Extinction of animal and plant species has become a serious problem that threatens to become more acute in coming years. The endangered species program was established to prevent further extinctions and ultimately recover species designated as threatened or endangered through the development and implementation of species recovery plans. Concerned…

The guide discusses the federal regulations that require program evaluation of Title IV Indian Education Act projects. Sections provide examples of Title IV evaluation in terms of needs, goals, objectives, activities, and evaluations; definitions of each of the aforementioned; examples of how to write product objectives; pointers about product…

This pamphlet contains guidelines for educational institutions that offer training to veterans and certain dependents and survivors of veterans, to keep them in compliance with present laws and regulations. Its intended audience includes veterans, schools, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Administration (VA), and state approval…

School districts seeking to obtain the person best qualified and suited for a particular position should use a precise, well-balanced application that will give a personal history, qualifications for the job, and job-related references that can be used to make more indepth inquiries concerning the applicant. Laws may vary from state to state…

An accountability requirement for government funds for research (the effort reporting requirement) is discussed, with attention to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-21, which regulates direct and indirect cost reimbursement to universities. Effort reporting forms are used by faculty members to allot their time among a number of…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is empowered with a delicate balance of executive, legislative, and judicial powers, putting the Commission in a vulnerable position whenever its decisions are reviewed. This paper takes the position that a "super-regulatory" title is unjustified when applied to the legally sanctioned role…

This booklet is a guide to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (also known as the Wage-Hour Law) which apply to minors employed in nonagricultural occupations. The content is as follows: coverage of the child labor provisions (covers employees in commerce, the production of goods for commerce, an enterprise engaged in commerce, and an…

Because officials in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) could not answer questions concerning the number of complaints about Title IX violations received, how the agency had resolved them, what kind of complaints were most common, how many school districts had stopped unfair practices as a result of HEW's intervention, how many…

In this text of hearings held before a congressional committee on the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program are statements from a number of specialists regarding the administration of public assistance, and relevant information on low income families. Specific data and the more general theory of social welfare and reform are…

While the First Amendment guarantees an individual the right to be heard, this is an issue distinct from assuring the opportunity to be heard. In broadcast media, the opportunity, or access, has been largely determined by two factors: economics, or who owns the means to an audience, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation of the…

This report of the guidelines, instructions, and procedures for Title I programs in Pennsylvania is divided into three major sections: Section one describes the organization, administration and procedures of the Pennsylvania State Educational Agency (SEA). Section two presents SEA guidelines for local school districts, dealing with (1) attendance…

The impact of the 1976 copyright laws on educational institutions is unclear. This sixteenth chapter of a book on school law discusses copyright legislation and cases of interest to educators, dividing copyright problems into four categories: photocopying, performance, videotaping, and computer programs. The guidelines that can be drawn from…

Educational agencies accepting federal funds for special programs, particularly under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, are often required to prove maintenance of effort. That is, funds generated from state and local sources cannot be decreased and the slack taken up with the federal moneys. The Rand Corporation study reported…

This student module on the role of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) in Safety and Health is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module looks at the OSHA Act, its aims, and the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers under the Act. Following the introduction, 16 objectives (each keyed to a page in the…

The Education Amendments of 1976, Public Law 94-482, which revised the Vocational Education Act (VEA) of 1963, introduced major new requirements for the evaluation of federally funded vocational education programs. This paper describes the activities stimulated by these evaluation requirements and shows how evaluation results are used to revise…