This paper analyzes the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment -- popularly known as the "Hatch Amendment" -- and the U.S. Department of Education's implementing regulations regarding student rights in federally funded educational research, experimental activities, and testing. The legislative history of the amendment is presented, and the public response to the Department of Education's regulations that implement this amendment is discussed.,Rick Holland, Analyst in Education, Education and Public Welfare Division,CRS 86-801 EPW,"February 27, 1985.","Revised and Updated July 30, 1986.",SuDoc# LC 14. 18/3

This paper analyzes recent evaluations of local school district programs serving limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the U.S. It discusses the purpose and background of the Bilingual Education Act, describes the Basic Demonstration Projects under this Act, chronicles how the scope of the Federal program has expanded, defines the various instructional approaches for teaching LEP students, and presents the major findings of recent evaluations regarding the effectiveness of various types of local programs serving LEP students. The related research on second-language learning and bilingualism is also synthesized.,Abstract -- Background. Basic Projects ; Demonstration Projects ; Expanded Scope of the Federal Bilingual Education Program ; Characteristics of LEP Students -- Alternative Instructional Approaches to Bilingual Education. English as a Second Language ; Immersion ; Transitional Bilingual Education -- Effectiveness of Basic and Demonstration Projects. American Institutes of Research Study ; Department of Education Literature Review ; NCBR Synthesis of Bilingual Education Program Evaluations ; Willig's Synthesis of Bilingual Education Program Evaluations ; Teaching Reading to Bilingual Children Study -- Effectiveness of Immersion Programs with Low-Income, Language-Minority Students in the United States -- Related Research on Second-Language Learning -- Summary.,Rick Holland, Analyst in Education, Education and Public Welfare Division.,CRS 86-611 EPW,"March 18, 1986.",SuDoc# 14. 18/3

Section 3 of P.L. 81-874 authorizes financial assistance for school maintenance and operations to school districts in areas where enrollments and local revenues are adversely affected by Federal activities. The adverse Federal effects may be that Federal ownership of property within the school district reduces local tax income for school purposes, or that a Federal activity causes an influx of persons into the community, resulting in an increased number of children to be educated. This report compares the estimated FY 1988 section 3 payments under the Administration's FY 1988 budget proposal with the estimated FY 1987 section 3 payments under current law (P.L. 99-500).,Abstract -- Introduction. Funding Level ; Administration's Proposed FY 1988 Distribution Formula ; Comparative Analysis of Current Law and FY 1988 Budget Allocations ; Local School District Comparisons ; State Comparisons.,Rick Holland, Analyst in Education, Education and Public Welfare Division,CRS 87-307 EPW,"April 8, 1987.",SuDoc# 14. 18/3