This study investigated how the Department of Education (Education) monitored state compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for children age 3-21 years, the extent and nature of noncompliance, and how Education has ensured that noncompliance is resolved once identified. Researchers analyzed Education monitoring…

The variety of educational organizations and their obsessions is awesome; however, because of the common enemy, the Reagan administration, the lobbyists representing the education associations have become adept at putting aside their differences. (Author/MLF)

Examines the background and specific interests of seven Black women who have influenced educational policy at the federal level. Also discusses political and administrative problems these women have encountered and the strategies thay have used to deal with such problems. Finally, evaluates the women's impact on policy outcomes. (Author/GC)

Analyzes Federal educational policy from the viewpoint of a Congressman who for 18 years has sat on the committee with principal responsibility for education legislation. Notes that "the fundamental question of the role of the Federal government in education is itself controversial and gives rise to a number of important issues." (Author/JM)

States that the US Congress is threatening educational programs that promote equity for women and girls in American classrooms. Programs specifically discussed are the Women's Educational Equity Act and the National Science Foundation's Informal Science Education Program. Describes the histories of these programs. (PVD)

Provides an overview of the congressional budget appropriation process. Focuses on the problems encountered when eliciting support for the National Endowment for the Arts in order to inform arts educators and administrators of the purposes of the neglected federal support for the arts. (CMK)

An introduction to a projected collection of essays on law and governance, this paper traces the reasons for and issues in increased federal control of education and lays down the format of the forthcoming collection. The author notes that, although the problems of increased bureaucratic involvement have not been so dramatic in education as…

A survey of developments pertinent to school integration and the education of minority group children on both a federal and a state-by-state basis. (JM)

A background and framework are established for use in assessing effects of possible proposals for consolidating the Vocational Education Act (VEA) with other federal programs assisting elementary and secondary education. The paper is organized into three sections. The first describes factors that have led to the current interest in consolidation…

Several issues in education resulting from the change to the Carter administration, and how these changes will affect the remainder of the twentieth century, are discussed in this speech. The author first makes the assumption that there is the possibility of a sharp break in the educational policy of the last 10 years, noting that there has been…

This is a comprehensive record of a Congressional hearing on three bills dealing with teachers' pay and retirement benefits in the District of Columbia. Included is testimony on the following measures: H. R. 14662, a bill to authorize the District of Columbia to provide for increases in teachers' salaries and retirement benefits; H. R. 14400, a…

This paper discusses the current attitude of Congress and the administration toward federal support of education and suggests what steps educators can take to encourage the enactment of desirable legislation. The author argues that it is both appropriate and necessary for professional educators to involve themselves in the political progress, and…

This publication is a comprehensive record of testimony and exhibits presented by representatives of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) to a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives during hearings on 1977 DHEW budget requests. Testifying for DHEW were F. David Mathews, Secretary of…

This document deals with protection of education consumers. The best way to deal with the problem of malpractice in educational institutions is through a cooperative effort on the part of the federal, state, and private sectors to create a mechanism for coordinating education consumer affairs. Such a "triangle of assistance" would strengthen the…

This paper summarizes the thoughts and suggestions of the 28 scholars and research persons convened to consider the problems in beginning the plans for a National Institute of Education as presented in President Nixon's White House Message in March 1970, and proposed in subsequent legislation to the Congress. (The summary is based on notes of Dr.…