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Bigelow, Donald N.; Legters, Lyman H. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
This bulletin reports on the contributions of the Federal Government to the improvement of language and area studies. This report indicates that two fundamental conclusions have become readily apparent: (1) non-Western studies have received material assistance under the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA) without which the present high…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Area Studies, Federal Aid, Federal Government
US House of Representatives, 2005
The purpose of this field hearing was for the members of the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, to learn more about a variety of programs authorized and funded by Title VI. Continued Federal support for these programs reflects the significance and growing relevance of language and area studies,…
Descriptors: International Studies, Higher Education, National Security, Latin American Culture
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2005
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This May 6, 2005 issue of "Chronicle for Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "No Extra Credit For You: If It's Exam Week, It Must Be Time for Students to Make…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Trustees, Unions
Association of Canadian Community Colleges, 2006
Canada has a national network of over 150 colleges and institutes in over 900 communities in all regions of the country. These institutions are mandated to support the socio-economic development of the communities and regions. Colleges and institutes develop education and training programs to meet employer needs with direct input from business,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Research and Development, Community Needs, Industry
Committee for Economic Development, 1998
This policy statement looks at America's basic research enterprise and lays out the processes and systematic reforms needed to meet emerging risks to the outcomes from investments in basic research. The Committee for Economic Development (CED) undertook this project in the belief that significant progress with many of society's problems and new…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Progress, Technology Transfer, Research
Hutchins, Clayton D.; Munse, Albert R.; Booher, Edna D. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
For a period of more than 25 years, this series of publications has provided an authoritative and reasonably comprehensive source of information about Federal activities in education. The present bulletin, Federal Funds for Education, 1958-59 and 1959-60, is the 15th in the series. It describes educational programs supported by the Federal…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Government, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Must be in the Front Row!: High Schools, Graduation Rates Receive New Attention from Policy Community and World of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropouts, Federal Government
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Architects for Change: National Association of Secondary School Principals Releases New Report on Reinventing High…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Graduation, Principals, Public Education
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Alliance Releases Teacher Paper: Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers; (2) A…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Master Teachers, Minority Groups, Public Education
McMillion, Robin – TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation), 2005
The signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson marked the beginning of the federal government's explicit commitment to equalizing college opportunities for needy students. Since then, however, two trends have developed which are running at cross purposes to each other. The first is the emergence, shortly after…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Undergraduate Study
Reid, Seerley – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1957
This catalog supplements and brings up to date the information contained in "U.S. Government Films for Public Educational Use," Bulletin 1955, No. 1 of the Office of Education. It lists and describes 550 "new" films--1955 and 1956 productions, earlier films released for U.S. public use in 1955 or 1956, and some pre-1955 films…
Descriptors: Educational History, Catalogs, Federal Government, Public Agencies
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Rammelt, Crelis F.; Boes, Jan – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2004
For the people of Bangladesh, mostly in rural areas, a new disaster is emerging. Two-thirds of the deep tube wells installed over the last three decades--roughly 3 million in total--contain arsenic concentrations above the permissible levels set by the WHO. These wells were installed to contribute to a secure and reliable drinking water supply,…
Descriptors: Water, Private Sector, Income, Community Involvement
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1954
Part 1 of the 1953-54 Education Directory covers federal and state education agencies. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Office of Education officials, principal school officers of state and territorial education departments, library extension agencies' executive officers, and U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs…
Descriptors: Directories, State Departments of Education, Public Agencies, Federal Government
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2004
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This March 19, 2004 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "A Support Group for Terminal Grad Students" (Douglas, Lawrence; George,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Creative Teaching, Affirmative Action
Hawkins, David A.; Lautz, Jessica – National Association for College Admission Counseling, 2005
This report is an amalgamation of data from four separate sources. The first source is NACAC's annual Counseling Trends Survey, conducted in May 2004. The purpose of this survey is to poll counselors in high schools to discover trends in their work responsibilities, particularly regarding college counseling, and to assess trends that affect…
Descriptors: Federal Government, College Admission, School Counselors, School Counseling
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