This memo addressed to members of the Special Committee on Women Offenders in the Correctional System sets forth the recommendations of the special committee's Working Group on Incarcerated Women and Their Children in Wisconsin. Part I discusses identification of problems relating to this population. Part II examines the working group's…

This staff brief was prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Teenage Pregnancy Prevention and Related Issues. It presents information on teenage pregnancy, programs to deal with teenage pregnancy, and proposed legislation from the 1989-1990 Wisconsin Legislative Session. Part I of the brief provides pregnancy data for…

There is disagreement about who is to be the primary payer when dual coverage exists under Medicare and a employer-sponsored group health plan for federal, state, and local government employees after the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986. Medicare administrators of the Health Care Financing Administration interpret the Act as applying to…

Reviews the conditions that prevailed before the passage of the 1983 amendments to the Social Security Act, the probable effects of the amendments, and the future direction of social security. Questions whether the amendments have in reality rescued social security from financial insolvency and discusses the concept of intergenerational equity.…

Examines: (1) science policy issues in scientific rulemaking; (2) the role of the courts in scientific rulemaking (considering the "blunderbuss" attack in appellate courts, formal tests for judicial review, limits of judicial competence, and limits on judicial power); and (3) substantive judicial review in the Supreme Court. (JN)

Describes some of the bills of importance to the English as a Second Language and bilingual education communities and gives their present status in congress. (EKN)

Summarizes the situation in Greece regarding legislation and government support for adult education. (SR)

This summary of the Education of the Deaf Act (Public Law 99-371) discusses the special institutions funded under the act and other issues related to the Act's reauthorization. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (Rochester, New York) and Gallaudet University (District of Columbia) provide postsecondary training for deaf individuals.…

Housing is a critical component of community care for people with long-term mental illness. Without a place to live, the best mental health treatment and the most sophisticated rehabilitation services cannot be effective. The first phase of the deinstitutionalization movement, releasing large numbers of patients from the state hospitals and…

This policy brief analyzes state charter school laws in light of American Federation of Teachers criteria for strong legislation and examines current findings concerning whether charter schools are living up to the bright claims touted by their advocates or the dire consequences predicted by their foes. It also details emerging issues regarding…

In order to understand and evaluate the continued prevalence of corporal punishment in school systems, this article reviews the following topics: (1) historical issues; (2) current demographics and correlates; (3) the effectiveness of corporal punishment in school settings; (4) myths; (5) alternatives to corporal punishment; and (6) social policy.…

The central theme of the papers presented in this symposium is that the labor market for minorities and youth does not appear to function properly because of structural impediments (often caused by government regulations meant to help minorities) and that these impediments must be identified and effective remedies proposed. Following an…

The first section of the ninth annual report of the National Advisory and Coordinating Council on Bilingual Education (NACCBE) provides an overview of the Council's functions and activities. It also discusses current bilingual education law; the changed structure of the advisory council; the new doors opened by the 1984 Amendments of the Bilingual…

This paper examines issues concerning the eligibility of children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) for special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A policy memorandum was issued by the Department of Education in September 1991, identifying those circumstances under which such children…

This report from the California Postsecondary Education Commission presents the chief rationale for each of the proposed regulations concerning degree-granting private postsecondary institutions in California under Chapter 3 Part 59 of the Education Code. It is submitted for consideration by California's new Council for Private Postsecondary and…