The author maintains that a continued federal role in educational research is both necessary and appropriate and yet has not received sufficient support from professional educators. He traces the history of the relationship between the federal government and the research community, culminating in development of the National Institute of Education.…

Discusses LDP's (Language-Designated Positions) in the federal government, with particular regard to the Library of Congress which has a large number of such positions. Describes the library's activities that require various degrees of language expertise, among them translating, cataloging, editing, and research. (MES)

Discusses the costs of government regulation of industry, the effect of such regulation on productivity, and ways of improving the regulatory process. (IRT)

Terrel H. Bell, Albert Shanker, Terry Herndon, Thomas A. Shannon, and J. W. Peltason offer advice to the first secretary of the Department of Education. The department's organizational structure is briefly outlined. (IRT)

Several problems facing the new US Department of Education (ED) even before it officially begins to function in May 1980 are identified. These include staffing, organizing, and preparing a budget for fiscal 1981. Education programs from other cabinet departments, now under ED jurisdiction, are listed. (JMF)

Reviews attitudes toward censorship in the United States throughout its history in relation to the nation and its institutions. The library is recognized as an institution in which censorship has no place, due to its creed of information access and intellectual freedom for all. (MBR)

Both the United States and other countries would have benefitted from an analysis of public administration from a comparative perspective. Understanding the constraints and dynamics of politics and administration in each nation is necessary for the development of public administration. (JOW)

This brief article by four directors of components of the National Institutes of Health introduces this special issue of papers emanating from a State of the Science in Autism Conference held in April 1995. Commitment is offered by the four National Institutes of Health to fulfill the specific recommendations of the Conference on needed research…

Discusses the issue of Crown copyright (copyright of government information) in Canada. This policy is compared with policies in the United States, and elimination of Crown copyright is considered. It is concluded that elimination of Crown copyright would be inconsistent with parliamentary government and might reduce access to government…

The development of an infrastructure of computer networks based on the present Internet is creating a new environment for dissemination of public information, and government information will be an integral force in the expansion of computer networks. These factors will blur the distinction between information dissemination and access to…

The rehabilitation system established for employees of the U.S. federal government who are injured on the job could serve as a good model for the states and other countries. (Author)

Kauffman indicts the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education (PCESE) for sometimes implying the opposite of its stated aim of helping children in special education, including students with EBD, as he believes does the No Child Left Behind act (NCLB, 2002). This response addresses (a) two pivotal, but implied aspects the PCESE and…

The purpose of this article is to: (1) Examine the historical development of the Federal Reserve System; (2) Provide background on Ben Bernanke, the new Fed chairman; (3) Explain the basic tools of monetary policy used by the Fed; (4) Examine the causes of the Great Depression, a topic of special interest to Bernanke; and (5) Provide some key…

Barack Obama agreed to answer a series of questions submitted via e-mail to his campaign. This article presents excerpts of "The Chronicle"'s exchange with the senator and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, in which he discussed his policy suggestions for student aid and college access; the appropriate role of the federal…

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the primary research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ARS scientists conduct research into the applications of technology and basic knowledge concerning food and agricultural enterprises. Area offices and national staff evaluate these scientists' proposals for in-house research through a…