The federal government is trying to do far too much in the field of education, there is no clear sense of federal priorities, and the burden of federal regulation and administration has become excessive. Indeed, the real worth of Washington's contribution to improved education is very much in question. Reform can come about only in a spirit of…

A wide range of information services and publications are provided by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to inform the public of its activities. Services include daily news releases and a Public Reference Room where broadcast applications, station records, and Commission hearing proceedings are available for inspection. Publications…

Discusses new safety standards imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the areas of both school and industrial chemistry laboratories. (MLH)

Public library services and programs for children and adolescents from preschool through 18 years are discussed. Topics include library material selection for adolescents and public relations within the schools and through youth organizations. (Author/MBR)

Decisions regarding budget matters are complex; therefore, information sharing between the executive and legislative branches is helpful and necessary. Budget reforms have been initiated, but future trends indicate the need for flexibility and revision of information pathways. (MBR)

Describes a foster care agency set up and managed entirely by foster parents, and discusses the roles and relationships of the foster parents and social workers in the agency. (Author/SE)

Recent public concern for consumer access to records motivated this study of NASW members to determine existing agency policies on this issue. The majority of respondents indicated that their agencies had a policy, written or unwritten, and that most policies allowed access. (Author)

Will social workers who have specialized in administration be able to obtain jobs in public welfare agencies? The study described here seeks to answer this question by exploring the qualifications that such agencies require for positions in management. (Author)

Communication is only one of the elements in successful inter-library services; also needed are a foundation in mutual support and an agenda for action. The St. Louis (Missouri) Public Library program is described, and pertinent literature is cited. (Author/MB R)

Live programming, regular daily news programs, and documentary series, which are suggested as solutions to the limited scope of news and public affairs air time, would enable PBS to increase its coverage of news and public affairs. Some suggestions are also made for restructuring the functions of stations within the system to facilitate this…

An American Vocational Association ad hoc committee on professional standards investigated the status and practices of all state boards or agencies controlling certification of vocational education teachers and concluded that vocational educators must participate in the process and that state vocational associations have little knowledge of their…

Summarizing President Carter's FY 79 Indian budget, this article presents tabular data describing this budget in terms of: departments and programs (Departments of: Health, Education, and Welfare; Interior; Housing and Urban Development; Commerce; and Labor); FY 78 appropriations vs requests; and the increases or decreases in dollars and…

Describes the development and implementation of an organization for foster children designed to help foster children express their needs and concerns and exert influence on agency policy. (SB)

Discusses the role of the national laboratories as new sub-agencies of the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA). (SL)

In the Brotherhood Crusade, a black mutual aid, self-help organization, Los Angeles blacks joined together to effect independence within the professions and the social service delivery systems, rejecting incorporation into the United Way, the major L.A. fund-raising organization. This article presents findings of a study of Crusade participants.…