Designed to increase public awareness of military spending, this 5-part guide examines the process and problems of preparing the national defense budget. The publication begins with a brief overview of the 1984 defense budget. Major military programs, trends in budgeting, and key concerns in budget formulation are explored. Graphs and charts…

Intended to provide cable television company owners and operators, managers, supervisors, suppliers, and manufacturers with broad guidelines for the operation of and participation in a local or regional Private Industry Council (PIC), this handbook begins with a description of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA); a brief history…

This guide provides the basic facts about subsidized Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans (Direct Subsidized Loans) and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Staff/Ford Loans (Direct Unsubsidized Loans) and explains the borrower's rights and responsibilities. It contains tips to help the borrower develop a budget for managing education expenses and financial…

This handbook offers suggestions for action to protect the interests of vocational-technical education. Part 1, Advocacy, has four parts: why vocational-technical education professionals should get involved in the legislative process; guidelines for communicating with one's legislator through personal visits, letters/e-mail/faxes, telephone calls,…

Effective government relations is the key to meeting the fiscal and legislative needs of public education. This fastback is designed to help educators establish an effective government-relations program. It offers suggestions for identifying legislative priorities; forming internal and external networks and coalitions in support of the legislative…

The purpose of this guide is to provide basic information about historical resources to Arkansas teachers who are seeking to develop units of study and/or activities on Arkansas history. The guide is divided into four chapters: (1) Museums, Parks and Historical Sites, (2) Libraries and Archives, (3) Other Sources of Information, and (4)…

This training resource book is designed to be used by employees of the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), for on-the-job training to become certified rehabilitation counselors. The workbook is part of a training program that offers the following: (1) an overview of the programs administered by the Office of…

Collected in this document are a workshop presentation on the Census Bureau (CB), visual aids used in the workshop, an information guide to products and services of the CB, sample newsletters and statistical briefs of the Bureau, and material concerning the Census Awareness and Products Program. The workshop presentation provides: (1) an overview…

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Banks administer more than two dozen regulations affecting a wide variety of financial activities. The regulations concern the functions of the central bank and its relationships with financial institutions, the activities of commercial banks and bank holding companies,…

The 1979-80 edition of the "Federal Affairs Handbook" provides information and reference materials for anyone in higher education whose work involves relations with the U.S. Government. The new handbook contains an extensive list of key congressional committees and subcommittees, their members and staffs; a directory of the principal…

New Jersey is strengthening its high-technology economy by encouraging technology transfer through supporting advanced technology centers, funding academic researchers for technical problems of immediate industry interest and application, and forming other, less-structured alliances. Better interaction between the state's research community and…

According to a recent survey of school administrators, nearly 5 million American public school students attend classes in substandard buildings. These children are required by law to enter schools that are structurally unsound, environmentally unsafe, or shoddy places for learning. This report summarizes findings of a nationwide study of U.S.…

The influence of the federal government budgetary process on international education programs is discussed, and information is provided to help persons who wish to have their views known to the decision-makers. Specific information is included on programs administered by the U.S. International Communication Agency (USICA) and the Department of…

Appropriate for secondary school social studies, this booklet covers the causes, problems, and possible solutions for the high cost of American health care. The topic is discussed in five sections. The first section, "The $350 Billion Health Care Bill," discusses how the nation's priority on health care has led to the emergence of medicine as…

Though the framers of the United States Constitution recognized the value of an independent judicial system, they knew that to provide justice the courts must have some accountability to the government. They knew that the system must be transparent to the public. Though the basic framework of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution clearly…