In fiscal year 2004, the Congress appropriated $6.8 billion to serve 919,000 poor children through 1,680 Head Start grantees nationwide. Recent reports of financial improprieties at a number of Head Start programs around the country raised questions about the effectiveness of the oversight provided by the Department of Health and Human Services?…

Discusses the practical considerations that face Indian communities as they begin to move toward transforming the rhetoric of "Indian control" into the reality of quality education. (Author)

Describes a community education center at Gallaudet College, Washington, D.C., whose purpose is to develop and expand community education for the deaf through leadership development services, promotion and dissemination services, and consultation services. (Author/DN)

The question of who has the legal responsibility for providing educational services to American Indians and how this responsibility is reflected in policy is discussed. (FF)

Looks at the arguments for and against education vouchers and compares a recent New Hampshire voucher program with an earlier voucher experiment in California. (DN)

Supporters of educational television cite impressive statistics to document the claim that ETV is a success. However, the movement is a failure largely because educators cannot accept the new technology. (DS)

Proposes a trust fund for children that would allow 75 cents for every child in the country under 18. Each State would receive its allocation based on the number of children under 18 and the number of children receiving aid to dependent children in that State. (Author/JN)

Four positive remarks about the essential components of career education are followed by criticism of the federally-sponsored pilot models. Three further reservations are directed toward the priorities given educational reform. (KM)

Project IMPACT, a federal funded concept, is described as having accomplished its rather ambitious goal-the establishment of model school programs that are arts-centered. (Author/RK)

Discusses the funding struggle between Congress and the Administration in 1973 and its implications for financing education. Examines revenue sharing, ESEA Title I, the impounding of allocated funds, and the role of the Federal Government in education. (Author/DN)

Discusses whether the President can impound or withold funds appropriated by Congress for higher education. (PG)