The typical grants management process is analyzed into components and each component is discussed with a view to alternative ways of designing the component. An evaluation model is presented in which administrators may appraise the desirability of actual or planned grants management approaches. (Author/DN)

Special education revenue sharing would recognize the important role of nonpublic schools in the educational system. (Author/JN)

Author discusses the need for cooperation and coordination at local, state, and federal levels in the development of a revitalized postsecondary educational community. (Author/RK)

Author, with the U.S. Office of Education, describes Management Information and Evaluation System (COP-MIES) which was developed in response to the various short-comings of present-day evaluation and the specific developmental needs of the Career Opportunities Program. (Author/MB)

Washington State high school found a way to spark interest in journalism courses by enlarging curricuum to include instruction in film-making, radio broadcasting and photography. State- Federal grant has helped school buy needed equipment. (PD)

Discusses the background and issues involved in the Tilton v. Finch case in Connecticut's U.S. District Court. (MK)

Refers to the dilemma of public aid to nonpublic schools and suggests opportunities for a creative policy, if this problem is properly understood. (LN)

New Jersey state and national educational program budget cutbacks for the 1982 and 1983 fiscal years are surveyed. Elementary and secondary school funds are discussed with regard to Title I; vocational, adult, handicapped, and bilingual education; library funds; and Title VI desegregation funds. Governor Kean's proposals are compared. (CM)

Reports the results of a research study in Arizona on voters' beliefs about the burdens they bear from taxes on nonresidential property. These results differ markedly from those in a similar study conducted by Helen F. Ladd in Massachusetts. Available from Executive Director, NTA-TIA, 21 East State Street, Columbus, OH 43215. (Author/WD)

Provides a diary of two educators who travelled to Australia and New Zealand to examine Catholic Education as delegates in the Citizen Ambassador/People to People Program. Discusses the culture and educational systems of Australia and New Zealand, where all education, including Catholic, is state supported. (KP)

In "Durant v. State of Michigan," resulting in a $212 million settlement to 83 districts, the Michigan Supreme Court addressed state deficiencies in funding special education. This article examines implications of "Durant" for other educational programs. Michigan is still trying to shun responsibility for educating disabled…

Inteviews with 60 welfare recipients found that they often do not understand the income and support services incentives. The lack of knowledge seems to stem from the complexity of the information. Counselors need to play a role in helping to simplify and disseminate the information to recipients. Discusses implications for states as they develop…