Thomas Carroll's address, delivered during 1972 Earth Week celebrations, discusses the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) activities in environmental education. A review of the EPA role in environmental education is given, indicating the need for developing a conceptual framework to improve program planning by EPA and related federal…

An elementary account of the instructional systems approach and new forms of education technology, and the use of each in federal government programs, is set down. The educational technology described includes programed instruction, teaching machines, computer-assisted instruction, educational television, and simulation. The emphasis is on the use…

A booklet on legislation affecting the Office of Education is presented. It is divided into two parts. The first is a summary of pertinent legislation arranged by title and section. The second presents a brief description of the assistance or program offered, who may apply and how funds are disbursed. Program categories include undergraduate…

This report describes briefly the experimental design and presents the basic contract provisions. The experiment results reveal that performance contracting is no more successful than traditional classroom methods in improving the reading and mathematics skills of poor children. Both control and experimental groups performed equally poorly in…

Guidelines detail the procedures for applications and proposals for project grants under Title I and III of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA)--grants intended to expand public library services, aid libraries for the institutionalized and handicapped, and support efforts at interlibrary cooperation. The guidelines provide: (1)…

Remarks by the education administrator of the U. S. Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons discussing recidivism in relationship to various program elements: Relevancy of educational programs, participation rates, state administrative structures, inmate characteristics (educational level, skills, intelligence, age), and federal resources. Data is…

A description and evaluation of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I-funded programs for the state of Oklahoma are reviewed in this report. The project components include the following: remedial reading, speech therapy, learning disabilities, underachievers, remedial math, remedial language arts, remedial science, special education, and…

This paper proceeds from the premise that, if inspection is to be useful to the teachers, the school, and educational authorities, certain basic conditions regarding the nature and quality of education and of the organization, staffing, and functions of the inspectorate need to be fulfilled. The paper, therefore, begins with an examination of…

Argues that because past federal interventions in the nation's economy have created great wealth differentials among states, and because present federal policies perpetuate these inequities, the federal government should establish a federal foundation program to assure an adequate education for students in poorer states. (Author/JG)

The paper presents an econometric analysis of the impact of the Work Incentive Program, as modified by the Talmadge Amendments of 1971 (WIN 2), on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program costs and recipient rates. (Author)

Part II of the Directory of Programs and Services for the Deaf in the United States consists of information on rehabilitation programs and services. (LS)

Notes that even with the problems identified in this paper, consistent, positive results are appearing in preliminary reports. Equally important, the data seem to support a number of reasonable notions about the impact of distinctive curricula on students. (Author/AM)

Despite its phenomenal success at disseminating information on endorsed innovative programs, the National Diffusion Network's interstate activities will be severely limited unless a new source of funding is found. (Author/IRT)

Current patterns in postsecondary education can be compared to 10-year-old patterns by looking at differences in overall rates of college entry, and in college entry rates among groups as defined by sex, ability, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background. (Author/EB)