It is the health educator's responsibility to provide the consumer with information about toxic shock syndrome (TSS). An educational program should be developed which would encompass four areas: a description of TSS, an outline of theorized causes, a discussion of tampon health risks, and mechanisms for consumer action. (JN)

Discusses difficulties associated with meeting the challenges of Section 21 of the 1992 Rehabilitation Act Amendments. Examines the appropriate distinction between key terms, such as affirmative action and cultural diversity. Discusses the premise that both affirmative action and cultural diversity are necessary for achieving multiculturalism. (53…

A study found that formal federally mandated equipment screening requirements are negligible in meeting their stated objectives of preventing purchase of unnecessary/duplicative equipment. Savings resulting from purchases not made represented under 0.008 percent of all federal dollars used to purchase equipment, with $10.35 spent for every dollar…

A court decision that income from a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) souvenir program was not a "regularly carried on activity" and, therefore, was taxable as business income is discussed. Application of the same principles and standards to university income from advertising activities is considered, and recommendations…

Implications of two trends in Australian higher education are considered. These trends are shift to a fee-for-services system in which the government pays less of the cost of higher education; and move toward deregulation, with elimination of centralized planning and emphasis placed on institutional response to student demand. (MSE)

After 25 years of federal Title IX regulation, only three dozen of the top 300 college athletics programs are in compliance. Women receive less than 40% of athletic scholarships. College sports are locked into a budgetary structure that favors two dominant men's sports, football and basketball. Divisive rhetoric and resistance delay balanced…

Following a brief consideration of the role of rhetoric in law, science, and policy, explores how rhetorical accounts of new technologies influence the course of legislative, judicial, and regulatory decisions. Proposes that such themes have the powerful capacity to determine outcomes and to shape modern concepts of both individual and societal…

This testimony on charter schools is based on a report prepared at the request of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies by the General Accounting Office. Remarks focus on charter schools' instructional innovations, autonomy, accountability systems, and the challenges they pose for federal programs.…

The General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted a study of employment practices at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to determine if practices for employing and advancing disabled veterans comply with applicable legislation. The study found that TVA's plans describing its Disabled Vererans' Affirmative Action Program were meeting regulatory…

Magnet schools offer special courses of study in order to attract students of different racial backgrounds. The Magnet School Assistance Program was authorized by Congress to provide funds to school districts for planning and promoting magnet schools. Eligible school districts desiring such assistance submit annual applications to the Secretary of…

The conclusions of the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) concerning the effects of consolidating federal categorical aid programs into block grant programs are presented in this report. The block grants reviewed were established before 1981 under the Partnership for Health Act, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, the Comprehensive…

Development and implementation of the Federal 504 Handicapped Access Regulations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the relationship between the government and higher education institutions are considered. The legislative history and overview of the regulations, institutional responses to the regulations, problems experienced by institutions…

This book gives a brief history of education in Romania over the last decade. The text is divided into two parts. Part 1 provides a background report, whereas part 2 presents the results of an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development review team's analysis of recent trends and reform initiatives. The first section describes the…

Twenty outbreaks of foodborne illness in schools were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during 1997; however, only 8 cases were associated with food served in the school meal programs. Preliminary findings identified nine outbreaks in 1998, affecting an estimated 1,609 individuals. CDC notes that such outbreaks are…

Schools play too many roles; their fundamental purpose is teaching basic skills, computer literacy, sciences, languages, and civics. This report acknowledges the importance of state and local control, but argues that only the federal government can pursue the national interest in having quality schools, equality of access, and quality control. (PB)