Based on a local site sample of 146 school districts, this volume (the second in a series of 10) describes school improvement efforts supported by 4 different federal strategies and representative programs: interpersonal linkage of validated practices (National Diffusion Network), commercial distribution (Bureau of Education for the Handicapped…

This report evaluates current health manpower shortage area (HMSA) designation criteria against defined standards and program objectives, assesses possible alternatives and improvements to those criteria, and examines possible approaches to, and feasibility, of measuring demand and predicting the likelihood that unmet demand in an area will be met…

A broad range of education-related topics are addressed in this 181-document bibliography, which presents citations and abstracts for publications produced by the 16 ERIC Clearinghouses. An introduction explains the ERIC system, clearinghouse publications, the organization of this bibliography, and the availability of clearinghouse publications. A…

This manual encourages teachers, business people, and administrators to create innovative local school/business programs by listing and describing American programs that have been proven successful. A directory describing the role of businesses in education is included. Additional comments and program descriptions are divided into three…

The Reagan Administration's education voucher proposal was the subject of these hearings on H.R. 2397, a Bill To Improve the Educational Achievement of Educationally Deprived Children by Expanding Opportunities for Their Parents To Choose Schools That Best Meet Their Needs, To Foster Diversity and Competition among School Programs For…

Programs within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education are reviewed, and the impact of the fiscal year 1984 budget recommendations is analyzed. Conclusions include the following: the Administration's student aid recommendations represent major policy recommendations rather than budgetary changes; the proposed elimination…

This circular lists 384 magazines produced in media suitable for use by persons who are unable to read conventional print materials. The media included are braille, cassette, disc, large type, Moon type, and open-reel tape. The entry for each title gives frequency of publication, medium or media in which it is available, method or methods by which…

Possible long-term consequences of changes in the provision and financing of health programs and implications of "New Federalism" for child health care advocates are explored. Preliminary discussion focuses on general problems of resource scarcity, describing how the new awareness of scarcity affects thought patterns and attitudes.…

In this notice, issued by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, the proposed regulations for federal support of projects and programs related to instruction in the metric system are summarized. (SD)

The Safe Drinking Water Act protects our drinking and ground water resources. The Water Advisory Council interprets and implements the law. Implementation principles include high priorities for public health, cost considerations, state and local participation, environmental impact, decentralized decision making, and use of federal and state…

Asserts that the Minority Schools Bio-medical Support Program, begun by the General Research Support Branch, Division of Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, on December 1, 1971 has made it possible for men and women from ethnic minority groups to pursue careers in the biomedical and health sciences, it is stated. (Author/JM)

The test of a speech presented by Senator Charles Mathias, Jr. to the National Rehabilitation Association discusses Federal legislation, including The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the 1974 amendments; State Federal rehabilitation programs; vocational rehabilitation; research; funding and organizational problems; and The Innovation and Expansion…

The ESEA is a case study of institutional intransmutability. Analysis of its first ten years reveals much about the intricate interrelationships that form the American educational system and link it with the rest of society. Those revelations could provide guides for effective action. (Author/IRT)

A description of the program of early periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT), part of the Federal Medicaid services, which was established in 1968 as a large scale venture in preventive medicine aimed at the children of low-income people. (EH)

A decisive shift toward alternative social welfare strategies - such as comprehensive national health insurance or universal income maintenance - can be accomplished only through a vast reprogramming of funds from within the social welfare sector of the budget itself. However, the major impediment to such a restructuring lies in the political and…