Summarizes the major findings of a study on the nature and scope of support for foreign languages by private and corporate foundations. The study identified 83 supporting foundations and 178 recipient organizations as well as 340 grants made in support of foreign language education during the 1973-84 period. (SED)

A survey of house staff stipends, benefits, and funding for members of the Council of Teaching Hospitals is reported. The survey presents data on trends in stipend levels, total hospital expenditures for stipends and benefits, and the sources used to fund these expenditures. (MLW)

It is argued that equal education and excellence are not mutually incompatible, but that by embracing new and more valid conceptions of excellence, both can be achieved. Two approaches to assessing institutional quality are compared: reputational, based on consensus of opinion, and resource, based on quantitative measures. (MSE)

Discussion of fee versus free question for public library services includes definitions of access to libraries and access to information; reasons for charging fees; library users (adults, students, children); effects of public lending right and distributed publishing on recreational reading; and who should pay for services. Five sources are given.…

A training manual for volunteer fund-raisers is presented. The technique of soliciting is described and an interview with top volunteer Jerome Stone on fund-raising is included (MLW)

Tips on organizing a creative teaching experience for summer vacation time are offered. Program organization, student selection, course content, publicity, and funding are aspects to be considered when planning a summer arts program. (DF)

For more than 13 years, hard times in mathematics (particularly related to funding) went unremarked by mathematicians. One reason noted is that mathematicians have not been politically astute. However, the situation is changing. Reasons for this change are discussed. (JN)

Reviews congressional appropriations which have led to the development of science education curriculum materials and science teacher education. Describes the present reluctance of Congress to appropriate more funds for additional efforts. (CP)

Describes a three-day all-school event that galvanizes a large city and an entire region. Its purpose--to make certain there is enough financial aid to maintain the diversity of the student body at the Catlin Gabel school in Portland, Oregon. (Editor/RK)

This summary presents highlights of the 1976 ATE Conference, including remarks by federal government, teaching profession, state agency, and teacher educator personnel on the question of governance. (MB)

Communication and cooperation are needed to save sports as we have known them in the past. (RC)

Should the Ministry of Defence still be spending over 2 million pounds on combined cadet forces? Are CCFs merely a leftover from the Raj, or a valuable training ground for leadership? Author reports. (Editor/RK)

The promotion of research and training by various philanthropic foundations served a crucial function for the development of science in the United States. A historical review and assessment of their programs and personnel are presented. (LBH)

We are now witnessing what I prefer to call the decline of the democratic dogma in this country; the people seem to be losing their unmitigated faith in the basic and most cherished of American beliefs; their faith in the value of universal public enlightenment. (Author)

Multiple funding creates special management problems for the administrator of a human service agency. This article presents a useful analytic technique adapted from business practice that can help the administrator draw up and balance a unified budget. Such a budget also affords reliable overview of the agency's financial status. (Author)