This report provides the interim budget plan of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) for fiscal year 2000. It reviews factors influencing OSFA's budget request, including legislative requirements, recent accomplishments, the need to maintain both the Direct Loan and Federal Family Education Loan…

The economic census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the nation's economy. It provides essential information for government, business, industry, and the general public. The economic census furnishes an important part of the framework for such composite measures as the gross domestic product estimates,…

This bulletin documents: (1) a quarter century's progress in medical education, including inadequate governmental control over medical education, action by a voluntary agency, legal power v. publicity, greatly enlarged teaching plants, hospitals as related to medical education, hospital internships, and the hospital as an important educational…

For a period of more than 25 years, this series of publications has provided an authoritative and reasonably comprehensive source of information about Federal activities in education. The present bulletin, Federal Funds for Education, 1958-59 and 1959-60, is the 15th in the series. It describes educational programs supported by the Federal…

Discusses various aspects of the role of students in community development and social service programs around the world, including rural and urban development, problems of locus of leadership, racial or religious tensions, and the needs of youth themselves. (SF)

Reviews the major enactments of federal income transfer programs, Federal payments programs presently in force, Federal manpower training programs, and recent developments in Congress. Presents a pro and con discussion by several Senators and Representatives on the Adminsistration's current plan to terminate the Federal anti-poverty agency.…

The background, philosophy, and mechanics of the Leighton Park Neighborhood Centre are explained. Groups are formed on the basis of friendship and/or interest and are supplied with a resource person who can, on request, assist in demonstrating techniques. (Author/AG)

Two major trends mark the transformation of industrial society into postindustrial society--increased social complexity and rapid social change. This article projects an image of social work in the future by describing some major problems people may face and presenting a model of an agency that might deal with them. (Author)

Discusses the types of volunteer programs presently in operation in adult basic education and compares their effectiveness. (GB)

Purpose of the Foster Parents Association is to develop effective communication and teamwork between foster parents and agency staff. (DS)

Civil Defense Patrols act as a preventative force in Syracuse, New York, and succeed in curbing school vandalism while, at the same time, reducing security and property replacement costs. (Author/JN)

Author provides a critical appraisal of the Russell Report and accents cooperation between statutory and voluntary bodies. (RK)

The fourteen short articles that make up this section deal with all facets of community information centers. Organization, objectives, citizen involvement and standards are among the subjects covered. A resource guide is included. (76 references) (DH)

Interviews with a sample of clients, served by the rehabilitation workshop of the Jewish Employment and Vocational Service of St. Louis, substantiates need for vocational follow-up. (AG)