Objectives of the Department of Labor grants program, program activities, the scope of the program, and the National Occupational Information Service (NOIS), being established in the Manpower Administration, are briefly described. All but three pages consist of Department of Labor announcements of vacancies in NOIS in 1974. (NH)

This paper posits that it is necessary to evoke the development of an adequate federal KPU (Knowledge Production and Utilization) program in education which will command broad-based support within and outside the profession and that this demands a reformulation of the conceptual structure on which the program is built. Section 1 offers a…

Three major goals of vocational education are presented: a) meeting the manpower needs of society, b) increasing options available to each individual, and c) lending intelligibility to general education. Educational background and economic characteristics of professionals in the field are detailed as are legislative histories of the Manpower…

This study guide is for the use of community workers who instruct members of their community in a basic social security course. The course is divided into five sessions of approximately 2 hours each. The guide, to be used by the instructor in a lecture/discussion setting, contains four Course Units: 1. Introduction, 2. How Quarters of Coverage Are…

A conference on research for better schools was held to focus on the expressed needs of educators in Tennessee. The following discussion papers were provided to summarize available research data: Trends in Federal Programs for the 70's (RC 005 390); Review and Synthesis of Research on Vocational Education in Rural Areas (ED 034 632); Student…

The Title III program of ESEA that supports the arts in education is discussed. Included in the report are the following topics: (1) Analysis of Projects by Art Form Category (Visual Arts, Music, Theatre, Combinations of the Arts, and General Projects that Include the Arts); (2) Analysis of Projects by Educational Function; (3) Relative Emphasis…

This is a report of a campus tour led by US Representative Bill Brock of Tennessee to gain a better understanding of student unrest. The 22 participating Congressment were divided into 6 regional groups which together visited over 50 universities of all types and sizes. Their report discusses a series of issues named by students as major sources…

This study of the relationship between academic science and the federal government was undertaken at the request of the NAS membership at the annual meeting of 1963. Three main elements were considered: the federal government, institutions of higher education, and the scientific community, most of whom were also members of teaching faculties.…

Contained in this paper are the 6 steps that the U.S. Office of Education (OE) has taken, or will be taking, to achieve the impact called for by OE's 1971 Indian Education Task Force. First, OE has amended its policy to include a special focus on American Indian education within the agency. Second, OE is developing certain management procedures to…

Approximately 275 Federal programs support some form of lifelong learning. While the majority of the lifelong learning programs are administered by the various agencies within HEW, a significant number of programs are run by such Federal agencies as the Department of Justice, the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, and the Smithsonian…

This article discusses the experience of the federal government's large-scale attempt to improve the education of the disadvantaged through Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The discussion concentrates on the dilemma of making policy concerning implementation. (RC)

The EPA's Industry Assistance Office, established under the Toxic Substance Control Act to help manufacturers and processors of chemical substances and mixtures to comply with the Act, is described. (BB)

The National Science Foundation's College Science Instrumentation Program (CSIP) provides four-year colleges with money to buy modern instruments. Accomplishments of the program during its first year (including 234 awards totaling $5.5 million) and future directions are summed up by Robert F. Watson, head of the CSIP program. (JN)

Federal statistical programs are important for monitoring both the need for the impact of public programs, including those for handicapped children. The federal statistical system has suffered from overall budgetary cutbacks, and from several decisions to eliminate statistical programs. (Author/CL)