Key events in the area of early childhood education taking place during the year 1982 and having implications for young children in the United States are summarized in this booklet. Among the several important events briefly described are the establishment of the Children's Defense Fund (a private organization supported by foundations and…

The booklet is intended to make handicapped persons and/or their parents aware of the principal government services for which they may be eligible. Benefits specifically applicable to blind, deaf, and developmentally disabled persons are covered. Names and addresses of the various federal agencies are included for further reference to state and…

These hearings focused on the reauthorization of appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) for fiscal year (FY) 1985. (The Reagan administration's request for the NSF was $1.5 billion, an increase of 13.6 percent over the FY 1984 budget.) The hearings include a prepared statement from Edward Knapp (NSF director) which provides an…

This hearing report covers three bills: (1) H.R. 3750, which would authorize grants to local educational agencies to purchase computer equipment; (2) H.R. 1134, which would provide funds to establish and operate model centers for computers in education; and (3) H.R. 4628, which would establish a government corporation to promote the development…

Summer job programs for youth, including Federal programs and private-public partnerships, have come, over the years, to emphasize either short-term or long-term goals. Short-term goals include providing summer activity to the largest possible number of teens, providing income to economically disadvantaged youth, and providing structured work…

The statements of a number of public witnesses, along with those of two Reagan Administration witnesses, are included in this transcript of a Senate hearing which convened to consider the Federal role in providing access to health care for the economically disadvantaged. According to an opening statement by Senator Robert Dole, the purpose of the…

Presents some emerging concepts for developing a community education program to respond to the two Teacher Corps need area focii: the improvement of education through training teachers and changing the school's ways of approaching learning through new linkages with parents, community resources, and service agencies beyond the schools. (Author/DN)

On June 23, 1972, Congress passed Public Law 92-318 ("The Indian Education Act") which delegates authority to the U.S. Office of Education (USOE) to make a significant contribution in the area of Indian education. This article explains why OE was not previously involved in Indian education, and gives a general introduction to OE and the…

It is necessary to evaluate what went wrong with federal efforts to ease the manpower shortage so progress can be made toward establishing new vocational and literacy training programs to meet the workers' and the industries' needs in the era of technological revolution. (AG)

The text of oversight hearings on proposals to extend the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) includes presentations on the operation of programs authorized under the act. The measure, initially passed in 1964, has provided library services for those without access to them; these included the handicapped, hospitalized, disadvantaged…

This publication presents brief descriptions of 48 innovative demonstration programs that have been developed, implemented, and evaluated by New York school districts under provisions of Title IV-C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Under Title IV-C, the demonstration districts have been provided funds to cover the cost of aiding other…

In this report the Federal effort to end employment discrimination from July 1975 to August 1977 is reviewed. Among the programs evaluated are the Civil Service Commission's execution of its responsibilities for Federal equal employment opportunity; the Department of Labor's enforcement of the Equal Pay and Executive Order No. 11246; the Equal…

In accordance with the 1976 Authorization Act of August 7, 1975, the National Science Foundation (NSF) prepared a plan for a Science for Citizens Program to be presented to Congress within six months. The program is designed to improve public understanding of public policy issues involving science and technology, to facilitate the participation of…

The Urban Education Studies were motivated by the conviction that in many city school districts there are developments which may become forerunners of fundamental transformations in elementary and secondary education. Several distinctive features were incorporated into the design of the studies, such as concentration on unusually successful…

This booklet presents the program transcripts of a weekly series "Options in Education", broadcast by National Public Radio. The topic under discussion in this program is food in the schools. The options of nutritionists, professionals, and administrators concerning food programs in schools in New York City are presented. Among the topics…