History of the Library Services and Construction Act, and the relationship between social and political conditions and library funding. (LS)

The history and impact of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title II, including a review of major studies and a discussion of the concept of consolidation of educational funding. (LS)

A proposal from the governor of Pennsylvania for financing all levels of education through a National Education Trust Fund (NETF) that would operate as the present Federal Highway Trust Fund does on a revolving, self-liquidating basis with the cost of an individual's education repaid through a progressive education tax on income. (JT)

This study was designed to examine seven variables of a segment of the 1971 freshman class at Ohio State University in order to identify similarities and differences between black financial aid recipients and white financial aid recipients. Significant differences were found between blacks and whites on all variables investigated. (Author)

Document presenting the official views of the American Council on Education as determined by its Board of Directors (January 27, 1969).

Paper presented at the American Association on Mental Deficiency Annual Meeting (Denver, Colorado, 1967).

Condensed from "Illinois Education, Volume 57 (October 1968), 58-59, 77-78.

Research findings on and program design features of Project Head Start have apparently influenced the Reagan administration's decision to continue the funding of the program. Research appears to indicate that the intervention program has a lasting impact on participants. Additionally, researchers have demonstrated that program benefits can…

This compilation of brief papers provides descriptive and evaluative information about Central Florida Community College's Handicraft Co-op Program, which seeks to involve low-income senior citizens in a crafts program that has recreational and therapeutic value and also provides supplemental income. The first paper offers an overview of the…

Summarized are results of the National Science Foundation's Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges for the fiscal year 1979. The principal finding is that research and development expenditures at universities and colleges totaled $5.2 billion in fiscal year 1979, up 12% in current dollars and 3% in constant…

This study evaluates the impact and effectiveness of the Library Research and Demonstration Program of the Higher Education Act (HEA II-B), and Title III, Interlibrary Cooperation, of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA III), USOE administered grant programs to aid in developing and improving library and information services. It…

Summaries are provided for two complementary studies assessing the effects of cable on public television in the areas of viewing patterns and viewer financial support. "The Cable Subscriber's Viewing of Public Television" consisted of an analysis of some 2,500 Arbitron television diaries from cable and noncable homes in 13 selected markets. The…