After outlining ways in which the federal government has discriminated against rural education, the author goes on to sketch ways in which the government can redress this history inequity and ensure that federal education agencies are more responsive to their rural constituents. (Author/IRT)

An interview with Ernest L. Boyer, The U.S. Commissioner of Education, focuses on current priorities of the U.S. Office of Education, implementation of P.L. 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act). (CL)

Summarizes statements related to two major issues pertaining to S.991, The Department of Education Act of 1977. The issues are: (1) the advisability of creating a separate cabinet level department of education, and (2) the advisability of including Head Start in that department. (CM)

The author suggests that a critical review and evaluation of LSCA is needed. He contends that demonstration, research, and experimental projects are not what is needed today; rather, there is need for additional funding for books, library materials, and staff. A suggested remedy is increased federal assistance through per capita support grants.…

Describes an analysis of the current federal education and training programs which support lifelong learning. Operating programs are defined as those which serve all types of students past compulsory school age but not enrolled in conventional secondary schools through provision of educational or training services. (BR)

This paper reviews both extant welfare programs and welfare reform bills proposed in the 100th session of Congress in terms of their present and potential impact on families. (Author/JOW)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) five-year plan to help elementary school teachers meet mathematics and science curriculum needs includes increasing the availability of instructional materials, providing greater access to teacher resource centers and workshops, and offering new sources of information for teachers and…

During the past 30 years rural America as a whole has become more diversified, significantly reducing its vulnerability to changes in natural resource markets, commodity prices, and farm polices. This is not the case for farm-dependent rural counties--or for individuals elsewhere--whose economic fortunes are directly tied to agriculture.…

Lawmakers are urging the federal government to focus on prevention rather than treatment of disease as a cost-effective public policy. Federal health goals and programs are discussed. Responsibilities of four federal health agencies are summarized. Surveys of health knowledge and a new emphasis on preventing injuries are described. (MT)

The text of an interview with Erich Bloch, National Science Foundation (NSF) director, is provided. Among the topics/issues explored are NSF's role in policy research, mission and goals of NSF, establishment of NSF Engineering Research Centers, and national security issues involving access to supercomputers in universities that NSF is funding. (JN)

Explains some of the finer details in the requirements and the responsibilities grantees of Institutional Conservation Program's (ICP) funding have to building preservation of historic or potentially historic buildings under the National Historic Preservation Act. (MD)

Examines effect on the elderly of legislative changes in federal benefit programs. Notes that programs which the elderly rely on have been reduced less than those serving non-elderly, and cuts affecting the elderly are concentrated among those with 1982 incomes between $10,000 and $20,000--households above official poverty lines. (Author/NRB)

Historical overview of federal government's commitment to statistical coordination notes creation of Central Statistical Board in 1933, decimation of federal statistical coordination beginning in 1952, resignation of Chief Statistician (1982), and government sources of statistical information. A 16-item annotated list of additional information…

Information activities carried out by both National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Information (NCALI) and Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies (RCAS) are described, highlighting establishment of a cooperative information-sharing arrangement between these two centers, its subsequent discontinuation due to federal budget cuts, and current prospects for…

The data included in this report reflects a review of 151 Federally administered programs at six Federal agencies (HHS, HUD, ED, DOL, DOJ, and USDA), and 17 program areas at USAID. It includes only those programs that utilize competitively awarded grants for which faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) were eligible to apply and…