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American Assembly, New York, NY. – 1990
The proceedings of a 3-day conference, discussing the relationship between government and the arts in the United States, are presented. Issues that will confront the arts in the 1990s were identified and policy recommendations were suggested. Six basic principles were reflected in many of the discussions: (1) a flourishing artistic life is in the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Federal Government, Financial Support, Fine Arts
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1974
A National Conference on Public Service and Extension provided top administrators of colleges and universities an opportunity to explore with the most knowledgeable experts available problems facing institutions of higher education. The conference proceedings covered: the university's role in public service and extension; state government, as…
Descriptors: Administrators, Decision Making, Extension Education, Federal Legislation
California Child Development Programs Advisory Committee, Sacramento. – 1992
In February, 1992, the Child Development Programs Advisory Committee and the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) hosted a conference that explored child care planning on a city, county, and state level. Introductory activities included a synopsis of the work of the CSAC, and a talk by California first lady Gayle Wilson, who called for…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare, City Government, Data Collection
Lachman, Seymour P., Ed. – 1978
This document presents an overview of issues concerning the relationship between Federal, State, and local governments in education, the impact of Office of Civil Rights' (OCR) rulings on educational policy-making in New York City, and views held by various individuals towards the impact of such rulings on local policy-making in education. Michael…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Civil Rights, Conference Reports, Educational Policy
Austin, Keith, Comp.; And Others – 1976
This report includes 14 speeches by State and Local representatives relative to the control of land use and land use planning. The speeches are: (1) "The Status of Privately Owned Rural Land in New Mexico" (a statement regarding the confusing status of current statistics); (2) "Keynote Address" (emphasis on local control); (3)…
Descriptors: Conferences, Decision Making, Economic Factors, Energy
Lauderdale, Michael L., Ed.; And Others – 1978
The report of the Second Annual National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (1977) contains 58 papers dealing with contextual issues and government interventions. Papers in the first section address the general focus of the conference (the role of government in strengthening the family, family life preservation, child protective services, the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Conference Reports, Cultural Influences
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1918
At the suggestion of the National Committee of One Hundred, the Advisory Council on Americanization to the United States Bureau of Education, the Secretary of the Interior called a conference on Americanization as a War Measure, which was held on April 3, 1918. Among those in attendance were governors, State officers, officials of commercial and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Non English Speaking, Conferences (Gatherings)
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1984
Symposium participants identified trends, strengths, and weaknesses in local governments in rural New York and clarified the current status of the state-local governance and management partnership. Among the trends cited were a population shift from urban to rural areas and a corresponding need for more services, increasing state mandates and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Government (Administrative Body), Governmental Structure, Local Government
Taylor, Robert E., Ed.; And Others – 1983
These 19 papers from the second annual Policy Forum on Employability Development explore the responsiveness of various educational and training institutions to changing labor market demands. The first three papers provide an overview of the forum. They summarize the proceedings and policy considerations and address how vocational education and…
Descriptors: Change, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demand Occupations
Lachman, Seymour P., Ed. – 1978
The conference was convened to provide a forum for educators, human rights representatives, and government officials to discuss decision-making processes of local education authorities. The focus of the conference was on the increasing influence on educational policy formation of federal and state court decisions, regulatory agencies, professional…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Conference Reports
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Washington, DC. – 1980
Eight papers from a one-day conference for lawyers, judges, and policy-makers discuss the effects on intergovernmental relations of the emerging body of laws, regulations, and court decisions governing federal grants and their recipients. The expanding importance of federal grants, notes an introduction to the papers, has meant both less leeway…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Community Development, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Policy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1987
This volume contains the following 19 papers delivered at a national conference on the design of assessment of vocational education: "The National Assessment of Vocational Education: An Introduction" (Gilbert T. Sewall); "Vocational Education--Opportunity and Challenge: Perspectives on the National Assessment of Vocational…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities