IN QUESTION AND ANSWER FORM, THE PAMPHLET PRESENTS STATISTICAL DATA ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH PRIMARILY IN THE UNITED STATES. INFORMATION CONCERNS POPULATION, RESIDENCE, MOBILITY, POVERTY, WORKING MOTHERS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, BIRTHS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, MORTALITY, ILLNESS, HANDICAPS, HOSPITALIZATION, ADOPTIONS, PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU) LAWS, CHILD ABUSE…

An evaluation of the California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP) by the Postsecondary Education Commission is presented. The Cal-SOAP is a competitive-grants program designed to encourage cooperative, interinstitutional projects to increase the enrollment of low-income high school students in postsecondary institutions and to…

This document provides a "blueprint for action," based on the findings of Pathways to Employment II, a national meeting designed to identify local, state, and national strategies for improving the opportunities available to disabled youth for education, training, and employment. Following a statement of the problem, and a summary of the…

Volume I of a five-volume study of the trends in segregation of Hispanic students in public schools contains a review of relevant litigation and legislation dating from the 1850's and notes the almost negligible effect on Hispanic desegregation of such landmark events as the 1954 "Brown" decision and the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The…

The study described here was undertaken to develop a comprehensive description of corrections education programs in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) and to make recommendations regarding their purposes and operations including their relation to other Federal corrections programs. Presentation is in five sections: An overview…

An overview of cooperation between CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) and vocational education is presented in this speech, including a look at data on legislation, history, and funding sources. In light of CETA legislation's specificity on how local sponsors are to work with vocational educators, the speech gives excerpts and…

This single-volume reference describes in detail the federal tax laws governing income tax exemption for qualified organizations. All categories of tax-exempt organizations are treated, as well as many related subjects, providing the conditions and requirements for protecting a tax-exempt status. Organized according to the subject's major…

PREPARED FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, CONSULTANTS, TEACHERS, SPEECH AND HEARING THERAPISTS, AND OTHER CONCERNED WITH EDUCATING COMMUNICATION HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA, THE BOOKLET OFFERS HELP IN PLANNING SPEECH AND HEARING PROGRAMS. DISCUSSION OF THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNICATION HANDICAPPED CHILD COVERS A DEFINITION OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS…

THIS REPORT DEALS WITH TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND THE PART IT PLAYS IN PROVIDING TRAINED TECHNICIANS AND OTHER TECHNICAL WORKERS FOR AMERICAN INDUSTRY. RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IS INCREASING THE PROPORTION OF BOTH MALE AND FEMALE SEMIPROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL WORKERS IN INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, MEDICINE, AND HEALTH. THE GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY OF…

Federal funds granted to local school districts under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act are specifically intended to assist the local district in meeting the special needs of educationally disadvantaged children. During the 1967-68 school year, the Milwaukee Public Schools received more than 2 million dollars of Title I funds…

These two documents describe developments and methods of information dissemination which have contributed to strengthening educational reform in Peru since 1972. Educational developments discussed include: (1) decentralization of school administration with increased community participation; (2) a policy calling for the implementation of…

Organized labor's attitudes toward and involvement in public education in the United States from 1820 to the 1970s have been based on four fundamental propositions. The propositions are that labor believes: (1) education is one of the chief functions of a democracy and the only means of developing an enlightened citizenry, (2) all citizens are…

The research investigated the relationship of a person's sex to his or her public policy preferences, with particular regard to women's issues. Women's issues are reflected in public policy which directly affects women's lives. Examples are day care facilities, sex bias of educational materials, and abortion facilities. The study was conducted to…

A demographically representative sample of 915 youth, ages 14-24, who had achieved some kind of leadership among their peers, and 473 adults representing the leadership of the nation's institutions, were divided into 150 member task forces arranged around 10 issue areas: (1) the draft and national service; (2) drugs; (3) economy and employment;…

This report briefly discusses present rationales, future prospects, and methods and procedures involved in employer support of child care. It is based on a study which was intended to test the feasibility of providing child care and youth programs, through a system design, for employees of resort hotels and the primary labor union involved with…