Publicizes collaborative efforts of national organizations to generate increased support for child care and to develop national child care legislation to be introduced in the 100th Congress. Reprints letter sent to national organizations; lists charter member organizations of the "Alliance for Better Child Care;" and states principles…

Examines why nursing research should be integrated into the scientific community and lists recent efforts toward integration. Discusses gaining support for nursing research at the federal level, lobbying efforts, and the attitudes of the scientific community and Congress to nurses trying to enter mainstream science. (CT)

The incongruity of entreating the schools to pursue a course of excellence while demanding what is basic and minimum is commented on. The effects of federal intervention in public education are discussed. (MT)

Traces origins of the Public Documents Library within the Government Printing Office and subsequent locations of the collection. The role of the Government Documents Round Table in development of the proposed National Depository Agency, related Title 44 revision proposals, and concerns over maintenance and servicing of the collection are…

This article reviews the school effectiveness movement from inception to its current state, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of research and implementation literature, and discusses the appropriate role for state and federal government in fostering school effectiveness. (MT)

This essay discusses the growing threat to the flow of ideas that arises from increased government activity in, and attempts to control, the whole field of information. Government publication of census data and medical research information and competition between federal government and private industry in the information market are covered. (EJS)

Includes transcript, editorial analysis, and judges' critiques of the final debate between students from the University of Iowa and Harvard University. (PD)

These five articles systematically discuss the shifts in social policy in the first four years of the Reagan administration and how they affected the elderly. Changes included are federal budget cuts, distribution of income, material needs status of older adults, status of the poor, income inequality among the elderly, and measuring hardship. (ABL)

There are reasons internal to the beliefs and interests of religion that sanction the religious neutrality of governments and government-supported institutions in American life. Three such reasons are discussed. (RM)

Reviewed are attempts to keep secret the identity of crime labs research showed to be performing poorly. The questions probed are "when do private citizens have a right to enter into contracts for confidentiality and when does the state have the right to attempt to force citizens to break them?" (RM)

The Federal Government is America's largest employer and is expanding consulting opportunities for career development professionals. Increased Federal mandates for outsourcing have opened wide doors for the entrepreneurial-spirited career counselors and created new challenges for traditional methods of offering career services. As consultants who…

This paper compares searching for a Federal Job to taking up a new sport. Becoming good at a sport takes lessons and coaching, study of the rules, practice, investment in equipment and special clothes, time to play, scheduling, and ongoing interest with friend who enjoy the same sport. An Expert Player/Jobseeker in the Federal Job Search System…

The text of a presidential radio address outlines several Administration proposals for improving the educational system. (SK)

In a better-designed democracy, decisionmakers would be better appraised of public opinion and technical fact through electronic, computer-assisted referenda and the Science Court. Congress's main duty would be to oversee the decision process, and the president's primary responsibility would be to find superior candidates to fill top government…

Provides a history of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Micronesia) and describes its educational system. (FL)