Based on experiences gained through involvement with three curriculum development projects, one relating to an elementary science curriculum and the other two relating to junior high school mathematics, the following recommendations are presented: (1) financial support from an outside agency, public or private, makes boldness more probable in…

Federal involvement in curriculum development has often been attended by failure to relate a specific curriculum to the total curriculum. The National Institute of Education (NIE) can have an important role in acting as a catalyst, coordinator, and financial supporter of curriculum development efforts, mainly by encouraging the establishment of…

Confined to an examination of the law, policy, and mechanisms through which federal funds are channeled directly to those institutions which provide access to information, this paper discusses a process designed to formulate the legislative and policy base for an optimal federal strategy for the fiscal support of libraries and information…

Prepared to satisfy requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) PL 95-123, this long-range plan presents library service goals and objectives for the Connecticut library system for the next five years. The background of long range planning, the planning process, and problems to be overcome are developed within the framework of…

A DISCUSSION OF TITLE 1 FEATURES AND SERVICES IS PRESENTED. THE LEGISLATION IS INTENDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS IN PRESCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SECONDARY SCHOOL, INCLUDING MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS. THE PROGRAMS SET UP UNDER TITLE 1 MUST BE EVALUATED ANNUALLY, AND REPORTS OF RESULTS MUST BE DISSEMINATED. THE…

This document concerns the Hearings of the Special Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress on Higher Education Loans. The two bills discussed are: (1) a bill to amend the insured student loan provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide allowances to…

This report reveals that federal research and development obligations are scheduled to rise from $17.4 billion in fiscal year 1974 to an estimated $18.9 billion in fiscal year 1975 and to $21.7 billion in fiscal year 1976. The gains in funding are 8.4 percent for 1975 and 14.5 percent for 1976, both of these the largest relative rises in the…

The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency whose principal function is to encourage the understanding and use of the humanities to national concerns. It serves its various constituencies by supporting the work of individual humanists and of nonprofit institutions and organizations engaged in projects involving the…

The purpose of this report is to help the people and governments of Canada face the financial problems of university development over the next decade. The report deals with: (1) enrollment projections of Canada's universities and colleges; (2) projection of operating expenditures; (3) projection of capital expenditures; (4) estimated total…

This report presents a proposal for the establishment of the Educational Opportunity Bank as an agency of the Federal Government, authorized to borrow money at going government rates, and to lend money to postsecondary students regardless of the student's resources. The Bank is to recoup the loans through annual payments collected in conjunction…

This booklet describes how students can finance their college expenses, how the College Scholarship Service functions, and how financial need is determined. Included are a number of suggestions that are intended to be helpful to a counselor. Among these are: (1) encourage all capable students to continue their education whatever their financial…

This study attempts to estimate the federal resources required to fulfill the aspirations of Americans for post-secondary education and draws up 2 possible levels of support to be reached by 1976--one to meet the nation's minimum aspirations and one which is more likely to allow the poor to participate in post-secondary education. The report is…

This monograph contains papers that deal in considerable detail with the major problems and proposals that are most frequently cited in discussions about the finance of higher education. The report is divided into four sections. Section 1: The Economic and Social Background, includes papers by Theodore W. Schultz on economic issues, by Mary Jean…

The source of the information presented in this report is a government-wide data system established by the Committee on Academic Science and Engineering to provide policy makers with comprehensive information on federally funded activities at universities and colleges. Part I, dealing with total federal academic science support, covers trends in…

This study of lunch services in public and private elementary and secondary schools is one of a group evaluating selected aspects of public food assistance programs. During a survey in March 1968, noontime food services were provided in about 75 percent of the nation's schools, serving about 80 percent of all pupils enrolled. Results of the survey…