The report of House committee hearing on legislation to amend and extend the International Education Act of 1966 presents testimony by various students, professors, administrators, and specialists directly concerned with Asian Studies. Prepared statements and supplemental materials are also presented. The legislation proposed would provide for the…

In the past 25 years the federal government has increasingly relied upon accrediting agencies for certain judgment. This relationship has become important to both parties, creating some problems for each, but representing an example of successful cooperation between government and the private sector. (Author/LBH)

States that the essence of "equal educational opportunity" is that each pupil and/or community group be treated equally, with the exception of benign classifications that allow for special programs and affirmative action programs. The discussion highlights what the law states and efforts through the courts aimed at achieving equal educational…

Evaluates the immediate impact of court decisions and new legislation against the financial needs of large city school districts, concluding that reforms of the 1970s show a trend toward a minimum state financed support level supplemented at local option by a narrow discretionary range aided by the state through a power equalizing formula.…

The responsibility for preventing too much federal regulation of education rests with the educators themselves. The author urges administrators to assert greater influence on legislators and offers five ways to regulate the regulators. (Editor/LBH)

Examines the effect of the increase in the power and influence of the state and federal governments on teacher education. Argues that more governmental influence is not a promising approach to the solution of the problems facing education. (IRT)

The position paper of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, submitted to the Title IX/Title XI Reauthorization Task Force of the higher education community in anticipation of the legislation's reauthorization process in 1997, addresses the federal role in graduate education and explains the importance of…

Every six years or so, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 provides the opportunity for Congress--and the nation--to examine the current conditions and consider the future needs of higher education. While reauthorization tends to focus on funding and on "fixing" postsecondary education's most visible problems, the…

Outlook is the monthly newsletter for the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). Each issue contains information relating to private education such as: new legislation and regulations, the most recent research, court rulings, national trends, federal initiatives, private school news briefs, and more. This issue contains the following…

The focus of federal involvement in vocational education should be to help enhance its quality and expand its capacity to meet work force needs in the future. Although success or failure of vocational education lies ultimately at the local level, there should be, from the federal level, motivation, support, and leadership to define the larger…

Transcripts of the hearings held on April 28 and May 12, 1977 include the statements of the Assistant Secretary for Education (Mary Berry), congressional representatives, representatives of national student and higher education associations, and additional information and statements submitted for the record by federal officials, college…

This publication is a comprehensive record of testimony and exhibits presented to a subcommittee of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry of the U.S. Senate during hearings on five proposed bills that would have extended and/or revised the various child nutrition programs financed by the federal government. The hearings were conducted on April…

In 1965 Congress passed the Higher Education Act which provided the Federal government a more significant role in determining the course of higher education. The LULAC's (League of United Latin American Citizens) National Education Service Centers (LNESC) firmly supports the extension of the Higher Education Act, as amended in 1972. LNESC…

In a speech given at the annual convention of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, the Commissioner of Education discusses the need to establish educational technology as a resource to be used to effect significant and revolutionary improvement in existing forms of education. With television and other media, teachers can utilize…

This Congressional report discusses recent accomplishments and continuing issues in the federal role in helping states and localities improve K-12 education. The panel that prepared the report consisted of state and local educators, researchers, and other citizens committed to education. The document focuses on the implementation of major federal…