This article discusses the advantages of interagency cooperation in recreational programming. (PD)

This eight-chapter illustrated booklet chronicles the history of the U.S. Post Office from its establishment by the Continental Congress in 1775 to the present. Chapter 1, "The Colonists," describes the postal service before the Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin's appointment as the first Postmaster General of the U.S. and his many…

Nursing home regulatory agencies are subjected to a variety of pressures. Nursing home residents' families and friends want the agencies to "get tough" while the nursing home industry wants agencies to act as consultants rather than cops. The task of regulating nursing homes in the United States is primarily carried out by units of state…

This list of teacher education institutions accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) includes the names of 525 colleges and universities. Accreditation is valid from September 1, 1985 through August 31, 1986. The accreditation status of each institution's teacher education progams is reported by degree…

Two papers consider state regulation of the telecommunications industry. The first paper, "Managing the Mixed Bag: Incentive Regulation at the State Level" (Gail Garfield Schwartz, Deputy Chairman, New York State Public Service Commission), describes New York State's regulatory policies in the broader context of the best ways for state…

This glossary was designed to help explain the more commonly used environmental terms which appear in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publications, news releases and other agency documents available to the public. These terms were selected to give a general sense of what a term or phrase means in relatively non-technical language. The terms…

The directory lists more than 400 private programs serving persons with autism in the United States. Public school programs and state-operated Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities institutions have been omitted. Programs are listed by state within eight geographical regions across the nation: New England, Mid Atlantic, Deep South,…

Presented an analysis of various mechanisms of interassociational cooperation, emphasizing the role of the American Council on Education. (Editor/RK)

The Network Exchange of Urban Services maintains a data bank of social services available in the Delaware Valley. The system includes: a touch tone telephone system for communicating with the computer; a microfilm resource file; and conference telephone capabilities. This greatly facilitates referral of clients to the appropriate agencies. (LS)

Created in April of 1975, the Intra-Departmental Council on Indian Affairs constitutes an effort toward coordination, cooperation, and complementary utilization of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare resources with respect to American Indians. (JC)

Reports on a program by the Environmental Protection Agency in which the agency has identified forty substitutes for pesticides that are banned or face the threat of being banned. The identification of substitutes includes a consideration of both scientific and economic factors. (GS)

This guide lists and describes New York State historical materials, ranging from seventeenth century Dutch colonial records to recent files of state agencies, held by the New York State Archives. The 58 entries in the guide are arranged in accordance with the present organizational structure of the state government, with separate sections for the…

THIS DOCUMENT IS A STAGE IN A STUDY TO FORMULATE QUANTITATIVE GUIDELINES FOR THE AUDIO-VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS FIELD, BEING CONDUCTED BY DOCTORS GENE FARIS AND MENDEL SHERMAN UNDER A NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT CONTRACT. THE STANDARDS LISTED HERE HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY SEVERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF…

This directory lists Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women member institutions alphabetically by names of colleges and universities. It includes contact persons at the institution, region, and the institution's sport program. A list of institutions sponsoring sports is also provided. Each sport list is alphabetically ordered by state…