The Assistant Secretary for Education (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare) outlines a federal program for assisting and providing information to public school administrators. (GC)

This section of the journal consists of ten articles covering various topics of interest to parents of handicapped children. (DLS)

The University of Lancaster's five-year development plans (1972-1977) that were submitted to the University Grants Committee are reviewed. Events that have caused significant changes in the plans, including inflation and the change in student choice of majors, are related, and the usefulness of the University's planning processes is assessed. (JMD)

The financial plight of private colleges and universities in the face of inflation and declining enrollments is examined, with emphasis on serious problems at specific institutions. The likelihood of many closings is addressed, and innovative solutions to problems of student financial aid and fund raising are described. (LBH)

In time of retrenchment, must the promising, recently tenured instructor be terminated in favor of the veteran sluggard? A procedure based on the principle of "relatively less merit" is described, and rebuttal by Jordan E. Kurland of the AAUP is provided. (Author/LBH)

While being responsive to needs for campus mental health/counseling services, health professionals must act responsibly in meeting these needs by determining how they are to be met and by being responsive but not subservient to demands for action. (MJB)

Given the highly visible character of intercollegiate athletics, there is a dangerous confusion about who makes decisions, suggests this university president. It ought to be the president, with the board's backing, who deals with intercollegiate programs, including financing women's athletics and breaking down all sports into levels of emphasis,…

States that in meeting the financial problems of parochial schools formal long-range planning is the best solution. Discusses the specific advantages of long-range financial planning which includes stability, direction, marketing and stewardship. Also considers student enrollment, staffing, curriculum and plant and facilities--factors which must…

The recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposal to revise, in the name of uniformity, the cost principles for university grants and contracts under federal auspices is examined, and the negative implications for higher education are discussed. (LBH)

Definitions of supervision and instructional supervision are provided, along with financial and educational rationale for better quality-control of public education through the development and maintenance of an effective instructional improvement program. A suggested supervisory model is described. (MJB)

Factors influencing the development of a specialized graduate community health education curriculum requiring study abroad are discussed, including finding and using resources of the home university, communication problems, goal development, program development, student-faculty preparation, and finances. (MJB)

Many liberal arts colleges will survive or disappear depending on how well they can analyze their problems and apply solutions. What is needed is a College Futures Planning Center that could provide at minimal cost consulting and support services to private colleges seriously desiring to contend with decline. (Author/LBH)

After "money in general" colleges want "more endowed funds," according to a survey sponsored by the Council on Financial Aid to Education. This article describes 10 steps to facilitate additional funds for endowment. (LBH)

Brief updates are presented regarding institutional patent arrangements and whether an institution, individual, or government owns a patent; the decision of the American Association for the Advancement of Science not to hold its convention in non-ERA-ratified states; and the impact of the Carter Administration budget on VA biomedical research.…

After a review of court cases and the AAUP statement of financial exigency, it is concluded that the policies and procedures for layoff of tenured faculty should be formulated to assure that at least minimal due process protection for the faculty is provided while permitting the institution flexibility for the decision-making process. (LBH)