Sexual violence--which can include crimes such as rape and other forms of sexual coercion--is widely acknowledged as a problem on college campuses. Although the Department of Education (Education) collects some data on sexual violence at colleges that receive federal funding, measuring the prevalence of campus sexual violence has proven difficult,…

This document records testimony from a hearing held to learn what actions the Department of Education intends to take to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act and to help ensure the department acts in a manner that strictly adheres to the letter and intent of the law. Under the new law, authority over accountability, teacher quality, and school…

Roughly 270,000 school-aged youth were in foster care at the end of fiscal year 2017. Youth in foster care may change schools frequently, which can negatively affect their academic achievement. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), enacted in 2015, reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and included provisions to improve…

In this statement, Katherine M. Iritani, Acting Director, Health Care reports that dental disease remains a significant problem for children in Medicaid. Although dental services are a mandatory benefit for the 30 million children served by Medicaid, these children often experience elevated levels of dental problems and have difficulty finding…

Children's access to Medicaid dental services is a long-standing concern. The tragic case of a 12-year-old boy who died from an untreated infected tooth that led to a fatal brain infection renewed attention to this issue. He was enrolled in Medicaid--a joint federal and state program that provides health care coverage, including dental care, for…

Presents the constitution and rules of procedures of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Lists association committees, members of the board of directors, and honorary members of the association. (DMM)

Covers name and incorporation, purposes, membership, territorial jurisdiction, meetings, board of directors, officers, commissions, indebtedness, waiver of notices, authority in the conduct of meetings, rules of procedure, and amendments. (AYC)

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)

Clarifies the concept of discretion, demonstrates how far the courts have been willing to tolerate it, and charts some new paths that appear to be opening before those who advocate wide judicial review. Available from the Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Downsview, Ontario, Canada, M3J 2R5; $8.00/issue. (Author/IRT)

Examines the Age Discrimination Act of 1978 and the conflict between the criteria of social choice that decision makers wish to employ to end the moral and legal constraints that nondiscrimination laws seek to impose on such criteria. Available from the Yale Jaw Journal, 401A Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06820. (Author/IRT)

The final report of the Commission on Proposals for the National Academy of Peace and Conflict Resolution is presented. The Commission recommends that the federal government establish the United States Academy of Peace. After discussing the timeliness of U.S. leadership in international peace education and research through the proposed federal…

Yields information from an American Bar Associaton study of child welfare agencies and courts, concerning practices that are effective in implementing the "reasonable efforts" requirement of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272). (Author/BB)

The possible negative and positive effects of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's regulation, intended to monitor coach income and improve institutional control of programs, are examined. Legal effects under state open-records laws are outlined, one case is reviewed, and the regulation's practical effects are summarized. (MSE)

Oversight hearings on the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) are presented. Sallie Mae was established by the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide liquidity for Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) lenders by purchasing GSL portfolios from lenders or making loans on GSL loans held by lenders. In 1982, Sallie Mae had total cumulative…

The history of the American Association of College and University Business Officers is traced. After describing the historical background leading to formation of the association, different periods are covered, including the first or formative years (1939-1941), World War II, the postwar period, the decade of the 1950s, and the decade of the 1960s…