Extracurricular activities are vitally important to the life of students, the school itself, and the community. However, they can be expensive. These activities should be studied so that their role and importance are known and cost analyses should be conducted. The interested parties must be involved in the analyses and in implementing any changes…

In response to J. Lerner's paper (EC 081 334) on differences between the fields of reading and learning disabilities, the author regrets Lerner's failure to consider such questions as whether resources are being wasted supporting training programs in both areas and whether the target population of failing readers is the same for both disciplines.…

A discussion of how a two-party system has evolved in the ten years since the passage of the Public Broadcasting Act, with support gathering behind "Centralist" and "Localist" lines. (Author)

Which comes first? Solving public broadcasting's funding problems or addressing fundamental questions about how the public broadcasting systems should relate to and serve the public? These are questions facing all elements of public broadcasting leadership, and one way of dealing with them is explored here. (Author/HB)

Results of a study to develop a formula to predict the cost to the state of Illinois of all school district student transportation services. (PKP)

Portrays a public library's struggle for survival in the face of serious financial cutbacks. Strengths of this successful campaign for a serial levy are discussed and offered as models for other administrators who are encountering less spectacular success in preserving their public library systems. (JPF)

To defend a budget successfully, knowledge of the community and its governmental structure is a necessity. Guidelines for the presentation of a library budget to the Board of Trustees, city officials, and the municipal government are provided. (Author/MBR)

The director of a middle school intramural athletic program describes the process of developing his school's program from a very limited offering with small financial backing to a program involving nineteen activities, a full-time director, and six assistants. (MJB)

The objectives and activities of Exposition Press and its publisher, Ed Uhlan, are examined briefly. The publishing company is the largest purveyor of author-financed books. (LBH)

Describing the organization and development of the Brookline Teacher Center in Massachusetts, this article points out the advantages of teacher centers and describes some of Brookline's funding problems. (JC)

Reviews work on human capital that has been done in economics and considers its implications for the role of alimony. Argues that the human capital model of family interaction considerably broadens the role that alimony can and should play. Examines data to discover the underlying determinants of alimony awards. (Author/ABB)

Conducted nationwide survey of jurisdiction-wide programs to investigate uses of paid family caregivers. Examined 50 jurisdictions, including 46 states, the District of Columbia, and three territories by a mailed questionnaire to three agencies in each jurisdiction, with a total of 89 returns. Found most jurisdictions had provisions to permit some…

Describes the Ranfurly Library Service, a British charitable institution that supplies books in English to developing nations. The development and organization of the service, financial support, criticisms of the service, the increased involvement of the British Council, and the future of the service are discussed. (CLB)

Discusses the effect of the current economic crisis on the administration of human service agencies. Offers a systematic approach to managing such agencies with limited financial, human, and physical resources. Emphasizes the need for administrators to utilize the minimum amount of agency resources to provide clients with effective services.…

Discusses Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA), an organization composed primarily of foundation trustees who meet to examine significant trends and problems affecting Catholic life. Highlights FADICA's successes and focuses. (DMM)