The constitutionality of a national tuition tax credit plan is examined with specific reference to questions that are raised under the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Recommendations are made for government plans that avoid the church-state conflict and maintain government neutrality. (BH)

Notes that the proportion of the Russian state budget spent on education is less than one-third of that spent in the United States. Exacerbating this problem, educational facilities at all levels are inadequate and deteriorating. Describes ways through which the city of Riazan has attempted to address this problem. (MJP)

Briefly summarizes 12 of the federally funded state projects supporting character education. Discusses the funding and governing authority for these grants and provides a contact number for each. Participating states include California, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah,…

Explores the differences between information and referral agencies and online community networks from an information policy perspective. Analyzes which has control within the following six facets: agency ownership and governance, funding, information flow, access, ownership of information, and quality control. Confirms distinctive roles, and…

Reviews the research on access to and persistence within higher education among women, minorities, older, and part-time students. Discovers that, although participation among these groups has risen dramatically since 1960, enrollment among blacks and Latinos dropped during the 1980s. Discusses causes and implications of these developments. (MJP)

Because of its unique leadership and supportive faculty, Salish Kootenai College, on the Flathead reservation in Western Montana, has become one of the leading institutions nationwide in providing distance learning programs. Consistent with the college's mission, all distance courses are designed to preserve and enhance Salish and Kootenai…

To improve instructional computer use by university faculty, an inservice program consisting of showcases, seminars, and workshops was funded, designed, and implemented. The program proved to be a cost-effective way for administrators to promote classroom use of computers by fostering faculty's confidence and computer self-efficacy. Seminar topics…

Discussion of the emergence of nontraditional doctoral pharmacy programs looks at three areas of particular concern: (1) faculty time required; (2) availability of physical and financial resources; and (3) assurance of program quality. Challenges to creating quality programs, development of standards, documentation of quality, treatment of prior…

Estimates costs of (1) full public funding of part-time and full-time programs for children under five who live in poverty; and (2) public and private funding for full-time programs for children under five who are not poor. (LB)

The sixth in a series of "School Library Journal" reports on trends in school library expenditures for program development shows that commitment to the teaching and motivating of reading is in conflict with fascination with technology and that access to books is being seriously curtailed by the deteriorating state of school library collections.…

The historical realities of a northeastern urban community in two periods of high immigration (1890 to 1920 and 1970 to 1990) for European and Latin Americans point out the fallacies of stories of earlier times when newcomers supposedly learned English effortlessly and without special programs for linguistic minority children. (SLD)

Characteristics of doctorate recipients in library science were compared with those in other disciplines to identify factors that may aid in the recruitment and retention of Ph.D. students. Factors explored include trends in annual production of doctoral degrees; characteristics of recipients, including gender, race, citizenship, undergraduate…

Reports the current state of preservice and inservice teacher education with respect to the use of technology in the classroom. Aspects of preservice education discussed include financial support, availability, student skills, accreditation standards for preparation, and field experiences. Aspects of inservice education discussed include technical…

Federal investments in education during the Reagan administration are reviewed. Budget requests/appropriations, responses to open-ended interviews, and major governmental documents were analyzed. Significant shifts in federal education policy diminished the size, cost, and direction of the federal role in education, and will have impacts far…

Identifies roles and strategies that district and state agencies can use to support action research at the school level. Districts can pool resources, develop collaborative relationships with other agencies, and improve funding. State governments have similar roles, and can help disseminate best practices across regions. (SLD)