Five areas concern the Subcommittee on Indian Education for 1979. First, there is lack of coordination at the funding level and the operations level among the many federal agencies and programs involved in providing early childhood education services to Indians. The feasibility of establishing a National Center for Early Childhood Indian Education programs should be explored. Second, there is a backlog of about $900 million (a possibly inaccurate figure) in Indian school construction projects, but the 1979 Administration budget allocation is only $29.5 million. An analysis, with report and recommendations, of fiscal needs for such construction should be completed by December, 1978. Appropriate agencies should support resulting necessary budgets. Third, there is little coordination among federal programs sponsoring Indian education and training or attempting to provide jobs; a review of such programs is necessary. Fourth, to meet the education and training needs of the Indian community, there is a need for expanded research and development efforts with the dissemination of significant findings. The National Institute of Education should analyze all existing federal efforts, noting gaps in research and reviewing the organizational arrangements within concerned agencies. Fifth, efforts should begin immediately to clarify the responsibility of the state to Indian people, as well as certain federal and state jurisdictional ambiguities in funding and control. (SB)