Describes research done by the Tulane University Early Childhood Research Center in New Orleans on children enrolled in Head Start programs--investigating the relationship between psychological development and nutrition. (DM)

Lists federal programs relating to individuals with deafness, state vocational-rehabilitation offices, community organizations offering services to people with hearing impairments on the local and regional levels, national professional organizations and centers that provide services on the national level, and National Association of the Deaf state…

A policy of decentralizing the operation of federal programs through regional offices has been widely carried out by the Nixon administration. Two major figures on both sides of the dispute explain their views. (Author/MLF)

This document describes the East Caroline Islands lying in the Ponape District and the development of a Teacher Corps inservice program to aid public school teachers in professional development. Program objectives were to: (1) up-grade basic and professional skills of Micronesian interns; (2) implement a University Without Walls baccalaureate…

This bibliography provides an overview of the literature on: the purposes of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; the educational community's hopes, fears, and expectations regarding ESEA; descriptions of ESEA programs and projects; and evaluations of ESEA. It is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to be illustrative of the…

Practices in educational program evaluation were examined through analyses of reports submitted to the Department of Education's Joint Dissemination Review Panel during the years 1980-1983. Content analyses of 232 reports yielded descriptive profiles of the educational programs and their evaluations. (TJH)

A staff member of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service summarizes the history, cost, and benefits of the federal school nutrition programs and explains that schools must now verify information on a small sample of applications for free and reduced-price meals. (MLF)

This report summarizes the impact of federal programs on individual counselors, including suggestions on advocating to improve the programs' recognition of professional mental health counselors. These are all separate programs, formulated under their own laws, regulations, and agencies.

Accountability is an issue of high visibility, high priority, and great controversy in the social work profession today. The authors try to show what accountability is about, where the profession falls short, and what might be done. (Authors)

Examines the issues surrounding the controversial Workfare program, which establishes work effort as a requirement for receipt of welfare benefits. (SK)

Describes several library programs funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and encourages librarians to apply for the grants in the future as the number, quality, and variety of applications is not what was expected. (JVP)

Describes mental health service needs in rural America and barriers to improving its quality and availability. Federal programs, especially the Office of Rural Health Policy, are described and policy recommendations for improving rural mental health care are presented. (DM)