Describes the objectives and activities of the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights (OCR) within the purview of the Reagan administration's civil rights policy. Describes OCR methodologies designed to ensure enforcement of nondiscrimination requirements in state implementation of programs under federal block grants. (MJL)

Examines poor health conditions and health problems of American Indians. Stresses that health programs for American Indians have been underfunded from the start, and that the diminishing commitment of the American government to such programs threatens to worsen an already low Indian health index. (MJL)

Starting on the back cover, this fictional account describes the beginning of a day in "basic training" for a young banker in the twenty-first century who has been drafted by the federal government in its national "teacher draft" to improve teaching quality. (RW)

Briefly describes 11 federally funded children's programs and indicates 1981 funding status and proposed 1982 and 1983 budgets for these programs. Discusses the adverse impact of proposed budget cuts on children's programs, especially on Blacks, and stresses the need for coordinated child advocacy.(MJL)

Public service employment is a cost-effective fiscal remedy in terms of jobs created within the first 12 months. Its effectiveness is enhanced if participants come from welfare or unemployment compensation programs. Other positive attributes are low inflationary impact and ability to be targeted to areas or groups. (SK)

To appropriately evaluate the effects of the national policy of desegregation on racial attitudes, data from a national probability sample of 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds were analyzed. The analysis indicates that, for both Whites and Blacks, desegregation is related positively to racial tolerance. (Author/PN)

Covers origins, goals, executive management, and future projections of the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, which seeks to produce microforms to improve access to written materials by Canadians or about Canada or Canadians. Production methods and the cooperative approach to bibliographic control are discussed. Four references…

Discusses Franklin Delano Roosevelt's impact on education, focusing on: (1) his criteria for federal aid to education; (2) the G. I. Bill of Rights; and (3) his New Deal programs. Indicates that although some conflict existed among these three areas, they all contributed to equalizing educational opportunity. (Author/JN)

Reviews the history of primary prevention in public and mental health, with special focus on the prevention of emotional problems in children. Emphasizes the need to approach prevention efforts from understanding causes of mental illness in the context of general social conditions, rather than from an individual perspective. (Author/MJL)

National-level educational policy is being rapidly decentralized, according to this article, which offers a historical framework for understanding the new era in national education politics. The author analyzes implications of the changes taking place and discusses options open to proponents of a vigorous federal role in education. (Author/WD)

Reasons for variations in the adoption and implementation of federal programs at the local level are discussed. It is argued that there is a case against local problem-solving approaches to change.

The guidelines for Title IV Consolidation, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provide direction to state education agencies for the diffusion of exemplary or innovative programs and practices. In Illinois, diffusion strategies developed under Title IV-C have resulted in the replication of many successful programs. (GC)

Gives a brief history of productivity improvement legislation in the United States and of the development and demise of the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life (QWL). Describes existing productivity and QWL centers, including their locations, scope, services, and activities, and urges greater support at the federal level.…

Assessed the impact of consolidating drug and alcohol programs and agencies at individual and clinic levels. Little relationship between state or clinic level consolidation and clinic level treatment is found. Data confirm that drug/alcohol consolidation can be accomplished without affecting the treatment process at clinic or client levels.…