This report by the General Accounting Office (GAO) generated by congressional concern over the accomplishments of educational research, reviews the activities and impact of the contractors (educational laboratories and research and development--R&D centers) supported by the Cooperative Research Act under the direction of the U.S. Office of…

In response to recent economic strictures imposed by state and local property tax structures and inflation, those responsible for operating community colleges have been forced to look for supplementary sources of funds at the state and federal levels. With this reach for necessary supplemental resources have come both explicit and subtle…

This publication, the fifth annual report of the Division of Federal Assistance of the Ohio Department of Education, summarizes the work of the Division during fiscal 1970. In addition to presenting statistical, fiscal, and graphic data, the report is designed to help educators and other interested persons understand Titles I, II, and V of the…

This document analyzes and evaluates data to compare educational program inputs with program results in Texas. School district superintendents, principals, and classroom teachers completed questionnaires concerning school organizational patterns, size, and services; facility conditions; student background, absences, behavior, and performance; and…

Presented in this bulletin is the text of the hearing before the Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution of the Committee on Public Works, United States Senate concerning the "First Annual Environmental Quality Report" of the Council on Environmental Quality. The hearing was held August 11, 1970 for the purpose of providing open discussion of the…

A leader's guide for a conference on delegating authority is presented. The purposes of the conference are: (1) to emphasize the importance of delegation of authority in effective work management; (2) to discuss the theory, principles and procedures pertaining to delegation of authority; (3) to point out methods of control to decrease the…

Evaluation has been received by social scientists and administrators alike as the critical step required for the identification and implementation of action programs that are both effective and within the resources of the country. Very little is known about the actual evaluation process, its management methodologies and its impact. A national…

This index lists all publications issued by the Manpower Administration for public information from January 1969 through June 1971. The 600 entries of publications, reports, and articles are organized by major subject. Present availability and price are included for each publication and journal source for each article. (BH)

This report traces current environmental trends and assesses the adequacy of natural resources to fulfill human and economic needs. It reviews programs and activities of federal, state, and local governments and nongovernment entities or individuals, detailing effects on the environment. Ways are suggested for remedying the deficiencies of…

This report is a condensation of an unpublished paper by Daniel Dreyfus, a member of the professional staff of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Dreyfus develops a classification system of environmental management activities which has as its purpose to partially remove the present disagreement upon the scope of environmental…

This is the fourth in a series of reports on federal support to universities and colleges prepared for the Committee on Academic Science and Engineering (CASE) of the Federal Council for Science and Technology. Data for the six year period, fiscal years 1963-68, are presented in the report. Amounts reported by federal agencies represent…

Presented is a manual designed to aid social workers and other staff of institutions in dealing with problems of disabled Social Security Administration (SSA) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries who receive their benefits through representative payees. Information is provided about such topics as different types of benefits,…

One of a series on critical issues in vocational-technical education, this paper cites a number of programs for training unemployed youth and adults, most of them funded through federal legislation, and discusses the role of the vocational educator in counseling and placing unemployed people. (HD)

Achievements cited for ESEA include that it broke the log jam on federal aid to education, spotted the needs of children, fueled other movements toward equality of educational opportunity, recruited quality personnel, promoted public-nonpublic cooperation, promoted parental and community involvement, and the evaluation/accountability movement.…

Universities welcome the cash, but fear more controls. (Editor)