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Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1993
This strategic plan, based on two years of coordinated interagency effort, presents a five-year planning framework and associated milestones that focus the plans and resources of the participating Federal agencies toward achieving the National Education Goals in terms of the competence in mathematics and science expected of all students. The Plan…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education
McDonald, Barbara – 1990
This handbook was developed to assist Oregon parents in understanding the needs of gifted children and the important role parents have in their public school education. Information presented is in response to needs identified by Oregon parents. The handbook begins with an article by Gary Eisler titled "Playing TAG with Oregon's Future,"…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
RESNA: Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, Washington, DC. – 1990
This guide contains questions and answers about Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended in 1986 by Public Law 99-506, which required the federal government to establish, in consultation with industry, guidelines to ensure that individuals with disabilities may use electronic office equipment with or without special peripherals. The guide…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Herrington, Carolyn D.; And Others – 1992
This paper examines traditional regulatory concerns of urban educators in administering Chapter 1 programs, tracks the impact of a recent deregulatory provision (school-wide projects) enacted in 1988 and other amendments to Chapter 1 legislation, and discusses the reform's effectiveness given the increasingly severe problems facing many urban…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document presents proceedings of hearings held before a congressional committee on H.R. 1, the Civil Rights Act of 1991. In addition to the text of H.R. 1, the live statements and prepared statements of the following individuals and groups are included: Brenda Berkman; John Bishop; Dr. Heidi Hartmann; Kenneth Kimerling; Jacqueline Morris;…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Constitutional History
Frasier, Mary M. – 1991
This paper is intended to provide basic information to minority parents to support their involvement in the education of their gifted and talented children. The first section reviews federal and state (Georgia) definitions of gifted and talented as well as regulations concerning eligibility and retesting. The second section identifies typical…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Child Rearing, Definitions
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1994
This report evaluates the adequacy of the Department of Education's efforts to approve foreign medical schools for participation in the federal student loan program, and information needed by state medical boards to assess the quality of the education that foreign-trained physicians receive before granting them licenses. Findings indicate that the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Agency Role, Educational Quality
Taylor, Steve, Ed.; And Others – Policy Bulletin, 1993
This policy bulletin addresses the issue of protecting the safety of people with developmental disabilities from their increased risk of neglect, abuse, and mistreatment. An article by Steven J. Taylor considers "The Paradox of Regulations," noting both the protective effects of regulations and their effect in stifling innovation and…
Descriptors: Adults, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Developmental Disabilities
Department of Education and Science, London (England). – 1989
This booklet reports and comments upon recent trends and issues that have influenced the education of children under age 5 in the United Kingdom. It is based on over 300 inspections of nursery and primary schools undertaken between 1985 and 1988. Following a brief introduction that outlines the educational provisions for preschoolers in the United…
Descriptors: Art Education, British National Curriculum, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center on Education and Training for Employment. – 1994
This instructor guide for a unit on legal issues in the PACE (Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship) curriculum includes the full text of the student module and lesson plans, instructional suggestions, and other teacher resources. The competencies that are incorporated into this module are at Level 3 of learning--starting and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Administration, Business Education, Civil Law
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1991
Section A of the Media and Law section of these proceedings contains the following 11 papers: "The Record of the Rehnquist Court on Freedom of Expression" (F. Dennis Hale); "An Examination of the FCC's Minority and Gender Licensing Policies" (Howard Kleiman); "Exploring the Possibilities of an International Right of…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Legislation, Collaborative Writing, Constitutional Law
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1991
Section B of the Journalism and Media History section of the proceedings contains the following 14 papers: "Rethinking the Questions: An Essay on Writing Journalism History from a Feminist Perspective" (Agnes Hooper Gottlieb); "International Standards for Journalists: The Activities of the Press Congress of the World, 1921-26"…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Comics (Publications), Federal Regulation, Feminism
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
The Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 continues a long-standing federal commitment to help disadvantaged persons prepare to obtain employment. The legislation works primarily through a locally based program delivery system to provide remedial education, training, and employment assistance to low-income and long-term unemployed youth and adults.…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Business Responsibility
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Compensatory Education. – 1983
This document's purpose is to assist local educational agencies in providing compensatory education services to students in private schools and to provide clarification about compensatory education program responsibilities as mandated by the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981. The first of the document's two major parts…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Ashmore, M. Catherine; Pritz, Sandra G. – 1983
This lesson on complying with government regulations, the 10th in a series of 18 units, is part of the first level of a comprehensive entrepreneurship curriculum entitled: A Program for Acquiring Competence in Entrepreneurship (PACE). (Designed for use with secondary students, the first level of PACE introduces students to the concepts involved in…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Administration, Business Education, Career Choice
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