This document presents the long-range (5-year) plan of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The plan is organized around two key elements; first, a new paradigm of disability that sees disability as a product of the interaction between individual characteristics and the environment, and second, an emerging…

Agencies and departments of the federal government may find that they own property that they no longer require. This may occur because of a change in their program requirements, a reduction in their operations or the relocation of programs to other sites. These properties are reported to the General Services Administration as excess. Military…

In 2003, the Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) managed about $60 billion in new financial aid. In 1998, the Congress designated FSA as a performance-based organization. In so doing, it specified purposes for the agency, such as to reduce program costs and increase accountability of its officials, and provided…

Because of concerns about women's access to opportunities in the sciences, this report addresses: how the Department of Education (Education), Department of Energy (Energy), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and National Science Foundation (NSF) ensure that federal grant recipient institutions comply with Title IX in math,…

This profile uniquely presents a variety of educational and socioeconomic information for Calaveras County, nearby counties, and the state. The profile highlights the relationship between various factors that affect the economic well-being of individuals and communities. This presentation of information provides a framework for enhanced…

This profile uniquely presents a variety of educational and socioeconomic information for Colusa County, nearby counties, and the state. The profile highlights the relationship between various factors that affect the economic well-being of individuals and communities. This presentation of information provides a framework for enhanced…

The Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund (LEQTF) was established in 1986 by Louisiana voters to improve the quality of education in the state. The LEQTF receives funds through the Federal Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and deposits them in what is known as the Permanent Fund. From this Permanent Fund, a separate Support Fund (also known as…

The study reported here was a preliminary exploration of variation in the attitudes, self-imagery, and opinions of the membership of four associations in which adult values, personnel, and resources stand social guard over processes of extended socialization and control of adolescents voluntarily associated together. (Author/JM)

Presents a retrospective appraisal of the outcome of adoption by comparing perceptions of both adoptive parents and young adult adoptees. (DP)

The Russell Committee's purpose was to prepare a five-year plan which would develop a bridgehead in adult education in England and Wales; pluralism is part of the concept, "coopeeration" and "needs," the key words. (Author/AJ)

The National Association of Home Builders, in cooperation with the Department of Labor and HEW, has designed and implemented a youthful offender program. This program offers job training and placement in carpentry apprenticeships together with basic education and has had a very high success rate. (Author/DS)

This article explore the motivations of personnel volunteering for the Underground Switchboard in Milwaukee (a hotline that began underground and gained acceptability). It also discusses this organization's struggles for maintenance and cohesion and makes suggestions for keeping such institutions vital. (Author/EK)

The National Research Council of Canada is conducting research in computer aided learning through a project to establish a national network of academic, industrial and government bodies in this field. (Author)

Describes briefly some of the circumstances leading to the creation of the National Institute of Education, its legislatively mandated objectives, organizational structure, policy-making procedures, and embryonic programs. (Author/JR)