In order to advance early childhood education and services across the state of Connecticut, early education leaders at the federal, state, and local levels were convened by the Connecticut Head Start-State Collaboration Project to identify each funder's requirements in key categories and to discuss specific policies and practices of those…

This report addresses concerns raised by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the U.S. Senate on : (1) the number and cost of trustee arrangements providing student loans and their shared characteristics; (2) the benefits and protections afforded the federal government through use of trustee arrangements; and (3) the effect…

Designed for educators, related service providers, parents, and others, this CD-ROM provides information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997. Contents include the statute in its entirety, complete final regulations and analysis of comments taken verbatim from the Federal Register of March 12, 1999. Also included are topical…

A representative of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration weighs advantages and discusses issues associated with installing seat belts in school buses. Federal regulations and research findings are considered. A list of guideline questions for school districts planning to install seat belts is included. (PP)

Applied a structural-contingency model to the particular adaptive situation created by Affirmative Action requirements. The model was supported among a sample of small manufacturing firms. Concludes that formalization is the predominant structural characteristic associated with Affirmative Action compliance. (Author)

Reviews presidential and congressional support for school desegregation over the past decade and discusses four recent court cases. Holds that lack of federal support for school desegregation and the failure to retain busing as a remedy for segregated schools mean that educational inequalities will persist for minority students. (GC)

Examines the current status of private schools in the United States. The author finds that those schools represent widely divergent philosophies and situations, but all strongly defend their privacy. Discusses the deepening division between government and private education, and the overall good financial health of private education. (CT)

National-level educational policy is being rapidly decentralized, according to this article, which offers a historical framework for understanding the new era in national education politics. The author analyzes implications of the changes taking place and discusses options open to proponents of a vigorous federal role in education. (Author/WD)

Recent federal revenue rulings conclude that sale of broadcast rights to national radio and television or an independent producer by a tax-exempt organization does not constitute an unrelated trade or business. The rulings and their potential effects on colleges and universities are examined. (MSE)

Mainstreaming of handicapped students and desegregation share similar legal histories, but are also characterized by marked differences. In the future they may be competing for dwindling funds. (Author/WD)

Reviews the benefits and hazards of genetic engineering, or "recombinant-DNA" research. Recent federal safety rules issued by NIH which ease the strict prohibitions on recombinant-DNA research are explained. (CS)

Federal regulations governing research on human subjects issued by the Department of Health and Human Services are discussed, along with their potential impact on the academic freedom of faculty researchers. Recommendations to universities are presented. (MLW)

It is suggested that the developmental phases of program evaluators replicate those of the profession of program evaluation. A trend in program evaluation from program amelioration to program advocacy and ultimately to program accountability is projected. (Author/MH)

A series of case studies of the local implementation of Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I and the Education of the Handicapped Act (P.L. 94-142) sought to address two questions: (1) To what extent do the two programs duplicate services? (2) Do their selection procedures result in limiting the services provided? (BW)

Two rebuttals to William Cooley's criticisms of Title I programs in the January 1981 issue of "Educational Leadership" claim he incorrectly interpreted the data on the effectiveness of the programs. Cooley responds. (MLF)