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Johnston, Helen J. – Migration Today, 1984
Presents a broad, historical overview of federal legislation and agencies created to improve the health situation of migrant farm workers. Focuses particularly on the Migrant Health Act (of 1962) and its subsequent revisions. Asserts that a need still exists for special arrangements for health care for migrants and other seasonal farm workers. (KH)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Hispanic Americans, Migrant Health Services
Download full textNational Commission of Migrant Education, Washington, DC. – 1992
This report, the culmination of a 3-year examination of the federal Migrant Education Program (MEP), is based on research, public testimony, and interviews with migrant community members by the National Commission on Migrant Education. It discusses agricultural trends of the past 25 years and accompanying demographic changes in the migrant…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Farm Labor, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education. – 1984
The text of the oversight hearing on migrant education (February 17, 1983) contains statements and testimony from three representatives of state and national migrant education organizations and from three migrant mothers. The statement and testimony of Frank L. Contreras, Director of the Texas Migrant Education Program and President of the…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Family Characteristics
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1987
This annual report summarizes the activities and accomplishments of the Interstate Migrant Education Council (IMEC) during its 1986-87 project year. Extensive work on reauthorization legislation, planning for a national forum on youth-at-risk issues, and preparation of migrant education research were IMEC's major achievements during the period.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Conferences, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Muench, Carol; And Others – 1980
Current research dealing with selected aspects of migrant education is condensed into two fact sheets and six mini reviews which should be of special interest to migrant program administrators and teachers. Four important areas are emphasized in each fact sheet and mini review: legislation that has been enacted concerning migrants, a statement of…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
King-Stoops, Joyce – 1980
Migrant children experience special physical, mental, and emotional problems that can adversely affect academic success; and, because the school is frequently the only public agency directly in contact with migrant students and their families, it is in a unique position to alleviate those problems and to improve conditions. Migrant students need…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
