This document records testimony from a hearing held to examine strengthening education research and privacy protections to better serve students. Education research has long played an important role in our Nation's classrooms. States and school districts use research to identify teaching and learning strategies that improve classroom instruction…

This hearing serves as a first in a set of hearings focusing on early learning. In his opening statement, Senator Tom Harkin, Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, strongly encouraged members of this committee on both sides of the aisle to hold roundtables and have discussions on early learning in their local…

This pamphlet proposes a plan for synthesizing practices which will afford an intensive and systematical approach to the achievement of beneficial library legislation nationwide. The goal of the plan is to bring maximum constituent effort to bear upon the Congress, the several state legislatures, national and state administrations, and appropriate…

This publication provides a State by State listing of court cases dealing with school desegregation. Each entry is listed alphabetically by State and includes a brief statement concerning the case and/or its status. (EB)

This report from the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, 95th Congress, recommends passage of the bill (H.R. 12508) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. The purpose of H.R. 12508 is to establish uniform procedures for admission to the United States of adopted or prospective adoptive children of U.S. citizens and to…

This Act amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish certain social services programs for Older Americans and to extend the authorization of appropriations contained in such Act, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, and for other purposes. The law is dated November 28, 1975. (Author)

The document reviews state of Georgia and federal law regarding the provision of special education programs for exceptional children and youth and outline procedures for providing those programs. Section I presents a summary of Georgia Chapter 32-6A, particularly the sections which address establishment of other special programs of education;…

This review of court cases and statutes focuses on the impact of the first and fourteenth amendments and antidiscrimination legislation. Three recommendations are made: (1) The need for liability insurance is evident; (2) Every college and university should retain its own legal council; and (3) Institutions with collective bargaining should employ…

Describes the arguments of those supporting removal of the juvenile status offender from court jurisdiction, as well as the case presented by defenders of the system for retaining court jurisdiction over status offenders. (CM)

The Kansas State Board of Education is required by law to define by regulation those matters relating to the administration, staffing, courses of study, and instruction in Kansas schools. The regulations for accreditation of schools that appear in this publication have been filed with the office of the Revisor of Statutes and have thus become law.…

Intended for personnel working in the arts and for those serving handicapped people, the handbook explains briefly the nature of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142) and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1973 (P.L. 93-112) and provides information regarding their relationship to the arts. Information on P.L.…

This document brings together current laws of the State of South Dakota as they pertain to libraries, and the administrative rules and regulations and general policies of the Dakota Library Commission that implement the laws. A subject index provides access to individual laws, regulations, and policies. (Author/CMV)

Each of the 50 states has a child abuse and neglect reporting law. An overview of these various statutes is provided in table form, giving the following information: citation; year enacted; effective date; requirement for mandatory reporting; reportable age; definitions of child abuse; requirement for education/school report; immunity, civil and…

Presents an overview of the drafting of regulations for the development and implementation of programs authorized by federal education laws in connection with the Education Amendments of 1978. States that all regulations have been recodified, that is, simplified and clarified. Lists office of education contacts for comments on regulations…

This edition contains the statutes relevant to private schools and their employees. Legislation enacted through January 3, 1977 is included. Also included are relevant provisions of the Wisconsin Constitution. (Author/IRT)