Unresolved issues regarding Title IX include: (1) the applicability of Title IX to employees; (2) the law's applicability to all programs in an institution versus only those programs which are federally funded; (3) the extent to which the law covers athletic programs; and (4) whether violation of the law requires evidence of discriminatory intent.…

The Supreme Court recently decided that Title IX covers employment practices in schools and colleges; however, portions of the Court's decision (whether Title IX provides "institutionwide" or "program-specific" coverage) raise serious questions about the future of Title IX as a force for sex equity in education. (Author/MLF)

Outlines progress made toward equal education for the disadvantaged under Title I. Warns that in times of economic austerity and with the absence of Federal regulation, local school systems will find it easy to use Federal funds for general educational expenditures, rather than for those who need compensatory services. (GC)

Argues that although moderate Federal deregulation of education may be beneficial, there is a risk that more radical forms of deregulation, such as the diversion of tax revenues to nonpublic schools, is likely to diminish social cohesion in general and equal educational opportunity in particular. (Author/GC)

Periods of scarcity, such as the one we are now experiencing, make the need for less federal regulation more urgent. Indeed, the combination of scarcity and President Reagan's New Federalism are going to force deregulation on U.S. schools. (Author/JM)

In the lean times ahead, school board members may find a rare opportunity to improve education. Reordering priorities is now a political and financial necessity. Decline of support from both the federal government and local taxpayers is causing school boards to look increasingly to state capitals for assistance. (Author/JM)

Federal government's and scientists'/engineers' viewpoints on governmental efforts to control flow of scientific/technical information are presented, including controls at hand, alternative control mechanisms, voluntary controls, and controls being fostered by the Department of Commerce. (SK)

Discusses the role of scientific information in four areas: research management, distinctions between science issues and policy issues, criteria development and standard setting, and risk analysis. Recommends ways to improve the process by which scientific data are evaluated and incorporated into standard-setting actions by EPA decision makers.…

A study was conducted to determine the effects of school and student selection procedures in Title I programs on the proportion of various student groups which have access to Title I services. The role of funding was also considered. Results of the study are discussed. (Author/MH)

Argues that past federal efforts to assist the disadvantaged through categorical aid programs like Title I have failed because they fragmented the school program and created bureaucratic overload. Sees the real hope for poor children in quality principals and teachers. Condensed from "The New Republic", April 18, 1981, p20-23. (Author/SJL)

Three viewpoints on the Reagan budget are presented. Administration spokesman Albert L. Alford identifies the benefits of bringing inflation under control by halting the growth of student aid; John D. Phillips expects a reduction in new enrollment in the independent sector; and Aims C. McGuinnes recommends that trustees regain control over their…

Reviews major issues arising in federal courts as a result of administrative and individual attempts to enforce the congressional mandate against sex discrimination. Evaluates the extent to which judicial decisions promote or impede progress. Available from School of Law, Washburn University of Topeka, Topeka, KS 66621. (Author/IRT)

The challenge confronting colleges and universities in the 1980s is seen as establishing physical planning processes designed to promote and demonstrate the efficiency of reclamation of resources to provide an enhanced physical environment for the academic program. Rehabilitation studies, space use, land use, codes, and regulations are discussed.…

Academic administration cannot be considered a profession and cannot regulate itself because, unlike the professions, it has no clear, single clientele. External regulation is seen as inevitable in the administration of higher education. (Author/MLW)

Assesses the development of the model of the student as a consumer of higher education. A short history of the consumer movement and the educational consumer movement is presented. The current status of the latter is reviewed and compared with developing trends in educational consumer rights. (RC)