An historical profile of the New York Public Library helps explain its budgeting problems. Extensive fund raising in 1972 enabled the five research libraries to remain open to the public, but sustained federal funding will soon be necessary. (DH)

Local, State, and federal revenues for public schools have become weighted toward nonlocal revenue sources. In an effort to discover how much of the cost of public schooling should be financed at each level and what the appropriate decision criteria should be, a school funding model was developed in which revenue sources were aligned with expected…

Revenue sharing is a new experiment in federal assistance to State and local agencies. The experience with general revenue sharing may be followed by a large-scale sharing of U.S. funds for public schools. It could become the most important federal aid program in recent history. (Author/JN)

The Student Loan Marketing Association, a new member of the MAE family, aims at stimulating the flow of Federal student loan funds. (Editor)

Discusses a report commissioned for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare entitled National Policy and Higher Education.'' A major thrust of the report is that the federal government should adjust its funding strategies to encourage flexibility, autonomy, and diversity among the nation's colleges and universities. (JR)

Philip Handler, President of the National Academy of Sciences, feels that the Nixon administration's budget may drive academic biomedical research into chaos. (Author/PG)

The withdrawal of Federal support for basic research is expected to have adverse and far-reaching effects. Reasons for scientific research, practical benefits, and funding processes are reviewed and the rationale for continued Federal support is explained. (BL)

Discusses the founding, accomplishments, and dissolution of the Center for Urban Education, which began operations on October 20, 1964; was incorporated January 18, 1965; and was dissolved effective June 30, 1973. (JM)

Many reasons can be cited for day care centers, but saving on welfare costs is not one of them. (Author)

Reviews A Foundation Goes to School'' which is an examination of the Comprehensive School Improvement Program. (RB)

A system of network scheduling develops successful fund-raising models. (Editor)