The author, Executive Director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport (PCPFS), describes the efforts of the Council in improving the fitness levels of Americans through research, information dissemination, and action programs. Defined as the "ability to carry out daily tasks with vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue,…

This manual provides regulations to assist local education agencies in Georgia in planning, designing and implementing programs of compensatory education for Title I eligible children. The areas considered under program planning include: the responsibilities of local educational agencies, allocation and reallocation of funds, accounting of fiscal…

This paper is a review and analysis of a report on compensatory education which was prepared by the National Institute of Education (NIE). The report focused on the problem of the allocation of funds on the basis of achievement test scores rather than on the poverty criteria. It discussed issues regarding the allocation of Elementary Secondary…

Quarterly progress reports present the major accomplishments and activities of four American Indian Community Library Demonstration projects funded during 1976-1977. These projects established library services in New Mexico for four previously unserved Pueblo communities: Cochiti, Santo Domingo, Sky City, and Laguna. For each quarter, an overall…

This report is intended to complement a related publication that examines citizen participation from the perspective of federal policy and the managers of that policy. In contrast to that approach, this report examines citizen participation from the local perspective in order to provide a feel for what citizen involvement in decision making is…

There are more defaults, more fast-buck artists, and in general more abuse in the educational sector. (Author/KE)

Discusses federal subsidies to lunch and breakfast programs. (IRT)

The author studied the geographic distribution of the Environmental Education Act, 1972 monies by correlating population per state with the numbers of proposals submitted and funded, and the amount of dollars awarded within each state. Correlation among these variables was relatively high. The author included distribution maps and statistical…

This article reviews studies that have attempted to assess Teacher Corps performance. Statements from each study, an analysis of methodology used, and the reports' implications are presented. (JA)

The author attempts to show how in theory, the concept behind Teacher Corps is valid as it relates to multiculturalism, but in practice or application, the theory falls short of its mark. (HMD)

Several community development programs have gained federal funding through the Housing and Community Development Act. These activities include the development of property tax relief measures for the elderly and a housing modernization program. Rules governing the funding have been proposed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).…

Since the Guaranteed Student Loan Program was changed from a loan of convenience to one of need, slightly fewer students at State University College at Cortland, New York, are borrowing money but they are borrowing slightly more per loan. The author concludes that changes have neither helped nor hurt students. (JT)

A comparison of 1973 gross income reported on the Parents' Confidential Statement (PCS) and the Basic Grant Student Eligibility Report (SER) of students at State University College at Fredonia, New York, revealed patterns of both overestimating and underestimating reported income. Implications for income verification and for application timetables…