Analyzes and discusses legal principles and court decisions bearing on the question of states' responsibilities in the area of bilingual education. Examines the constitutional provisions and legal standards that are used by the courts to judge the adequacy of various educational programs for non-English-speaking children. (JG)

Discusses Minnesota's recent tax reform legislation which provides for increased state financing of education. (JF)

Scholarship programs are offered by 17 States and at least 13 offer a student loan assistance program. (Author/MF)

Urges school board members and superintendents to compel increased federal and state school support. (JF)

Discusses the effects of recent Maryland legislation which gave that state full fiscal responsibility for all new school building construction. (JF)

Discusses the effect of recent court decisions on the role of the state in school support. (JF)

Discusses the implication of recent court cases on federal and state funding of education. (JF)

Discusses valid systems of educational finance under court doctrine set forth in the California case, Serrano vs Priest. (JF)

The Education Commission of the States (ECS) restates the principles and concepts that must be recognized and embodied in federal legislation and administrative practices involving revenue sharing. (Author/JN)

Volume 2, Issue 3 of "Compact" was designed to point out the problems and potential of vocational-technical education and to offer some suggestions for action. Major content includes: (1) "Education for Twenty-First Century Employment," by Wayne Morse, (2) "Pending Federal Legislation Encourages Vocational Innovation," by Grant Venn, (3)…