This compilation presents both well--known and little--known national programs which can benefit our elementary and secondary school children through strengthening the school media center. (Author/MF)

Excerpts from a speech by Dr. James E. Allen, in which he outlines the roles of the proposed National Institute of Education and the National Commission of School Finance and calls for a Strengthening of the concept of accountability in our educational system.

Guidelines for operating the employment service as a comprehensive manpower agency are being field tested in 10 cities and one rural area. Two of the most important tools are Job Banks which computerize job opening and training opportunities and employability teams which provide comprehensive client counseling. (BC)

This article focuses on the management of federally funded evaluation research by (1) discussing aspects of building an in-house evaluation team; (2) defining possible contractor/client relationships, and (3) considering contractor/practitioner team rapport. (Author/GK)

The history of Captioned Films for the Deaf, an agency now called Media for the Handicapped, is traced along with the contributions of individuals and groups which led to the eventual passage of legislation in 1959. (CL)

The special section contains information on research projects in the area of deafness and periodicals relevant to deafness. (SBH)

Equality is the key to adult education in Sweden. The aims of adult education in Sweden are to (1) reduce education gaps, (2) encourage increased social and cultural activity, (3) strengthen working life position, and (4) cater to individual preferences and needs. (JOW)

The director describes activities of a federal program to seek a commerical distribution of projects funded by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. (CL)

The Bush Administration believes that a modest investment in programs administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service will be an effective way to build the strength of the nonprofit sector and foster the ethic of good citizenship. The administration also believes that federal service programs must be designed to buttress, rather…

Describes how college lobbying groups are squabbling over how much students should be able to borrow in federal student loans. (EV)

A model demonstrating how performance incentives may encourage cream skimming (selecting participants with a high likelihood of success) was applied to data from 16 Job Training Partnership Act training centers. Short-term performance measures were weakly and perversely related to long-term impacts, but efficiency gains/losses from skimming were…