Describes ways the principal can use the resources on hand more effectively to enhance student learning. (Author/JM)

Provides overview of unemployment legislation and describes the workings of an Illinois fund--the Suburban Library System Unemployment Compensation Joint Account--formed by 64 Illinois public libraries and library systems to self-insure for unemployment compensation. (EJS)

This article applies the principle of cost-benefit analysis to mandatory continuing education in nursing. The costs and benefits, real and hypothetical, to the nurse, to the consumer of nursing care, to institutions which supply health care, and to society, are explored. (Author/CT)

Summarizes the first phase of a federally funded study of 157 clearinghouses that store data on human services. Factors addressed include the tasks of a clearinghouse, its potential for overlap, its relationship to its parent organization, the types of product and services it provides, and how it uses its database. (FM)

Details how a manual, nonautomated adaptation of Vernon E. Palmour's study on interlibrary loan costs, characteristics, and magnitude was designed and implemented to show interlibrary loan costs at the University of Oklahoma. Five references are cited. (FM)

Presented is a personal computer computer-analysis system to help the consumer decide which microcomputer best suits his needs. (KC)

This article describes the potential measurement problem in analyzing costs and benefits of vocational education so that policymakers and educators can distinguish between proper use and misuse of this evaluation technique. (Author/CT)

A longitudinal study of 551 Cincinnati public school students indicates that early childhood programs do have long-term educational benefits. (Author/WD)

A cost analysis of the sports program at State College (Pennsylvania) Area School District gathered data on costs, income, numbers of student participants, and hours spent in each sport. The resulting costs per high school athlete per hour lead the authors to conclude that sports expenditures are a bargain. (Author/RW)

The award winners of the National Association of College and University Business Officers-U.S. Steel Foundation's Cost Reduction Incentive Awards, designed to stimulate creative thinking on the part of colleges and universities faced with the sharp rise in energy and other costs, are identified. (MLW)

Based on the view that athletics are a valuable part of the school program, this article suggests where budget cuts in the athletic program might be made. (Author/JM)

The article provides a guide for using cooperative agreements to increase the utilization of community resources for serving handicapped persons. Procedures for designing, implementing, and measuring the cost and benefits of cooperative programs are included. (Author)

Explains the following 10 ways to contain costs: cooperate in purchasing; negotiate prices; ask for extras; rent your facilities; sell your training; buy in bulk; go with cheaper, lesser known vendors; look for ways to save on small items; use retirees as tutors; and develop a network on cost containment. (CT)

Argues for the use of rigorous common sense in the management of schools' increasingly scarce financial, human, and physical resources. Encourages use of an output budgeting system by department heads and teachers before purchase or deployment of resources. (Author/WD)

The two best reasons for purchasing a typewriter service contract are to obtain insurance against major breakdowns and service when needed. However, not every machine should be on a service contract. Guidelines are provided for deciding. (Author/MLF)