The use of community resources during the orientation component of the Portland, Maine Work incentive Program is described. The company or agency representative (from Community Mental Health Clinic, State Employment Services, local businesses, etc.) is introduced to the group by the Counselor. He then discusses his organization (its services,…

Results indicate that success occurs in from three to five contacts and failure occurs beyond seven contacts. Reevaluation of service plans for applicants carried beyond five contacts is suggested. (Author)

New York's League School is developing a mini-network of day-school centers for seriously disturbed children in poverty areas. (Author)

The labor-supply or work-effort response of male heads of families eligible for or receiving subsidies such as negative income tax (Graduated Work Incentive Experiment-New Jersey, Pennsylvania) revealed no sharp disincentive for male family heads. Any disincentive reflected was concentrated among the poorest stratum. (EA)

Describes the objectives of, and methods used in, a course for near-illiterate young adults. (SP)

What school administrators should know about new Federal guidelines on spending Title I money. Covers the extent of parent participation, publicizing the programs, attaining comparability, teacher bonuses, selecting target schools, assessing children's needs, evaluation, and pitfalls to avoid. (Author)

The Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities (LASPAU) seeks to give well qualified, well-motivated but financially limited Latin American students an opportunity to obtain the academic training required for successful careers as university teachers in their home countries. (HS)

The role of Claiborne Pell, Chairman of the Senate Education Subcommittee, in expanding the commitment and altering the focus of federal aid to post-secondary education is discussed. (NF)

Suggests a new comprehensive health care relationship between patient and physician to educate the patient to understand mental and physical health and disease and how he can protect his own health. (IR)

The findings of this interview study, designed to minimize response bias of 92 ghetto youths entering a work training program, suggest that normal" drug use in the ghetto is more comparable to non-ghetto drug use than has previously been believed. (Author/JM)

Two programs designed for the disadvantaged are described--(1) the Transitional Year Program, which prepares the student for regular college courses, and (2) the Urban University Development Program, which pays for an entire 4-year college course. (JW)