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Matthews, Martha; McCune, Shirley – 1976
The materials contained in this handbook provide one framework for organizing a self-evaluation under Title IX. Local education agencies will need to review and adapt these materials for effective use in the context of particular situations and needs. Separate chapters are presented on: access to general courses; access to physical education…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Coeducation, Discriminatory Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1974
The testimony of such witnesses as the following before the Panel on Nutrition and Health of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs is included: Dr. R. Podell, associate director, Family Practice Program, New Jersey; Dr. G. Griedman, pediatrician, University of Arizona Medical School; Dr. Howard Eder, Professor of Medicine,…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Dental Health, Dietetics, Federal Government
Pottinger, J. Stanley – 1975
Testimony is presented on the extension of those provisions of the Voting Rights Act which are due to expire later in 1975. The testimony describes the facts and reasoning which support President Ford's recommended Bill, H.R.2148. Also discussed are H.R.'s939, 3247 and 3501. The latter two bills propose that additional changes should be made in…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, Federal Government
Garber, Lee O.; Hubbard, Ben C. – 1975
This book is intended to make Illinois educators aware of the legal and financial aspects of their job, so that they may avoid legal pitfalls and become more efficient practitioners of their profession. Based on the premise that legal and financial matters are only means to the end of providing quality education for all students, the authors…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Tokyo. – 1974
Collected is information provided by Cuba, Japan, Kenya, and Sweden on the historical background, the present situation, and the future outlook of their systems of special education. Introductory comments compare the national systems in terms of historical developments, arrangements for identifying the handicapped, special educational provisions,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Foreign Countries
ACKCO, Inc., Boulder, CO. – 1974
Volume 3 of the 3-volume report by ACKCO, Inc. presents various appendixes pertaining to the legislative review and the fiscal, management, and program studies conducted by ACKCO, Inc. to review the Impact-Aid Program, Johnson-O'Malley Program, Indian Education Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I. A chronological summary of…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Agencies, Agency Role, American Indians
Montana State Univ., Bozeman. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1974
Summarized in this brief report are proceedings of the Statewide Indian Land Use Policy Meeting, a meeting planned by American Indians in response to their perceptions of constraints on effective management of Indian lands and one which drew 135 people, including representatives from every reservation in Montana and Wyoming. This booklet outlines:…
Descriptors: Administration, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Conference Reports
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1974
Volume 17 of the 10-volume Highway Safety Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway safety practices) focuses on pupil transportation safety. The purpose and objectives of a pupil transportation safety program are outlined. Federal authority in the area of pupil transportation and policies…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1971
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the largest Federal aid-to-education program, was passed in 1965 to provide financial assistance to local school districts in planning and operating special programs for educationally deprived children. It is a supplementary program, designed to upgrade the educational opportunities of…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities
Kuznik, Anthony – Contact, 1975
In 1973, the state of Minnesota passed legislation lowering the legal age of adulthood from 21 to 18; this gave 18-year olds the opportunity to legally consume alcoholic beverages. At the same time, the University of Minnesota made policy changes which enabled dormitory residents to consume alcoholic beverages in their rooms. To ascertain the…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholic Beverages, Antisocial Behavior, College Housing
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau for Mentally Exceptional Children. – 1974
The document presents selected California Education Code sections pertaining to programs for mentally retarded pupils. Major topics included are county school service fund, coordination of county special education programs, provisions for schools or classes, transportation, certification of funds required, county tax, admission and placement,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Exceptional Child Education, Financial Policy
Educational Service Region of Cook County, Chicago, IL. – 1974
The research reported is a descriptive normative survey utilizing the data available from the required quarterly reporting of the high school districts in Cook County. In suburban Cook County there are 27 secondary school districts and two unit districts, including Chicago. The 28 suburban secondary school districts are comprised of 68 high school…
Descriptors: County School Districts, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Legislation
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA. Center for Law and Education. – 1974
The contents of this volume published by the Center for Law and Education, which was established to protect and advance the legal interests of the poor through research and action on the legal implications of educational policies, include the following articles: "Introduction" and "Sexism in Public Education: Litigation…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1973
The 1972 annual report of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW) on Federal activities related to the administration of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act presents statistics demonstrating a 12 percent increase in persons rehabilitated over fiscal year 1971. Special efforts were directed toward rehabilitating disabled public…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Annual Reports, Correctional Rehabilitation, Costs
Crowson, Robert L. – 1975
In 1968, Michigan began a special program of state-aid grants to local school districts for the education of disadvantaged children. Provisions of the original Michigan statute were rather vague, and the State department of education was given considerable discretion in implementing and administering the program. Many of the rules developed by the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Policy, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment
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