Describes the congressional backlash surrounding a letter criticizing the direction and certain programs of the National Science Foundation. (MLH)

Home run by the Presser Foundation of Philadelphia and founded by Theodore Presser, publisher of The Etude Magazine which he established in 1883. (CB)

Describes the collection of Perse's literary works, manuscripts, archives, and documents given by the author himself to the city of Aix-en-Provence. In addition to primary sources, the collection contains works on Saint-John Perse, many annotated by him. Grants are available from the foundation for doctoral research. (AMH)

This article provides information on Maryland's state education finance and governance. The state provides a foundation funding program, which guarantees a minimum or foundation level of per-pupil expenditures for children in all the state's school systems; this is done through a combination of state aid and local revenue. In 2002, Maryland…

This study describes the Math and Science Partnership Program Evaluation (MSP-PE) during the project's first two years and provides the evaluation framework being used to assess the National Science Foundation's MSP Program. The study conveys the MSP-PE's ongoing design and implementation. To show how they reflect the nature of the MSP Program,…

Drawing on ESRC-funded research (RES-000-22-0832), this article examines the accounts of men participating in London access and foundation programs in relation to their shifting masculine identifications. The author considers how the men's early memories of schooling shape their student masculinities. Their accounts are contextualized in relation…

The fourth edition of "The Foundation Directory" lists and describes 5,454 foundations and surveys their grants. The directory was prepared from foundation reports and government records. The foundations listed either have assets of $500.00 or made grants totally at least $25,000.00 in the year of record. Education is the leading beneficiary of…

Reported is a review by the U. S. General Accounting Office of procedures and requirements related to grants totaling $2.9 million to the National Reading Center Foundation by the Office of Education (OE), Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Costs totaling $305,300 incurred during the initial grant period were deemed unallowable.…

Several major sources of information regarding grants and funding available are offered to assist researchers attempting to secure foundation grants. (JMF)

Two problems currently facing private foundations are the quality of their performance in serving the public welfare and the gaining of fuller public understanding and approval. (RN)

Recommends changes in school governance and finance. (Author)

One section of the special issue, Directory of Assistantships and Fellowships for Graduate Study in English and the Teaching of English: 1971-72 and Directory of the Chairman Composition Programs in the Nation's Colleges and Universities," which is available from the National Council of Teachers of English, 508 South 6th Street, Champaign,…

From the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Education Commission of the States (3rd, Denver, Colorado, July 7-9, 1969).

Many states and provinces are presently reviewing their state aid distribution programs. The financial circumstances that preceded this review are discussed. (MLF)