The report discusses findings and policy options of a study of technologies for handicapped individuals. An introductory section reviews definitions and demographic aspects of disabilities. Disability-related research and development is addressed in terms of the federal role and private sector involvement. Evaluation of technologies is said to be…

Excerpts are presented from the March 1983 hearings on oversight and reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Prepared statements are included from federal officials; representatives of professional rehabilitation and education associations and state and local agencies; students; and other interested persons. In addition to the…

The transcript of a congressional hearing on a proposed bill to extend and amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 is provided in this document. Representatives of the Food and Nutrition Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, testified that the proposed bill runs counter to the policies of the Reagan…

Discusses procedures involved in the federal review of applications for grants and contracts from the government. (PEB)

Examines the role of the federal government in relation to library services in metropolitan areas, and discusses legislative efforts to achieve library objectives. (Author/PF)

A policy of decentralizing the operation of federal programs through regional offices has been widely carried out by the Nixon administration. Two major figures on both sides of the dispute explain their views. (Author/MLF)

This volume presents an analysis of the legal framework for state administration of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The study's basic research objective is to determine what clarifications, additions, or deletions are needed in the present legal framework to improve program administration. More specifically, this…

Describes the duties assigned to the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974; also outlines the roles to be played by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Federal Energy Administration (FEA). (Author/EB)

This article is a discussion of various aspects of Teacher Corps by Joel L. Burdin, Richard A. Graham, Bruce J. Joyce, and Patricia Heffernan-Cabrera. (JA)

The document contains the transcript of the congressional hearings on H.R. 2318 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs established in the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978. Among the individuals presenting statements are the following: A. Cohn on…

The Great Society's secret task forces created by Lyndon Johnson, particularly in the case-study area of federal education policy, show the use and misuse of the task force device. Modern use of it began with John F. Kennedy. Although he used the task force device effectively sometimes, he did not use it effectively in his educational programs in…

An intensive study was conducted of areawide planning for the implementation of Title II A, B, and C (formerly Title I) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), as performed by prime sponsors to meet the needs of their communities. The central objectives of the research were (1) to describe the planning systems that have emerged,…