This statutory report presents the activities and accomplishments of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General (OIG) from October 1, 2023, through March, 2024. The audits, investigations, and related work highlighted in the report are products of OIG's mission to identify and stop fraud, waste, and abuse; and promote…

Gary Armstrong, assistant principal, is faced with a delicate situation. The elementary school recently enrolled a transgender student, and the principal, Amy Lamar, is resistant to considering the student's unique needs. This case was developed for use in a leadership course. Instructors can use the case to encourage dialogue around legal…

This article reports that the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in December in a case that could make it more difficult for plaintiffs to win sexual-discrimination or sexual-harassment lawsuits against colleges and other educational institutions. The justices will decide whether to uphold a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

When it comes to educational challenges, the nation's 12.1 million Hispanic schoolchildren face plenty: language, poverty, lower-than-average graduation rates for high school and college, and, more recently, a wave of laws targeting illegal immigrants that has made school seem like less of a safe haven for Hispanic students in some states. Yet, as…

"The Achiever" is a monthly publication for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. Highlights of this issue include: (1) "No Child Left Behind": Key Focus in State of the Union; (2) A Shining Example: Using Mix of Strategies, Stanton Elementary…

The pace is intensive in church-state legislative activity and litigation and shows every sign of increasing. Moreover, there is a blatant disrespect for Supreme Court decisions by some State legislatures, creating in substance statutes which clearly violate constitutional permissiveness. However, the Supreme Court has begun to define more clearly…

The bulk of the Polish educational materials listed in this annotated bibliography was published between August 1 and October 30, 1968. The 100 entries are listed under the following categories: (1) Laws and Legislation; (2) General Information on Education; (3) Social and Educational Sciences; (4) The Teacher's Profession; (5) Schools and…

The bulk of the polish educational materials listed in this annotated bibliography was published between February 1 and April 30, 1969. The 90 entries are listed under the following categories: (1) History of Education; (2) Laws and Legislation; (3) General Information on Education; (4) Social and Educational Sciences; (5) The Teacher's…

Acts by State legislatures affecting schools, colleges, and universities during 1933 and 1934 are reviewed herein. During this biennium the legislature of every State had one or more legislative sessions; all of them except Alabama had regular sessions. In approximately three-fourths of the States special sessions of the legislature were called.…

The bulk of the Polish educational materials listed in this annotated bibliography were published between July 16 and October 31, 1969. The 100 entries are listed under the following headings: (1) History of Education; (2) Laws and Legislation; (3) General Information on Education; (4) Social and Educational Sciences; (5) The Teacher's Profession;…

The legislation summarized in this compilation was enacted in the two-year period comprising the calendar years 1922 and 1923, and represents the educational enactments of regular legislative sessions of all the States and of several special or extraordinary sessions. Material is organized in 21 major classification categories, plus additional…

In a country where 80 percent of the people are engaged in farming, it is natural to expect that the agricultural schools should play an important part in the general system of education. The act of 1904 on agricultural education constitutes the basis of the organization of the agricultural schools. This act places all private schools under the…

Program activities sponsored by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in the education of the deaf reviewed include Gallaudet College, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, National Advisory Committee on Education of the Deaf, Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and Captioned Films for the Deaf. Also summarized are centers and…

This document reports on the current status of school finance and the trends affecting the efforts of educators to secure adequate funds for public education. Numerous statistical tables and narrative reports are grouped under four sections dealing with (1) dimensions of formal education, which includes enrollment and demographic and comparative…

"The Achiever" is a monthly newsletter designed expressly for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. Highlights of this issue include: (1) Proposed Budget Invests More Into NCLB, Neediest Students; (2) Making History: L.A. County School With Disadvantaged…