Legislation To keep social workers and social services workers in the U.S. abreast of relevant policy issues, this section features links to pending legislation culled from the Thomas Legislative Information Service. The Social Work Policy section also provides links to U.S.-based think tanks and advocacy groups involved in the featured legislation topic areas, so Social Services InfoNet users can pursue policy issues further.
Some sites contain sign-on letters, petitions, and legislative phone contacts.
For those accessing Social Services InfoNet from outside the U.S. or for professionals working in the subfield of international social work, links to a variety of policy institutes from around the world are provided. Ukraine International Center for Policy Studies National Institute for Research Advancement Link to Japanese Think Tanks and Policy Research 1. Refered to House committee. To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the quality of public education and raise student achievement by increasing investment, strengthening accountability, raising standards for teachers, improving professional development and teacher compensation, rewarding successful schools, and providing better information to parents, and for other purposes. A bill to improve public education for all children and support lifelong learning.