At the White House Consultation with Rural Women held in June 1980, over 250 women from all walks of rural life and from 12 other nations responded to the Carter Administration's rural policy on small farms, health, employment, communications, education, housing, food, agriculture, and land and energy issues and made recommendations for action for…

This speech by the chairman of the Child and Human Development Subcommittee of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee focuses on issues relating to the needs and problems of children and families. Programs under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee include child abuse, child care, domestic violence, aspects of adoption and foster care…

The text of a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities is presented in which the family contribution schedule for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) Program for 1979 was discussed. A letter from Joseph Califano, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, states that implementation of the BEOG program…

This article reports the vicissitudes of the agencies and personnel in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) authorized to enforce school desegregation as stipulated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The shifts in responsibilities and the efforts to consolidate enforcement into one office were the result of Congressional actions…

This report presents current statistics, reports, statutory language, and regulations pertaining to child care in the United States in 1974. A short summary precedes the numerous tables which compose nearly three-quarters of the report. These tables illustrate the following kinds of data: (1) the number and status of children needing child care;…

Offering an overview and informal appraisal of the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) and its amendments since 1962, the study focuses on the vocational education program and the development of its legislation and administration. The 12 years of manpower training legislation from MDTA to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act…

This issue of a publication of the Harvard Center for Law and Education contains articles concerning: (1) the failure of the educational "tracking" system; (2) the need for decentralized educational decision-making by the principal; (3) an evaluation of ESEA Title I citing its failure and recommending a strategy for litigation; (4) the…

This guide to 24 government financial assistance programs describes and details the purpose, authorizing legislation, eligibility, method of operation, implications for English and foreign languages, funding, and addresses for current information for each source of assistance. Authorizing legislation for the programs discussed includes: (1) Higher…

The advertising industry in the United States is thoroughly analyzed in this comprehensive report. The report was prepared mostly from the transcripts of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) hearings on Modern Advertising Practices. The basic structure of the industry as well as its role in marketing strategy is reviewed and some interesting…

This 1974 legislation, known as the "American Folklife Preservation Act," was supported by approximately 200 House members and more than 50 members of the Senate. American folklife is defined as the traditional customs, beliefs, dances, songs, art, crafts, and other expressions common to a group of people within the United States. The bill…

In this volume of digests of the major proceedings of the Ninth Annual Washington Meeting of the Council on the Big City Boards of Education, the keynote address focuses upon the quality of education, the funding of public schools, desegregation, and the overall problem of state and local finances. Other papers discuss the following topics:…

Presented are papers delivered at a 1976 Colorado environmental law conference. Included in the publication are the conference schedule, the text of nine papers, background information on authors, and bibliography listings for each paper. Titles and topics of the papers are the following: (1) Water Resources Development and the Environment…

Commentary on a National Commission on Student Financial Assistance report examines: federal role in graduate education, reauthorizing the Higher Education Act of 1965, restoring university research in science and technology, redefining graduate education, transition to an information society, excellence and the graduate student. (MLW)

This document details the position of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) regarding universal access to early childhood education as represented in a resolution of the AFT convention in 2003. The document points out that the lack of access to high-quality preschool programs is a major problem affecting nearly every working family, and as the…

This primer on the state role in adult education and literacy (AEL) looks at how well the states are performing their leadership functions, current commitment, and how to improve their leadership capacity and commitment. Section I is an introduction. Section II explains how the adult education and literacy system (AELS) functions as part of the…