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Black Issues in Higher Education, 1993
An interview with the federal secretary of education, Richard W. Riley, covers the new administrator's policy goals, strategies for educational reform, perceptions of the federal role in education, approaches that differ from previous administrations', solutions for disadvantagement, and attitudes about free speech. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Cultural Pluralism

Hartle, Terry W. – Educational Record, 1996
The Republican proposal to cut the federal student loan program is examined, and some of the other challenges and changes likely to be faced by higher education due to Republican politics are outlined, including appropriations for discretionary programs, welfare and immigration reform, social and economic policy issues affecting the middle class,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Budgets, Change Strategies, Federal Aid

Eaton, John L.; Huff, Betty J. – College and University, 1996
A discussion of the current status of the German system of higher education looks at its relationship to federal and state governments, its administrative organization, problems (particularly in the eastern states) and areas where reform is needed, availability of student services, and the significance for the system as a whole of social and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Comparative Education, Economic Change, Educational Change
Trinkaus-Randall, Gregor – Journal of Archival Organization, 2005
In October 2001, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act to strengthen the ability of the U.S. government to combat terrorism. Unfortunately, some sections of the Act strike at core values and practices of libraries and archives, especially in the areas of record keeping, privacy, confidentiality, security, and access to the collections. This article…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, National Security, Archives, Confidentiality
Rammelt, Crelis F.; Boes, Jan – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2004
For the people of Bangladesh, mostly in rural areas, a new disaster is emerging. Two-thirds of the deep tube wells installed over the last three decades--roughly 3 million in total--contain arsenic concentrations above the permissible levels set by the WHO. These wells were installed to contribute to a secure and reliable drinking water supply,…
Descriptors: Water, Private Sector, Income, Community Involvement
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1992
This federal policy statement outlines policy on provision of education to limited-English-speaking school children. First, it describes briefly the demographics of this population and the academic difficulties faced by them, and the recent federal initiative for broadened educational opportunity, America 2000: An Education Strategy. Then,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Demography, Educational Policy
Alexim, Joao Carlos; And Others – 1993
This monograph summarizes the main structural and operational components of the framework for the development of vocational training in Latin America. Part 1, "Economic Framework and Population" (Orlando Luebbert), is an overview of social and economic indicators: population, agriculture, industry and productivity, the informal sector,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change, Educational Development
NtiAsare, Nancy Sharp – 1995
A comparative analysis of family policy in various nations looks at state financial support for families and in particular how professional women in academia fare internationally with respect to state support for their families. The analysis includes a review of the general development of family support through the industrial revolution and the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Family History
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1992
Major policy, management, and program issues face the Congress and new administration in the area of labor. Many of the nation's youth are leaving school poorly prepared for the new work world. The nation already has a large group of economically disadvantaged people who lack necessary skills. Annually, 900,000 or more workers are at least…
Descriptors: Adults, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship
Elliott, Emerson J. – 1993
An outline of remarks made at a National Seminar on Equity and Educational Testing and Assessment in March of 1993 is provided. Issues of equity in education and educational assessment are discussed in the context of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAEP is a national test in the sense that it monitors what is happening…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Mulford, Carolyn – 1992
This report contains summaries of papers presented at the annual forum of the Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC) of the Library of Congress. Introductory and special remarks were delivered by FLICC Executive Director Mary Berghaus Levering, Associate Librarian for Constituent Services of the Library of Congress Donald C.…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Access to Information, Case Studies, Census Figures
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1992
This federal policy statement outlines policy on provision of education to limited-English-speaking school children. First, it describes briefly the demographics of this population and the academic difficulties faced by them, and the recent federal initiative for broadened educational opportunity, America 2000: An Education Strategy. Then,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Demography, Educational Policy
Anderson, Julie, Ed. – Community Update, 1999
This document consists of ten issues of the newsletter "Community Update," containing articles on community and family involvement in education. Article topics include: a college education is necessary and possible; math and science study points out problems and positive solutions; the "America Reads Challenge"; meeting the…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Preparation, Community Involvement, Educational Finance
McDonnell, Lorraine M.; Grubb, W. Norton – 1991
A study analyzed the role of state governments in implementing federal education and job training policies and in designing and implementing their own policies. A framework was developed for understanding policy instruments used to promote education and training objectives: mandates, inducements, capacity-building, and system-changing. Each type…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy, Federal Aid, Federal Government
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. General Government Div. – 1992
The predictions in "Workforce 2000" and "Civil Service 2000" were examined with regard to work and workers. Focus was on demographic changes that had occurred and were expected to occur in the civilian and federal labor force and were relevant to federal employment policy formation. Activities included review of demographic data and review of…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections, Ethnic Groups