The objective of this paper was to examine what effect government subsidized day care by itself might have on the labor force participation of low income group mothers. The policy issue was as follows: will the provision of adequate day care services (in terms of cost and quality) to low income group mothers substantially increase their labor…

School-related programs of the Education For Parenthood Project are described. The purpose of the project is to provide young people with knowledge and skills to enable them to be effective parents. The rationale for such a program is based on the ineffectiveness of current laissez-faire policy in the schools, as reflected by problems of child…

As the seventh in a series of reports resulting from an ongoing review and evaluation of the Department of Labor's implementation of the Emergency Employment Act (EEA) of 1971, the report cites jobs in public service areas provided by EEA funds: law enforcement, education, public works and transportation, health and hospitals, environmental…

Information of interest to Spanish speaking people on revenue sharing was presented in this booklet. Major topics were the utilization of General Revenue Sharing Funds, fund distribution, community action, reports on planned and actual use of funds, assurances to the Secretary of the Treasury, and civil rights provisions. Additional information on…

The politics of higher education during the Nixon administration are reviewed in chronological sequence of the most relevant events of this period. Significant political aspects and policy initiatives of the 1972 legislation are indicated. Policy initiatives are discussed in relation to student aid, institutional aid, and innovation and reform.…

This report examines the quality and rigor of evaluation practices at the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), and the extent to which evaluation results have influenced program design and operation. Because of the innovative nature of the programs, and a resulting lack of reliable data, past attempts at comprehensive evaluation have been…

This report provides an overview of the poverty problem and possible solutions. The available statistics and their limitations are summarized. The complementary roles of income-maintenance and employment policies are discussed. Because employment policies are limited to those who can be made employable, the report concludes that liberal changes in…

This desk reference is designed to help Employment Service and other human resources personnel in providing manpower services to minority group members. While emphasizing the need for affirmative action with constant effort to improve training and employment opportunities for minorities, the document describes legal, economic, and cultural aspects…

Because of the expanding need for child care for preschool children, and for older children in after-school hours, there is greater interest in programs for day care, and increasing acceptance of the concept of publicly-financed day care. This paper describes the market for day care, the federal programs which exist and the standards which have…

This is a report of the results of the Cincinnati Clerical Co-Op, a formal skill training program designed to enhance the clerical employability of out-of-school Neighborhood Youth Corps enrollees in Cincinnati. This program alternates cycles of work experience in firms that are potential employers and training in relevant skills and behaviors in…

The U.S. Comptroller General's Office has compiled a report on the administration and effectiveness of Federal programs under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for children living in school-attendance areas having high concentrations of children from low-income families in West Virginia. As stated in the document, review of the…

The author quotes the statement that the primary goal of the Research and Development Program on Reading is to "produce functional reading competence on the part of all persons reading age 10." In evaluating this goal, he considers it to be questionable for several reasons. First, there is no high correlation between reading ability at the age of…

The pronounced need for community support and involvement in school affairs is evident throughout the nation. This need is especially acute in situations where cultural and economic differences exist between the school and the parents. Study of school boards can locate some of the correlates that articulate and enhance the Indian parents' and the…

This study was made of the practices and problems in rehabilitating public offenders so that meaningful and usable materials would be available for the use of state agencies. The study consisted of a review of the experience of the study group members, a survey of state rehabilitation agencies, a field trip to a cooperative correctional…

After tracing the rationale, development, and activities of this project on problem areas in Mexican American education--from initial identification of 26 problem areas, to a review of 19 position papers, to the final delineation of 10 priority areas for research and/or development--this report presents for each of these top-priority areas…