The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is a fundamental document in the development of the United States. It is outranked in importance only by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The immediate purpose of the Northwest Ordinance was to provide government for the largely unsettled lands north and west of the Ohio River. In promising…

Examines the realm of science and the federal government made evident in the 1950s by A. Hunter Dupree's classic work on the subject. Federal science before 1940, federal science since 1940, and sources of historical materials are among the major areas considered. (JN)

At the present time, the universities in Alberta remain, as do the universities in the rest of Canada, autonomous though accountable institutions. An account is given of attempts during the 1970s to change the decentralized nature of Alberta's universities. (CJB)

This report focuses on a 1998 community forum that examined the impact of the 1993 Apology Resolution enacted to recognize the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, subsequent meetings in 2000 with Na Kupuna (Hawaiian elders), and a 2000 community forum to collect information on concerns of Native Hawaiians and others regarding the impact of…

Reviews and comments on federal policies for secondary information systems and services since World War II and discusses the impact of federal policy on the mission orientation of information services. The evolution of federal information policies is also discussed. A 17-item reference list accompanies the text. (Author/JL)

Reviews the role of the federal government in the development of national school desegregation policy over the past 35 years. Concludes that desegregation requires active federal support, but desegregation effects are limited by political backlash and conflicting judicial interpretations. Suggests a future federal role. (FMW)

Progressive-era bureaucrats viewed subdivision of Indian lands, establishment of tribal governments, and transfer of federal responsibilities to the states as stages of a single policy of gradual integration of Indians. Arthur Ludington's 1912 long-term plan for citizenship training and assimilation accurately anticipated events of the next 50…

The questions that observers of Congress have posed throughout U.S. history continue to confront citizens: how have the constitutional powers of Congress adapted to new conditions, and how has this affected Congress's relations with the other branches of government. Congress, in its constitutional design, is part of the remedy for the problems of…

The relationship between developing a national identity and schooling is explored in the Canadian historical context. Emphases is placed on the constitutional difficulties faced by the federal government in evolving a national educational policy. (CJB)

Volume 1 begins with the Commissioner of Education's introduction. Chapters include: (1) the work of the Bureau of Education; (2) a list of the writings of William Torrey Harris; (3) education in Great Britain and Ireland for the year 1906-1907; (4) education in France; (5) education in Central Europe; (6) Educational Activity in Foochow, China;…

It is the purpose of the author of this work to give to the Youth of the country, as well as general readers, a condensed History of the United States of America; embracing all important facts connected with the discovery and early occupation of the country, within their limits, by immigrants from other lands; together with the facts attending the…

Presents a biographical sketch and lists qualifications of John B. Slaughter, a successful Black electrical engineer, recently appointed the new director of the National Science Foundation. (CS)

The national development of public radio as a noncommercial medium is traced through the history of its national organizations, ending with the formation of its single programing and representational entity. (Author)

This book seeks to establish a broader picture of the issues that confronted those who framed the U.S. Government during the founding period. This collection of primary historical documents shows how the founders arrived at consensus from the many conflicting viewpoints that characterized the debate on establishing the constitutional republic. A…

This paper examines the institutional history of the United States government's efforts from 1946 to 1950 to gather, rationalize, and communicate to private industry, in the creation of the Office of Technical Services (OTS), the wealth of information that had been generated by scientists during the Second World War. Noting that U.S. information…