Presents a series of viewpoints on current educational issues, in particular on educational finance. Equitable school financing is seen as having an uncertain future in light of the Rodriguez decision and the failure of Oregon's school finance plan. The cutback of federal impact aid has created problems for school districts in the education of…

Proposes a trust fund for children that would allow 75 cents for every child in the country under 18. Each State would receive its allocation based on the number of children under 18 and the number of children receiving aid to dependent children in that State. (Author/JN)

Three part article includes: 1) the case for full state funding; 2) the local school district's role; 3) the case for more federal funding. (Editor)

Gathering of the reins of power in Washington is neither the most efficient nor an effective way to govern. (Author)

The Fleishmann Commission wants the government to use the schools to end racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination; but the government is not in a position to do this because the people would not allow it. (Author)

Article discusses the implications of the decision by the California Supreme Court that school financing through property taxes violates the Fourteenth Amendment. (SP)

Education can no longer rely on local property taxes and a patchwork of State aid programs, but must push for complete state financing. (RA)

The article states that significant social change does not take shape in experimental colleges but in the community colleges and state universities. (IR)

J. Schrag, as state special education administrator in Washington, answers questions about such topics as current trends in mental retardation, fiscal crises, potential impact of new federal policies, related services, the role of the state education agencies, and ways to solve high teacher attrition rates. (CL)

The termination of the Career Education Incentive Act will end the federalism era in career education. Future student needs must be met through school community collaboration and innovative delivery systems. (SK)

The New Federalism will not provide the resources and leadership needed to meet the needs of vocational programs in comprehensive secondary schools in four critical areas: staff, curriculum, equipment, and support services. (SK)

Describes and reports the findings of the nonpublic school portion of a study conducted to determine the quality (satisfaction) of the Indiana Division of Public Instructional Media's administration of ESEA Title IV-B for 1979-80. Four references are listed. (LLS)