The paper briefly describes Public Law 99-457 (The Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments, 1986) with emphasis on implications for families, service providers, and early childhood educators. Among the law's components are the following: all the rights and protections of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) are…

This report traces the roots of Federal involvement in adult basic education in order to place the Adult Education Act in historical perspective. A brief chronological narrative focuses attention on the Federal role in adult education in three broad program categories: education for Federal employees, labor force development programs, and programs…

This document provides a compilation of tobacco information for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, covering topics such as the prevalence of tobacco use, the health impact and costs associated with tobacco use, tobacco control laws, and tobacco agriculture and manufacturing. Recommended practices for school-based programs are included.…

The U.S. Supreme Court decision that it is unconstitutional for public entities to ban specific kinds of "fighting words" without banning all such speech is discussed as it concerns institutions of higher education. It is viewed that the college campus, not the cities, is where this decision will be tested. (GLR)

The 1879 Post Office Act created the four categories of mailable matter used today and, in part, signalled the emergence of the modern mass circulated magazine. Between 1863 and 1879, Congress liberalized the terms on which regular periodicals could use the mails and put newspapers and magazines on the same footing. Requiring payment of postage at…

This document contains a report by the House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Labor concerning the bill H.R. 1451 to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991; and to reauthorize the Native American Programs Act of 1974 for an additional 4 years at a level of…

This document is a report on a resolution recommending that states develop and adopt a Uniform Grandparent's Visitation Act which would allow grandparents to petition state courts for the right to visit their grandchildren after the dissolution of the grandchildren's parents' marriage (by divorce, separation, or death). The resolution calls for…

Discusses legislation that mandates clear writing in warranties. Also discusses conflicting legislation that encourages unclear writing. (Author/CH)

Reviews and analyzes recent court decisions and Federal laws and regulations regarding seniority systems as they affect groups that have been discriminated against in hiring. Finds that although individual victims of discrimination have won seniority adjustments, class remedies are more problematic. (GC)

Summarizes the essential stipulations in laws relating to custody determination in table form. Issues of joint or shared custody, the principle of the best interests of the child, Uniform Child Custody Act, and the acceptance of psychological investigations of the child and his or her family are discussed. (Author/JAC)

This report presents teacher salary data from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). There is a gap between SREB states' average teacher salaries and the national average. Over the last 5 years, SREB teacher salaries increased by an average of 14.4 percent; the national increase was nearly 2 percentage points lower. Georgia and North…

With the enactment of Assembly Bill 2295 (Chapter 1060, Statutes of 2002), the California Department of Education and the California Postsecondary Education Commission were directed to conduct a study of Title IX compliance in athletics in California?s public high schools, community colleges, and universities. This study found that California…

Reviews legislative attempts to revise the Federal Communications Act of 1934 and outlines the broadcast industry's role in defeating such attempts. Suggests that the broadcast industry chose economic protectionism over increased freedom of expression. (JMF)

The author answers seven commonly asked questions regarding the provision of early childhood-exceptional educational need (EC-EEN) programing for children under the age of 6 as required by P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and Chapter 115 of the Wisconsin Statutes. (SBH)

Surveys federal law prohibiting sexual harassment as it applies to colleges. Concludes that sexual harassment law is still evolving, pursuing and defending harassment cases are traumatic activities, and that prevention is better than cure. (ABL)