The United States has the distinction of being the last industrial nation to adopt the metric system of measurement. Presents the principal personalities and governmental programs involved in this two-century struggle and the major reasons behind this country's long-standing and, oftentimes, bitter resistance to metrication. (Author/RK)

Fred Hechinger, assistant editor of "The New York Times" editorial page, states that the teaching of literacy is not as bad as the media say, nor so good as the experts in English claim. Here he evaluates the importance of reading and writing and makes some suggestions for improving attitudes towards television. He also invites teachers to join in…

The proposal presented in this article is the outcome of a realistic review of the contemporary status of society and its educational enterprise. In it the author utilized humor and coined words to emphasize his approach to solving university administrative problems. (Author/RK)

New programs are seeking to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking children. (Editor)

There are large groups of people in this country who want to work, but cannot get useful jobs, because they are undereducated, unskilled, considered too young or to old, or are subject to discrimination. The Committee for Economic Development (CED) has been examining the problem and in a new report has called for a broad set of private and public…

Article described a new system, the establishment of a College Student Acceptance Corporation, which is needed to provide loans for college students who do not qualify for free tuition programs. (Editor/RK)