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Download full textNational Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1974
The National Advisory Council on Vocational Education endorses the principle of Federal regulation of proprietary vocational institutions at this time. It supports the general thrust of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed rule covering advertising claims, disclosures to individuals, a contractual cooling-off period, and cancellations and…
Descriptors: Advertising, Contracts, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. – 1974
This publication contains a study by the General Accounting Office which surveys the present inadequate federal system for gathering and analyzing statistics about energy production and use. The magnitude of the federal energy data effort is discussed, problem areas are specified, details of recent executive and legislative activities are…
Descriptors: Energy, Environment, Federal Government, Fuels
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1982
The Missing Children Act, H.R. 6976, is intended to establish a central repository of information to assist state and local officials in identifying all missing persons, including children. Children are more difficult to identify than adults because they generally do not maintain such common identifiers as drivers licenses or social security…
Descriptors: Children, Crime, Data Collection, Federal Legislation
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1981
Designed by the library community and approved by the Maryland Advisory Council on Libraries, the Maryland Library Association, and the State Board of Education, this master plan establishes directions and targets for meeting the library needs of Maryland citizens for the next five years. The result of a series of formal and informal meetings of…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Johnstone, James M. – 1974
Following a 10-page introduction covering the background of the National Home Study Council (NHSC), the Council's comments on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) proposed Trade Regulation Rule as published in the FEDERAL REGISTER, August 15, 1974, are stated. The Council maintains the proposed Rule is unprecedentedly severe and contrary to the…
Descriptors: Advertising, Contracts, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Information Reports and Bibliographies, 1985
Presents selected testimonies before a joint congressional hearing on the changing information needs of rural America. Discussions cover information services and systems, recognizing and meeting information needs, advances being made in information and communication technologies, and the Intermountain Community Learning/Information Services…
Descriptors: Hearings, Information Needs, Information Science, Information Services
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. – 1986
This document provides a transcript of a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Census and Population which focused on immigration statistics and ways of improving the methods of accounting for all immigrants. Prepared statements were presented by four witnesses: (1) Daniel B. Levine, the director of the Panel on Immigrations Statistics, who…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Community Size, Demography, Hispanic Americans
Pulver, Glen C. – 1985
Although the private sector has the primary role for job generation in the U.S. market economy, local community leaders can play a significant part in creating a growth-stimulating economic environment. A comprehensive economic development strategy appropriate to a community's specific goals and conditions requires careful analysis of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Development, Data Collection, Economic Development
Smith, Hoke L. – 1986
Current higher education assessment practices and goals of additional assessment are discussed in testimony before the National Governors Association Task Force on College Quality. Ways to improve the assessment process are also suggested by the chair-elect of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. In addition to student…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Change Strategies, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Cleveland, Harlan – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1985
The impact of sunshine laws on college governance is discussed based on field and legal research, a Wingspread symposium (Racine, Wisconsin, September 4-5, 1984), and a follow-up meeting (Washington, D.C., October 1, 1984). In addition to open meeting laws, the way that the democratic process currently operates, and should work, is examined. A…
Descriptors: College Administration, Court Litigation, Definitions, Disclosure
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1984
Topics of importance to rural America in three general areas--rural community and individual information needs, available answers to these needs, and policies and strategies to meet these needs--were addressed in a joint congressional hearing held at the Fourth General Assembly of the World Future Society in July 1982. This transcript presents…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Federal Legislation, Hearings, Information Centers
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). General Information Programme. – 1985
Developing countries are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that specialized information is essential to their economic and social development, and that it is an indispensable factor in the rational use of natural resources, the development of human resources, scientific and technological advancement, and progress in agriculture, industry,…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Information Needs, Information Science
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1981
This document outlines a plan which was formulated in 1975 and revised in 1981, for the development and provision of library services to those American Indians who reside in the state of Wisconsin. The origin and background of the plan are reviewed, as well as its goals with respect to cultural sensitivity, Indian participation, library staffing,…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Information Needs, Information Services
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1974
On April 24, 1974, the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science held hearings in San Antonio, Texas, to gather testimony on its proposed program. Six questions were specifically raised by the Commission: priorities for service, improved services and community relations, deficiencies in service, non-book services, paying for…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Needs, Government Role
Chelimsky, Eleanor – 1988
The results, and their implications, of research described in the report "Education Information: Changes in Funds and Priorities Have Affected Production and Quality" are discussed. Prepared by the General Accounting Office (GAO), the above research report covered selected years between 1973 and 1986. High-quality information on…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Federal Aid
