The Secretary of Agriculture reports that the government is seeking to keep already congested urban areas from having to cope with the extra 100 million people who may be added to the Nation's population in the next 30 years. (Editor)

From Paper delivered at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 1969. (IR)

From paper presented at October 30, 1970 plenary session during the 81st Annual Meeting of the Assocation of American Medical Colleges. (IR)

Discusses the effects of the present distribution pattern for Federal aid to education funds. Examines the equalizing effects of Federal funds among States, and offers some preliminary information regarding intrastate equalizing patterns. (Author/MF)

Article adapted from address presented at symposium on systems engineering, Rutgers University, October 31, 1969.

Overview of the federal statistical system covers the central coordinating office, data access policy, "Directory of Federal Statistical Data Files," and effect of technology on data use. Source documents which aid in assessing social statistics are listed. A sample abstract from the directory and six references are appended. (EJS)

Contrasts the earlier federal emphasis on fiscal and regulatory aspects of federal aid with the focus of the "new federalism" on educational excellence and greater state and local control. Profiles several programs initiated by the Houston (Texas) Independent School District to improve educational quality. (RW)

Presents "Undergraduate Faculty Development in Science: A Report to the Congress by the National Science Foundation," recommending low priority for this program. Although two years old, the issues in the report are of paramount concern to planners charged with improving undergraduate science education. (Author/JN)

The author argues that 1983 federal budget cuts cannot and will not be replaced in sufficient measure by private efforts. The private sector will not provide the education nor the training and employment programs that federal funding has supported. (Editor/CT)

Traces the history of federal goals and policies in education from the expansion of federal aid under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to the reduction of federal support and regulation currently envisaged in the Education Improvement and Consolidation Act of 1981. (RW)

This article examines federal policy in the context of professional development and in-service education for school personnel. (MM)

This paper assesses the rationale for legislated program consolidation, summarizing problems with the current structure of categorical programs and arguments for reform through consolidation, reviewing past consolidation proposals, discussing the likely effects of such proposals, analyzing the state, local, and federal responses that can be…