The article presents a positive evaluation of the early childhood education program in California, which is followed by teachers' own assessments of the program. (CD)

Describes the effort to keep Yankton College alive. Students, alumni, churches, and local citizens were mobilized in a campaign which raised a half million dollars, but it was the subsequent debt reorganization, based on realistic arguments for continuing the small church-related college, which, according to the author, assured its continuation.…

Criticising human capital analysis as it has been applied to public policy (e.g. seeing educational institutions as means to greater personal and national income and substituting capital for labor, which causes competition for students' borrowed money), the author argues for a negative income tax and an endowment funding for institutions of higher…

Discusses the federally sponsored Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which provides benefits for severely impaired children from low- and moderate-income families. (CM)

Selected energy resource information, from both federal and private sources, is listed under funding, general information and assistance, recycling, solar, transportation, utilities, and wind power. Books, pamphlets, films, journals, newsletters, and other materials are included. (MF)

Major political and economic forces, which affect the provision of primary health services, particularly to underserved populations, are reviewed. Technological, professional, governmental, fiscal, and societal solutions are proposed. (GC)

Examines questions of who has the real control of educational television, why the controllers are so insulated from restraints, why programing has shifted so far from its original educational concepts, and why tax money has been used in ways that subvert the purpose of related legislation. (CMV)

This article traces the historical development of professional standards and highlights some of the issues that have surfaced in the development process. Traditional and existing accreditation procedures are describes as well as recent trends in national accreditation that may be conducive to ACES-sponsored accreditation of preparation programs.…

Questions whether community colleges really exercise any meaningful degree of local control by examining bills passed in Michigan which place new forms of regulatory control on community colleges by the governor's office, legislature, state licensing agencies, labor organizations, federal agencies, or the attorney general's office. (TP)

Discusses the role of state agencies in assisting community colleges to meet declining resources. Four priority areas, outside the routine administrative functions, are outlined: (1) information and accountability, (2) communication and advocacy, (3) funding, and (4) change agent responsibilities. (MB)

Cites ERIC documents dealing with state finance and planning, federal aid, college management and planning systems, and nontraditional education and community services programs in a time of financial exigency. (MB)

Reports on a survey of educational researchers' attitudes toward government and private foundation support and examines the cooperation between the foundations and the government. (IRT)

The Tuition Advance Fund is proposed as a financial aid program that transfers the burden of financing higher education from parents to students. The federal government would establish a fund from which any student successfully completing his freshman year could draw an advance for tuition and expenses the following year, and repayments would be…

Due to emphasis on problem-solving research in national concern areas, community college growth, and support from the federal government, community colleges can now secure additional support for science and engineering programs by forming cooperative arrangements with universities, neighboring industries, surrounding communities, local…

The authors first identify the main sources of federal support of programs for the handicapped, then describe their respective purposes and orientations, and also point out the possible conflicts or overlaps among the programs. In addition, they discuss ways in which the multiple sources can be sifted and blended to improve the quality and…