This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education that was held to discuss the future of higher education post COVID-19. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Frederica S. Wilson, Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Education and Workforce Investment; and (2)…

This purpose of this Act is to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. This Act includes the following titles: (1) General Provisions; (2) Teacher Quality Enhancement; (3) Institutional Aid; (4) Student Assistance (Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education, Federal Family Education Loan…

In 1983, the Arkansas Supreme Court passed Act 34 to correct the school finance system of Arkansas which was found to be unconstitutional. The problems with Act 34 are multiple. The following problems and how they add to inequity in education are discussed: (1) the use of artificial calculations; (2) an ill fit with Amendment 59; (3) current…

Joint hearings of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on reauthorization on the Higher Education Act are presented. The hearings, which were held in Vermont, focus on recommendations of the Vermont Higher Education Council. Also considered is the Reagan Administration's fiscal 1986 budget proposals, which would cut $2.3 billion from the…

These Congressional hearings contain testimony pertaining to the extension of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Included among those agencies and organizations represented at the hearings were the following: Texas Tech University; the American Federation of Teachers; the West Virginia Department of Education; the National Association of State…

This document presents the texts of selected titles, sections, and amendments of federal laws dealing with specific aspects of postsecondary education. It is divided into the following major parts: (1) "General Higher Education Programs"; (2) "Native American Higher Education"; (3) "National Science Foundation"; (4)…

These Congressional hearings, held in Washington, D.C., in March 1981, contain 24 pieces of testimony on the implications of the proposed budget cuts for vocational education. Government agencies and private organizations represented at the hearings included the West Virginia Department of Education; the Kaiser Aluminum Company of Charleston, West…

Hearings on the bill to establish the Peace Academy are presented. The bill proposes to create an educational institution in the United States to further the understanding of peace among nations. Major objectives of this institution are to consider the dimensions of peaceful resolution of differences among nations, to train students in the process…

Programs within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education are reviewed, and the impact of the fiscal year 1984 budget recommendations is analyzed. Conclusions include the following: the Administration's student aid recommendations represent major policy recommendations rather than budgetary changes; the proposed elimination…

This document presents witness testimony and supplemental materials from a Congressional hearing called to assess the effectiveness of federally funded educational technology programs, particularly Technology for Education, Star Schools, Ready to Learn Television, and Mathline. Other educational technologies were introduced at the hearing as well,…

This document presents the texts of selected titles, sections, and amendments of federal laws dealing with specific aspects of postsecondary education. It is divided into the following major parts: (1) "General Higher Education Programs"; (2) "Native American Higher Education"; (3) "National Science Foundation"; and…

A number of recommendations regarding federal educational legislation are made in this 1982 edition of a New York State publication that discusses key statutory, budget, and regulatory issues of concern to the state. The document begins with a general examination of the federal role in education and then suggests guidelines for federal education…

Periodically, over a period of 20 years, the state of Oregon has drafted and discarded various definitions of basic education. As a result of House Bill 2132, the Oregon State Board of Education responded to the call to define by rule a basic education program to be available to all elementary and secondary students in public schools. This report…

This document reports testimony presented on Medicare financing of graduate medical education, as proposed by the Balanced Budget Act of 1995. Witnesses included: (1) Timothy M. Golddfarb, Director, Healthcare Systems (Oregon), who noted the importance of graduate medical education funding to teaching hospitals; (2) Leo P. Brideau of Strong…

Written in both Spanish and English, this document details each of the nine Articles of the Loan Agreement for Rural Primary Education made between the U.S. and Guatemala through the Agency for International Development (AID) in 1975. The Articles address the following: the loan; terms of repayment, interest, and payment procedures; conditions…