Examines the extent to which the financial-aid system promotes access to postsecondary education by equalizing income differences. Describes ways in which students and their families cope with the increasing costs of college, and explores the consequences of full-time and part-time work on college persistence. (SLD)

This article reviews changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that were intended to encourage school districts to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities enrolled in private schools and that have resulted in the denial of services in a number of significant cases. (Contains references.) (CR)

By 1997, the New York State Board of Regents had required that all students take rigorous Regents exams to graduate from public high schools. A research symposium was called to examine financial system changes necessary for implementing standards and high-stakes tests. Other states' approaches are summarized. (MLH)

Discusses the comments by headteachers in Oxfordshire (England) on various aspects of their professional work-life in order to determine the difficulties and challenges confronting rural headteachers in a contemporary school system. Focuses on the internal and external issues, staff and staffing issues, and the serious difficulties headteachers…

Addresses four issues facing Congress: (1) freedom from religious bias in the workplace; (2) campaign finance reform; (3) President Clinton's education program and the allocation of money for various proposals; and (4) Senator John McCain's legislative package for reducing smoking in the United States. (CMK)

Thirteen teachers met to discuss whether the integrated outdoor/environmental education programs could continue in Ontario's new curriculum. They discussed the optimum grade level for integrated programs (grade 11), which courses best lend themselves to integration, how to market integrated programs to students, and funding ideas. Ten print,…

A survey of 98 institutions in six states compared how doctoral and non-doctoral public campuses reacted to reduced state funding in the early 1990s. Univariate and multivariate analysis found both types of campuses coped incrementally rather than fundamentally. Few adopted long- range plans, and most relied on raising tuition and fees and…

Examines the Scottish university tradition and the origins and particulars of Scottish-Anglo differences in higher education. Discusses the 19th-century growth of Scottish universities, which lacked formal entrance requirements; students' rights and power in the university; academic degrees awarded; relationship with the state; and student…

Discusses changes and new issues involved with implementation of the E-rate by the Federal Communications Commission. Highlights include the four corporations overseeing the E-rate; USAC board members; a lawsuit intended to stop the E-rate in its present form; existing contracts; the application form and Web site; and other…

Describes several educational programs of the Archdiocese of New York, focusing on the Inner City Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit corporation created as a partnership between the archdiocese and the local business community. The fund provides annual financial support for 50,000 students in 115 inner-city Catholic schools. (JDI)

Describes 10 steps for creating a school-library advocacy campaign, based on a statewide initiative in California. Includes: identifying the planning team; reviewing "Best Sellers" (school library advocates) resources; obtaining statistics; implementing group e-mail; determining purpose; determining a campaign name and identifying…

Compared the extent of maternal depression among the client groups for social workers and home-health visitors in England. Found similarities between depressed clients of both types of workers, important effects of low income and absence of support for health clients referred to social workers, and an emerging gap in services provided for…

Identifies the diverse array of resources being used by states to finance early intervention services. Strategies for addressing issues that arise when combining resources are discussed, including identifying which funding source is first or last payer, the use of family resources, determination of medical necessity, and service coordination.…

Describes a model for ambulatory health care training that makes it easier to generalize about and quantify educational costs. The model is built around two major variable sets affecting costs: (1) three cost types (direct, indirect, infrastructure), and (2) factors related to training site and educational activities. It is constructed to show how…

Describes efforts to reclaim the historical campus plan for Stanford University (California), including preserving views; restoring open space; realigning streets and pedestrian paths; consolidating parking; connecting paths; adding a new shuttle bus, bike lanes, and bike parking; and correcting the haphazard development of athletic and recreation…