As public humanities programs increasingly make use of media products, an understanding of copyrights is essential. Some problems pertaining to copyrights may be alleviated by advanced planning, a clear division of responsibilities, and by using reason to determine that policies are workable and fair. The problem involves a growing…

At the moment, most of Canada is faced with the problem of dealing with declining enrollments. This decline necessitates consideration of two major issues: the role of the educational system in Canadian society and the structure of educational governance in Canada. Although by law education is the prerogative of the provinces, the federal…

One of a series of instructional materials produced by the Literacy Council of Alaska, this booklet is the second in a two-part presentation about CB (citizen's band) radio. Using simplified vocabulary words and sentence structure, it discusses such topics as the CB fad, getting a license, CB language, uses of CB radio, and FCC (Federal…

In 1978, the Joint Task Force on Sex Equity established by the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education and the National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs surveyed all State Directors of Vocational Education to determine whether the Sex Equity Coordinators were being appointed and were functioning as specified by the law.…

A bibliography of legal references for administrators of higher education institutions is presented. Examples of the kinds of printed works available include: books providing a basic general overview of the major legal issues affecting higher education; updating reporter services, newsletters, yearbooks and journals that provide current…

This speech reviews briefly the emergence of day care licensing standards at the state level and indicates the rapid growth in the number of children served in licensed centers between 1960 and 1972. Also outlined are legislative and regulatory actions leading to the 1979 Federal regulations for day care programs. Long range trends in day care are…

The report analyzes regulations and considers implications for special and vocational educators of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and the Vocational Education Act of 1963, amended in 1976. Initial sections focus on the content of the laws, while a separate chapter compares the…

This manual was developed for Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to help them carry out their responsibilities when investigating workplace accidents. The content is presented in four sections. The first overviews the investigative roles of CSHO officers, including…

An independent research consultant was contracted to describe the operation of the Minneapolis Public Schools' Title I programs for Neglected and Delinquent (N & D) children, to critique the current methods used to evaluate N & D programs, and to suggest improved evaluation methods for the future. This publication consists of two parts, a…

The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued final regulations for implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, which provides greater privacy safeguards to parents and students through the application of fair information practice. As a result of these HEW regulations, institutional policies and…

In an attempt to spotlight issues of federal aid to education (including quantities, destinations, delivery mechanisms, and rationale), and their probable effects, the Institute for Educational Leadership assembled a five-person bipartisan group of policy observers for two spontaneous discussions. This edited transcript of those sessions covers…

Tribal political independence is dependent on the ability of tribes to assert their powers of self-government over their members and territory. The tribal sovereignty doctrine can resolve the conflicts tribes face with State and Federal interests. (Author/WI)

The responsibility and accountability for delivering education should rest with the schools and colleges. The federal government should be content to identify the nation's educational needs that have not been, or cannot be carried out by the states, local districts, or individual institutions, and to stimulate action to meet these needs.…

After reviewing federal and state child labor legislation in connection with the Career Education Incentive Act of 1977 (PL 95-207), the authors found that most state child labor laws did not provide the flexibility needed to implement PL 95-207 on a broad basis. Some compatibility must be found. (MF)

The successful application of all new systems in regional offices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will require federal flexibility vis-a-vis Fair Employment Practices agencies' local variations and the realization that the allocation of resources will be a major determinant in the quality of federal-local teamwork. (Author/WI)