The article explains the required participation of parents in the education of their handicapped children specified in Public Law 94-142, the reasons for parental involvement, and the need to inform school personnel as well as parents as to their rights and responsibilities under the law. (MF)

Social, economic, and other types of federal regulation are discussed that affect U.S. medical education. It is suggested that medical specialists must be brought into the mainstream of researchers and practitioners concerned with regulation and public policy, and be made aware of the economics of the medical industry and health care policy. (LBH)

The findings of a recently completed study comparing the responsibilities and duties of personnel directors in 1970 with those in 1977 are reported. Personnel departments grew both in scope of function and staff size, and staff members now take a much more active role in academic as well as non-academic personnel matters due to federal regulations…

A comparison of salary and rank by sex at a major institution before and after initiation of an approved affirmative action program suggests that required programs are more costly than effective. Rather than the current regulatory approach, federal incentives and greater attention to results than procedures are recommended. (Author/LBH)

Describes what one district has done to comply with Lau regulations; examines the uneasy relationship that has developed between the district and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW); and discusses some of the implications for control of local schools inherent in the district's conflict with HEW. (IRT)

Examined are some generic issues and problems related to the development of operational procedures for identifying learning disabled children, focusing on the formula proposed by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. (DLS)

Based on an in-house study at the University of Iowa, this report describes both economic and noneconomic issues involved in federally-mandated programs. The effect of direct and hidden costs are discussed along with the potential "opportunity" costs of federal impact. ( LBH)

A Colloquium on Government and Higher Education resulted in this appeal, containing four steps trustees can take to deal with the increasing problem of the governmental presence. Focus is on ways in which trustees can provide policy guidance to their institutions to preserve their individual characteristics and independence of action. (Author/LBH)

Findings of a study undertaken to discover conflicts that may exist between state consitutional and statutory provisions governing education, and federal laws and regulations in three areas: education of the handicapped, education of the disadvantaged (including migrant and bilingual) and vocational education. (Author/MLF)

Higher education in India has returned to normal after cessation of the declared Emergency by Indira Gandhi, with increased student and faculty militancy as well as the emergence of strong pressures for increased governmental control over the university. (LBH)

Ways are suggested for institutions of higher education to articulate standards before the federal government determines them. A self-regulating mechanism is proposed that requires no massive effort, just a commitment to establish standards wherever they are needed. (Author/LBH)

Past restrictions on his travel in the United States after the author was classified an "undesirable alien" under the provisions of the McCarran-Walter Act are described. (Author/MLW)

New legislation requiring that continuing health insurance benefits be offered to employees and their families generally apply to all health care benefit plans maintained by school districts. The new regulations are explained. (MLF)

Discusses the absence of national standards which are uniformly applicable to health, safety, sanitation, and nutrition aspects of child care programs. Explains the responsive collaborative project of the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Public Health Association to develop national reference standards for out-of-home child care…

This essay focuses on the effects of the information revolution and technological advancement on humans, noting themes in George Orwell's "1984," technology insecurity in libraries, technology and control, social interest regulation, ownership of telecommunications lines, technology and humanism, programming people, and effects on…