The state of commercial, educational, and instructional television in West Germany is described, with emphasis on the facts that advertiser support has not restricted quality and that public support has not meant government control. (LS)

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has developed a new means of financing a portion of PBS' national programing--the "Station Program Cooperative" (SPC). Established in April 1974, the SPC is the product of a multifaceted attack on three critical and interrelated problems: (1) an increasing scarcity of funds for national programing;…

This annual report of the Carnegie Corporation presents a listing of the grants made by the corporation during the fiscal year ended September 1972; a listing of books published as a result of the grants awarded during that year; the general report of the secretary for the year; and the report of the treasurer including the accountants' opinion of…

This speech was made in favor of legislation designed to provide comprehensive preschool education for the nation's children. It is urged that the needs of the handicapped children of our country be particularly considered. Sixty to eighty per cent of the children in classrooms for the retarded are cumulative products of environmental factors.…

The purpose of this report, which was revised in January 1971 because the earlier version contained some errors, was to ascertain the precise level of Federal support to all institutions of higher learning and to contrast the support awarded the traditionally white colleges with that granted the traditionally black colleges. This report presents…

This eighth edition of an annual report on state tax support of higher education documents an increase in appropriations from $1.4 billion in 1959-60 to $4.4 billion in 1967-68. Despite the large sums involved and the percentage increases, however, the states have not generally kept up with the increasing responsibilities placed on public higher…

This paper questions who should fund and control teacher centers. Recommendations include the establishment of local teacher centers supervised by a board of trustees chosen jointly by the teachers' union and the school superintendent and funded by the board of education in an amount equal to at least 2% of the annual operating budget. The author…

This report is concerned with the various sources of funds for colleges and universities from 1930 to 1968, with their relationships to one another, and with forces at work in the general economy. (MJM)

Estimates of the rate of return to college frequently omit any reference to differences in investment costs among schools. The return to investments in higher education for a sample of individuals is estimated with specific cost data for each college attended by the respondents. Results show that the variation in investment costs among colleges is…

This report examines various aspects of financial aid including financial need as the basis for financial aid to students and the problem of inadequate funds. Recommendations suggest: (1) When forms are administered to the students, more guidance is needed to make them aware of the differences in the two systems presently serving the colleges and…

Testimony relative to the amendment of the Public Health Service Act to improve and extend the provisions relating to assistance to medical libraries and related instrumentalities, and for other purposes is presented in the form of verbatim oral question and answers, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials. The amendments for…

This report provides information about summer sessions of institutions of higher education in the United States based on policies and procedures characteristic of the 1960 sessions. Information is presented on (1) the history and development of summer sessions; (2) their characteristics, including their steady increase, future plans for them,…

This study is based on a detailed analysis of the financial and operational characteristics of 50 pre-doctoral colleges over the period of Fall 1967 to Spring 1970. Where there are financial difficulties, they are largely a result of internal decisions, both within the colleges themselves and in higher education as a whole as when objectives that…

This study guide is for the use of community workers who instruct members of their community in a basic social security course. The course is divided into five sessions of approximately 2 hours each. The guide, to be used by the instructor in a lecture/discussion setting, contains four Course Units: 1. Introduction, 2. How Quarters of Coverage Are…

This pamphlet contains a bibliography of materials related to background information concerning public support for higher education, federal and state aid to higher education, and aid to vocational education. (HS)