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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
Consisting of testimony and prepared materials presented to a joint session of House and Senate subcommittees, this report deals with the problem of illiteracy in the United States. The report contains statements from Richard C. Anderson, director of the Center for the Study of Reading; Samuel L. Banks, president of the Association for the Study…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Role, Employer Attitudes, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
Hearings were held to begin the process of developing legislation to address the child care crisis. Testimony concerns: (1) the Child Development and Education Act of 1989 (H.R. 3) and the 21st Century School program; (2) the use of tax credits to support child care, H.R. 3, and H.R. 30, the Act for Better Child Care (ABC); (3) federal standards…
Descriptors: Day Care, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Federal Government
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1976
This publication on Federal Employee Alcoholism Programs, printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations, contains hearings on Federal agency compliance with the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970. (JLL)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Alcoholism, Federal Government, Government Employees
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1985
This hearing examined the impact of illegal drugs on both professional and amateur sports and the national effort of sports figures to help fight drug abuse. Witnesses included individuals currently involved in programs designed to prevent drug abuse, members of groups formed to rehabilitate drug users, and former professional athletes who…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Drug Abuse, Drug Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources. – 1978
These hearings, representing the testimony before the Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in August, 1978, sought to require government contractors to establish and operate alcohol abuse and alcoholism programs and services, or to arrange for referral to such services. Statements are included from witnesses representing such agencies as the…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Clinics, Employees
Administration on Aging (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1976
This publication contains the amended text of the Older Americans Act of 1965. The purpose of the act is to provide assistance in the development of new or improved programs to help older persons through grants to the states for community planning and services and for training, through research, development, or training project grants and to…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Employment Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1987
This document presents the hearings on work and welfare before the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Committee on Finance. Testimony is presented by expert witnesses, and by individuals and groups with an interest in the welfare of children and families. The following are among the issues addressed: (1) the basic…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Employed Parents
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1975
This is the first of two volumes of written testimony presented to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) at its Mid-Atlantic States Regional Hearing held May 21, 1975 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Statements are provided by public, academic, research, special, regional, state, and school librarians, as well as by…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Information Services, Copyrights, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1987
This document presents the hearings on child support enforcement before the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy of the Committee on Finance. Testimony was given by invited public officials and representatives of organizations that have recently issued reports and proposals on how to improve the existing welfare system and how…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Employed Parents
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1975
This is the second of two volumes of written testimony presented to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) at its Mid-Atlantic States Regional Hearing held May 21, 1975 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Statements are provided by academic, public, state, and special librarians, as well as by spokespersons for…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Copyrights, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1987
This document contains oral testimony by state and government officials, prepared statements, and supporting materials concerning food assistance for the homeless. The bills before the Senate would increase Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) funding by $10 million in fiscal year 1987, and $20 million in 1988. According to John W.…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Food, Government Role, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1982
This report deals with testimony from delegates to the 1981 White House Conference on Aging and contains the delegates' and observers' evaluations of the conference and their recommendations. The statements provided include those of the conference director and other staff members and representatives from the audience who describe the planning of…
Descriptors: Activism, Aging (Individuals), Alienation, Citizen Participation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. – 1995
This publication presents two hearings on how to establish and maintain a streamlined, top quality, and efficient system of work force preparation in the United States and the role of the federal government in developing such a system. Testimony consists of statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from individuals…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Federal Government, Government Role, Hearings
PDF pending restorationCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1977
This report highlights findings discussed during 1976 hearings. Included are: (1) Technology assessment (TA) is an evolving study strategy being widely adopted by the public and private sectors; (2) TA should fit the resources, timing and needs of decision-makers; (3) TA can provide warning of consequences unanticipated in traditional planning;…
Descriptors: Business, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports, Decision Making
Edelstein, Frederick S. – American Education, 1979
Presents an overview of the drafting of regulations for the development and implementation of programs authorized by federal education laws in connection with the Education Amendments of 1978. States that all regulations have been recodified, that is, simplified and clarified. Lists office of education contacts for comments on regulations…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
