This article briefly analyzes the Spellings Commission Report on Higher Education, places it in the context of other American education reforms, and suggests ways for literacy educators to respond to this latest call for accountability in ways that are cognizant of political realities without compromising the integrity of our profession.

This is the report of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on S.210, a bill to establish a department of education within the executive department. The text of the bill is included. (IRT)

Discusses the following five myths and suggests ways of using them to teach about the Constitution: (1) the Bill of Rights is the Constitution's heart; (2) reactionary commercial interests created the Constitution to maintain the status quo; (3) the structure is antidemocratic; (4) it sanctioned slavery; and (5) it made the legislature supreme.…

Highlights the issues to be dealt with during the 96th Congress including the establishment of a Department of Education, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and related programs, and funding for fiscal 1980 and 1981. (JMF)

The United States Department of Education's (the Department's) "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) for fiscal year (FY) 2012 provides an overview of the Department's financial performance and results and detailed information about the Department's stewardship over the financial resources entrusted to it. Additionally, as required by the…

The author states that postsecondary institutions must implement their own minimum academic progress requirements to avoid a potentially punitive legislative requirement. Various General Accounting Office reports concerned with student progress statistics are quoted. (CT)

A report which throws light on the Federal role in higher education as it could or should be, accepting the fact that, for better or worse, it is here to stay. (Author)

Examines dropout tendencies in higher education, using nationally representative longitudinal surveys for the high school classes of 1972 and 1980. Dropping out has increased and is substantially higher in community colleges, technical institutes, and private vocational schools. Since dropouts earn few credits, federal policy regarding progress…

This paper analyses changing approaches to system-level governance in Canadian post-secondary education from 1995-2006. A review of major policy initiatives reveals a shift in provincial and federal government roles in and approaches to the coordination of post-secondary education. The federal government has strategically invested in…

Congress substituted direct federal loans for federal guarantee of private loans for postsecondary education. Budget savings were overestimated because credit risks, recognition of administrative costs, and increases in administrative and borrowing costs were ignored. Savings could have been achieved by reducing returns to private lenders and…

Reviews the work of John Brademas, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Select Education, with jurisdiction ranging from child care to federal role in cultural activities, and second ranking member of the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. Notes his role in past legislation and his views on present issues. (JT)

This publication is a comprehensive record of testimony and exhibits presented to the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the U.S. Senate during hearings on five proposed bills to establish a Department of Education. The hearings were conducted on October 12 and 13, 1977 to consider the following bills: S.991, S.255, S.300, S.894, and S.1685.…

The bulk of this report deals with the Office for Civil Rights enforcement of Title IX provisions and the implementation of those provisions within the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The committee's recommendations focus on Title IX as it interrelates with federal education policy intent, enforcement by the…

Issues of federal-state-institutional relations are moving to the center of attention of policymakers concerned with postsecondary education. One reason for the shift is that the Higher Education Amendments of 1972, which contained a number of important measures bearing on these relations, will be subject to revision and renewal in the current…