Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) gives states the flexibility to design programs to help low-income families move into employment. However, the law discourages states from allowing welfare recipients to participate in education and training programs. Because the law limits the extent to which education activities count toward federal…

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…

Twenty-two National Skill Standards Projects were conducted to develop National Skill Standards over a 3-year period beginning in 1992. These projects were funded by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor to develop materials useful for improving the quality of the work force through identification of skill standards and related materials…

No law or regulation exists at the present time specifying minimum time periods of training for executives, managers, or supervisors employed by federal agencies, although such a regulation did exist until June 1981. For fiscal years 1984 through 1986, 54 executive agencies or organizations that employ at least 95 percent of the nonpostal civilian…

Discusses the report "Financing Post secondary Education in the United States" which was produced by a congressionally created commission. The report aims to give the federal government guidance and a comprehensive data base for higher education support policies. (JR)

The National Apprenticeship System is a formal system for training skilled craftworkers. An automated system for recordkeeping and management purposes, the Apprenticeship Management System, has been developed. It constitutes a complete management system and provides information for fund management control, data for preparing monthly and quarterly…

This report explains, evaluates, and recommends the passage of Senate Bill 991 establishing a Federal Department of Education. The purpose and history of the legislation are presented along with the reasons for establishing a Department of Education and a summary of the legislation and hearings. Areas of discussion included are citizen…

A nontechnical outline of the Federal lawmaking process is presented, from the origin of an idea for a legislative proposal to its publication as a statute. Seventeen chapters comprise the document. Chapters I through VII examine the structure of the Congress, sources of legislation, forms of congressional action, committee processes, reported…

This report focuses on the role of the federal government as the chief vehicle for the expression of the national interest in postsecondary education. It is addressed not only to federal officials but to all those concerned with questions of national educational leadership. Two over-riding themes dominate. First, in addition to supporting access…

Postsecondary education in the United States is in a state of financial crisis. The two reasons for this are: (1) the college age population increased at a rate of 4.2 percent per year during the 1960's; and (2) during the 1960's the locus of growth in the number of years of formal education completed by the young shifted from secondary to…

Deputy Undersecretary Linda Combs, U.S. Department of Education (ED), comments on developmental education personnel's role in the public education reform movement, colleges' remedial education responsibilities, ED's role in responding to national literacy requirements and position on postsecondary developmental education, the access vs. excellence…

Provides six presentations from the 38th National Conference of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NCAC), Minneapolis, MN, 1982. The topics focus on the need to: reestablish education as a national priority; examine the federal role in postsecondary education; assist transfer students; and help guidance personnel analyze…

Examining the legal and quasi-legal constraints which nontraditional programs, particularly experiential programs, must face if they wish to attain or maintain visibility, this article points to the need for recognition and monitoring of relationships among various legitimizing agencies and suggests the implications of these relationships for…

This special issue reviews 71 books on the following topics: career management; career opportunities for people with disabilities; federal government career information; college career development/counseling; job search strategies, tools, methods; coaching; retirement issues; strategies for managers; women and careers; general career books; and…

This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed…