In 1979, the Education Department's steering committee for basic skills coordination worked toward institutionalizing the coordination of basic skills programs at the federal level. This report discusses the committee's objectives and activities during that year in the areas of communication, regulations, organization, monitoring, technical…

THE GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IS DESCRIBED. GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NONCOMMERCIAL TELEVISION (TV) BROADCASTING STATIONS (EDUCATIONAL TV FACILITIES ACT), GRANTS OF SURPLUS PROPERTY UNDER THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT HAVE AIDED THE GROWTH OF EDUCATIONAL TV. GREATER USE IS MADE OF EDUCATIONAL TV BECAUSE OF GREATER USE…

"DAY CARE" PROVIDES CARE, GUIDANCE, AND SUPERVISION FOR CHILDREN AWAY FROM HOME DURING THE DAY. FUNDS FOR DAY CARE PROJECTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM A NUMBER OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND MAY BE USED FOR PROVIDING DIRECT CARE OF CHILDREN IN DAY CARE FACILITIES, TRAINING PERSONNEL, AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS RELATING TO VARIOUS ASPECTS…

Program information on nine federal library programs and 76 federal library-related programs is provided for use by libraries seeking funding sources for projects which have been proposed to meet their assessed needs. A grantsmanship bibliography is included, as well as five indexes: an applicant eligibility index, an authorization index, a…

THIS REPORT LISTS TITLE I PROJECTS IN NEW YORK STATE AND NOTES THEIR EXPENDITURES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1966. TITLE I FUNDS, MORE THAN $109 MILLION, WERE SPENT ON SPECIAL COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. (LB)

Contracts and grants sponsored under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, and active in fiscal year 1963 are described. Included is research on automation, mobility, manpower development and utilization, manpower requirements and resources, effect of family on unemployment, and a research information and communication conference. A…

In its involvement with higher education, the federal government has followed a policy of building on strength. As late as 1964, 85% of federal funds for higher education were allocated for organized research. In 1962, 95% of research funds were devoted to work in the physical and life sciences. Federal monies are also highly concentrated…

This brief guide to Title XX contains the following chapter headings: (1) Historical Overview of the Social Services Program, (2) The Provisions of Title XX at a Glance, (3) Implications for Services to Children and Youth, (4) The Planning Process, (5) Publication of the Proposed Plan and the Public Comment Period, (6) After the Final Plan is…

Presented is the final report of the ad hoc consultant group established to examine the advisability of NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) making an explicit policy decision to reenter the field of mental retardation, to advise the two institutes (NIMH and NICHD--National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) regarding possible…

Presented are testimony and statements given in a hearing (October, 1977) before the subcommitte on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor, concerning the delinquent and neglected children in State institutions. Statements are included from G. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Division, General…

The illustrated booklet provides a brief history of Federal prisons and of Federal women's prisons. There is statistical information on women prisoners classified by age, race, period of confinement, marital status, type of crime, and judicial district from which the commitment was made. Tables for the Federal Reformatory for Women, Alderson, West…

During one year as a 1968-69 U.S. Office of Education Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California at Berkeley, the author attended three USOE orientation sessions and ten professional conferences and wrote three papers for presentation at these conferences. He conducted research on educational testing and methods of test analysis, and…

Texts of major education and training laws amended by the first session of the 90th Congress are included in this appendix to ED 029 096: (1) Elementary and Secondary Education Act, (2) Public Law 874, (3) Public Law 815, (4) Adult Education Act, (5) Cooperative Research Act, (6) Higher Education Act, (7) National Defense Education Act, (8)…

A non-technical synthesis of the major developments in programed instruction serves as an introduction to the content of this paper. The paper includes some determination of the extent to which programed materials are being used by Federal agencies and how these uses compare with those found by Bryan and Nagay in an earlier study. The paper…