Four key topics in the implementation of Title II legislation are reviewed: (1) the Congressional intent of the Basic Skills Improvement Program (BSIP) and its two major focuses--demonstration and coordination; (2) what is meant by "basic skills"; (3) expected outcomes for the BSIP; and (4) standards for demonstration projects. Congress…

Section 109(b) of the 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments authorized funding for the construction of statewide water treatment training facilities. Described in this report is work conducted by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to: (1) aid in developing updated 109(b) Guidance Documents; (2) characterize and evaluate existing…

The standards and procedures presented establish the basic rules governing the development and operation of various programs administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Work Programs under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended. Basic standards relate to qualification of sponsors, eligibility of enrollees, hours of work,…

The project was created to train the unemployed and underemployed in the Mobile area in skills qualifying them for jobs in Alabama's expanding industrial complex. Developments in the administration, recruiting, counseling, community service, training, job development and placement, and followup of the project from January 1, 1968 through February…

The intent of Title IV-C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (the Education Amendments of 1974) is to establish innovative and exemplary projects that provide creative or imaginative solutions to problems in the areas of supplementary centers and services, health and nutritional demonstrations, and dropout prevention. The purposes of…

Described are 158 projects funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE); about half are newly funded. The descriptions are each a page long, and provide the project director's name and address. Each project is also categorized by problem area and indexed by improvement approach, curricular content, institution type,…

Described are 27 projects originally funded by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped as part of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program. An introductory section gives background information on the principles, beginnings, and activities of the projects. Provided for each of the project descriptions are the following: project title,…

The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) works with State and local governments in the tasks of crime control and law enforcement. The LEAA provides funding, leadership, and guidance to State and local crime control programs which are formulated by State planning agencies. It is also responsible for maintaining the integrity of these…

This history of the higher education activities of the Office of Education falls into seven clearly defined periods discussed in five chapters as follows: pre-1911; 1911 to World War I; World War I and the 1920's; the depression years and World War II; and the post-World War II years. Various names and assignments of the Office of Education, names…

Evaluation of Head Start programs is approached through identification of interactions with families and communities to learn what effects the Head Start experiences have had on the children involved. As a result of earlier studies, measures were developed for social-emotional and family factors, as well as program characteristics. In 1966-67, the…

This publication describes the concept of The National Center for Youth Outreach Workers in reaching out and contacting youth with problems--beyond the confines of an agency, set hours, and limited knowledge of the individual youth. The Center was conceived at a Young Men's Christian Associations' (YMCA) conference in Washington, D. C. in March…

This is the report of hearings on a bill to extend to June 30, 1978, the authorization for programs funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for related programs. The statements of state and local officials, teachers, and other educators are included, as well as statistical data about and evaluations of the programs.…

This book offers a concise description and critique of the government's program to feed needy families. It is suggested that food programs have failed for two basic reasons: (1) they have been designed to meet the needs of food producers; and, (2) they have been administered to please a public anxious to deny help to the "unworthy poor." It is…

This report describes the past activities and future plans of the Federal Water Quality Administration (FWQA). The first of the four sections in the report provides general discussion about these forms of water pollution: municipal wastes, industrial wastes, thermal pollution, oil and hazardous substances, mine drainage, sedimentation and erosion,…

This annual report of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to Congress describes training activities instituted under the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) through 1970. With major emphasis on fiscal year 1970, the report includes descriptions of programs and participants. Evaluation activities designed to measure increases…