Presented is a definition of equal education for all handicapped children and a summary of recommendations for the fiscal year 1973 by the National Advisory Committee on Handicapped Children. (DB)

Members of the Secretary's Commission on Opportunities in Athletics (U.S. Secretary of Education) continue working to bring about gender equity in college athletics, but they are not reaching many answers to the complex questions involved, including those occurring when a college drops sports teams. (SLD)

"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) House Committee Holds Hearing on NCLB Reauthorization: Alliance President Offers Testimony on NCLB and High Schools;…

Background/Context: Unlike the situation nationally where desegregation progress is faltering, the school district in Rock Hill, South Carolina, has recently undertaken measures to increase balance in pupil assignment despite considerable local opposition to these measures and the absence of a court order requiring the district to do so. Moreover,…

To stress one of this nation's greatest strengths--its ability to form groups or partnerships to solve problems, such as providing quality education to rural America--academic year 1983-84 was proclaimed "National Year of Partnerships in Education." The Intra-Agency Committee on Rural Education, composed of representatives of the 14…

This publication takes a look at the history of federal involvement in education, exploring how, why, and when it took shape, and the major themes that have defined this role over two centuries. The document concludes with a brief consideration of the impact of federal involvement over the years and the continuing need for a federal role. There…

Over the last decade education in the United States has undergone perhaps its most significant transformation. Where in the past public schools have been primarily under the control of the local community, control has shifted to the state and federal levels. Furthermore, state and federal governments have introduced standardized testing and…

This article examines the history and the concept of the common school from the Common School Movement reformers of the 1850s to the present. These reformers envisioned schools that were to be tuition free and open to everyone, places where rich and poor met and learned together on equal terms. Central to the concept of the common school is its…

This guide begins with background information useful to understanding Illinois' framework for implementation and evaluation of Programs of Study. It starts with a visual depiction of the relationships between activity at the federal, state and local levels that evolved to the creation of Illinois' Career Cluster Model. This Model, which is based…

According to the Washington Council of Lawyers, the Civil Rights Division has taken the position that segregation in state higher education systems is tolerable, so long as certain steps are taken to equalize the quality of schools. While upgrading quality is certainly important, the problem is that "equalization" combined with open…

Documenting the development and struggles of the Jena Band of American Indian Choctaws in Louisiana, this article describes the remarkable autonomy of these people in the face of governmental/racial discrimination. (JC)

The Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives met at 10:33 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in Room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building to hear testimony on H.R. 1992, the Internet Equity and Education Act of 2001. Chairman of the Subcommittee, Hon. Howard P.…

"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "A Plan for Success": Alliance Joins Nine National Organizations Representing Communities of Color in Historic Campaign for…

Just a few years ago, there was widespread belief that our society was working in the direction of universal higher education. This believ is much less certain now. Great dissatisfaction with mass education has arisen within the world of education itself, and perhaps more serious, the growing politicization of higher education has created problems…