocational education and reports findings of government inservice education programs for vocational education teachers. (GW)

Described are controversial aspects of the 1976 Health Professions Educational Assistance Act, emphasizing medical school opposition to provision requiring schools to admit third year American students from foreign medical schools in order to receive capitation funds. Principal provisions of the Act are outlined. (SL)

Describes the role, programs, and responsibilities of the Congressional Budget Office with particular emphasis on federal research and development budgeting. (SL)

Head Start is a comprehensive federal preschool program, serving children prenatal through age 5 and their families with the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families. Noting that the program has typically garnered strong support from political liberals and moderates, this position paper of the…

This resource guide puts forth 15 ideas for actions in food stamp and other child nutrition programs that states, schools, and cities can implement to feed more hungry low-income residents, especially children, and provide a direct federal economic stimulus for the state and its businesses. The guide asserts that states risk accelerating a…

This collection of PowerPoint slides describes the Reading Excellence Program, a $260 million federal grant program that will competitively award grants to states to improve reading. It begins with a reference to the book "Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children," then presents a graph indicating percentage of fourth graders not able to…