The article states that significant social change does not take shape in experimental colleges but in the community colleges and state universities. (IR)

J. Schrag, as state special education administrator in Washington, answers questions about such topics as current trends in mental retardation, fiscal crises, potential impact of new federal policies, related services, the role of the state education agencies, and ways to solve high teacher attrition rates. (CL)

The termination of the Career Education Incentive Act will end the federalism era in career education. Future student needs must be met through school community collaboration and innovative delivery systems. (SK)

The New Federalism will not provide the resources and leadership needed to meet the needs of vocational programs in comprehensive secondary schools in four critical areas: staff, curriculum, equipment, and support services. (SK)

Describes and reports the findings of the nonpublic school portion of a study conducted to determine the quality (satisfaction) of the Indiana Division of Public Instructional Media's administration of ESEA Title IV-B for 1979-80. Four references are listed. (LLS)

Presents the development of the Patterson Area Community Television project (PACT), a multilevel governmental funded program organized by the Patterson Public Library. Begun as a communications experiment, the project makes cable television available as a community information service for use by local government, business, community agencies, and…

State legislatures are writing more legislation to deal with the day-to-day operation of schools. Special interests, energy, inflation, and declining enrollments have all been the subject of a broad spectrum of legislation. (Author/MLF)

Describes opportunities and challenges for states presented by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Discusses the plan to pay incentives to states and the possibility for greater flexibility in the state welfare program. Predicts increases in expectations for effectiveness and efficiency in child support enforcement…

Provides updated figures on handicapping conditions in school-aged and adult populations from information originally presented in authors' 1979 article. Discusses impact of changes in federal legislation, focusing more heavily on adult handicapping conditions and rehabilitation services. (Author/CM)

Sixteen state governors discussed how they would allocate block grant education funds, showing strong support for tech prep, integration, employability skills, technology, and business involvement. Less support was expressed for vocational student organizations, family and consumer sciences, and sex equity. (SK)

This report describes states' use of federal maternal and child health services (MCH) block grant funds to support their children's medical services (CMS) programs. Program officials and appropriate documents in 10 states were reviewed. Although all states allocated MCH funds to CMS programs, they did not typically designate the funds for…

Reviews recent state and federal court decisions dealing with issues relevant to educational finance. Within the broad area of elementary-secondary education, specific cases involve allocation of federal school aid, fees charged by public schools for textbooks and instructional materials, property acquisition and school construction, and…

Current information about state scholarship programs that have been helping more and more students meet the rising costs of going to college. (Author/MLF)

The State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 was shaped by a decade of discussion and compromise. Under the Act, federal funds have been disbursed to all State and local general purpose governments from 1972 through 1976. This legislation has been renewed without major revision. The principal focus of this work is an evaluation of the…