The information provided in this report documents that the National Science Foundation (NSF) is a well-managed and effective organization with an outstanding staff dedicated to ensuring that America's future is secure and prosperous. Despite its small size, NSF is widely recognized as the catalyst for the advancement of basic research in America.…

The primary purpose of the Charter Schools Program (CSP), is to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the Nation by providing Federal financial assistance for charter school program design, initial implementation, and planning; and to evaluate the effects of charter schools, including their effects on…

This document describes the accomplishments of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Department of Education from October 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004. During this period, 71 audit and inspection reports were issued and 94 investigations were closed. Congress was provided with an analysis of issues for consideration in its reauthorization…

This study represents an attempt to trace the influence of philanthropy in the development of higher education in America. Incident to this has been the further question of what has been evolved by way of a theory of educational endowments, or, broader still, of educational philanthropy. The importance of such a study is obvious when one considers…

The projected increase in adult population will require changes in the educational structure of society. Revenue sharing will make politicians increasingly responsive to local adult education needs. (MS)

Much of the demand for urban recreation has come to involve day-long or weekend trips to sites located outside urban centers. This article, therefore, examines the spatial pattern of demand for vacation homesites located on land under urban influence. The household choice model given in the article allows for residents of more than one urban…

Examines briefly whether Congress had a clear rationale for involvement in campus affairs, and how Congress could respond to the public's desire to halt disruptions, and then analyzes how effective the federal aid cutoff riders were in curtailing campus disruptions and punishing student demonstrators. (Author/PG)

Reviews the Bonneau-Corry Report on the Rationalization of University Research, the Report of the Senate Special Committee on Science Policy, and the Report of the Commission on Post-Secondary Education in Ontario, and presents an alternative approach to funding research in universities. (PG)

Discusses the fiscal burden of the property tax exemption and analyzes alternative responses to the problem. Suggests that subsidization of private universities through the property tax exemption should be accompanied by direct state payments to local governments that host educational institutions. (Author)

Financial support for The Campus Echo, a student publication at North Carolina Central University, was withheld following the circulation of the first issue advocating a strong segregationalist policy. The court held that justification had not been shown for the suspension of funds. (Author/PG)

Discusses professionalism activities taken by the American Chemical Society such as exerting pressures on employers, setting up a manpower policy group, and establishing a legal aid loan program. (CC)

Summarizes the objectives of nine private foundations related to education, scientific research, public and cultural affairs, and social studies. Indicates that an acquaintance with foundation trends and goals allows science educators not only to make use of foundation support but also to detect changes in social attitudes toward higher education.…

With the cooperation of the Universtiy's extension service, Administration of Child Care Centers,'' a course carrying two academic credits is offered by the University of Michigan School of Education. (Author/CB)

Highlighted are the plight of learning disabled adolescent boys whose schools offer no special programs and whose medical prescriptions call for military school placement, and the plight of parents who are not allowed military school expense deductions by the Internal Revenue Service. (MC)