The five sections of this consumer handbook are The Cost of Credit, Applying for Credit, Credit Histories and Records, Correcting Credit Mistakes, and Complaining about Credit. Each section discusses relevant legislation: Truth in Lending, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Topics discussed in section I include…

This first edition of the OHRO (Office of Health Resources Opportunity) Digest contains brief summaries of each active project in the Health Careers Opportunity Grant Program. (Projects funded under this federal program are designed to increase the number of health professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project grants meet costs related…

The following speeches and a policy statement from a meeting on private higher education are presented: "From Campus to Capital: The Cost of Intellectual Bankruptcy," by Arthur Shenfield; "Educational and Professional Organizations and Their Effective Use," by John E. Horner; "Principles of Lawmaking and Public Administration," by Dallin H. Oaks;…

The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 is summarized, and issues concerning the adult woman and older students on campus are discussed. The act will be helpful in eliminating some of the inequities older women (and men) may face in educational institutions. The act does not define "age" to limit coverage; it simply prohibits discrimination…

This document presents the principal findings and recommendations of a study conducted by the Committee on Evaluation of Employment and Training Program to assess the impact of CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) on manpower programs. This report is divided into two parts. Part 1 provides an overview of CETA's history, summarizes…

The contents of this newsletter concern affirmative action and employment, education of women, women's studies, Title IX; medicine, sports, and international news. The following news items are included: increased part-time careers in academe, the status of women faculty in academe, new decisions on sex discrimination, HEW investigations of major…

The current decline in enrollment has had a significant impact on teachers, curriculum, community relations, administrators, and facilities of the public education system. The current cutback procedures of teacher reduction-in-force have fostered a predominantly white, largely middle-class, and definitely middle-aged teaching profession. With…

THE PRINCIPAL EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF AMERICAN PUBLIC LIBRARIES BETWEEN 1833 AND 1964 WERE CIVIC ENLIGHTENMENT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, ACCOMPANIED AT VARIOUS PERIODS BY MORAL BETTERMENT, VOCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT, OR CURRENTLY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE MAJORITY OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROVIDE NOT ONLY MATERIALS, BUT ALSO PERSONAL ASSISTANCE, STIMULATION…

A DISCUSSION OF INSTITUTIONAL RETRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (1962) OUTLINES MANPOWER REPORTING AND TRAINING PROVISIONS OF THE ACT ITSELF, DISCUSSES PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION IN CALIFORNIA (I.E., DIFFICULTY IN FURNISHING ON-THE-JOB PROGRAMS AND PROPER COUNSELING), OUTLINES NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TRAINING UNDER…

DURING THE EARLY 1960'S, THREE PRIMARY CHANGES OCCURRED IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH CALLED FOR A BASIC REORIENTATION IN ATTITUDES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS OF ACTION. INVOLVED WERE (1) AN ECONOMIC POLICY TO REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT THROUGH ECONOMIC GROWTH (1964 REVENUE ACT), (2) AN ACTIVE MANPOWER POLICY TO PROVIDE A TRAINED LABOR SUPPLY (1965 MANPOWER…

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…

This product of the Leadership Training Institute/Vocational and Special Education contains a series of policy papers focusing on the impact of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) provision upon vocational education programming for handicapped youth. Nine papers are included: (1) Legislative Issues and Perspectives: IEPs for Handicapped…

A report described the current context, realities, and research and development needs of local level vocational education planning to provide a foundation for improving local level planning technology. Examination of the legislative context for vocational education planning revealed that interagency coordination and consultation, use of data about…

Consisting of four scholarly papers which have been edited for easier reading, this book considers the issue of tribal sovereignty from before the white man's arrival on this continent to the present day. The focus of the first paper is primarily cultural; the next three papers deal with the sequence of events. Dr. Fay G. Cohen's paper describes…

Information on the impact of implementing Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments at Florida A and M University, a predominantly Black public university, is presented. Title IX assures everyone regardless of sex an equal opportunity to learn a skill, choose a course of study, advance in status, participate in a sport, receive a scholarship, or…