Reviews congressional appropriations which have led to the development of science education curriculum materials and science teacher education. Describes the present reluctance of Congress to appropriate more funds for additional efforts. (CP)

Describes a three-day all-school event that galvanizes a large city and an entire region. Its purpose--to make certain there is enough financial aid to maintain the diversity of the student body at the Catlin Gabel school in Portland, Oregon. (Editor/RK)

This summary presents highlights of the 1976 ATE Conference, including remarks by federal government, teaching profession, state agency, and teacher educator personnel on the question of governance. (MB)

Communication and cooperation are needed to save sports as we have known them in the past. (RC)

Should the Ministry of Defence still be spending over 2 million pounds on combined cadet forces? Are CCFs merely a leftover from the Raj, or a valuable training ground for leadership? Author reports. (Editor/RK)

The promotion of research and training by various philanthropic foundations served a crucial function for the development of science in the United States. A historical review and assessment of their programs and personnel are presented. (LBH)

We are now witnessing what I prefer to call the decline of the democratic dogma in this country; the people seem to be losing their unmitigated faith in the basic and most cherished of American beliefs; their faith in the value of universal public enlightenment. (Author)

Multiple funding creates special management problems for the administrator of a human service agency. This article presents a useful analytic technique adapted from business practice that can help the administrator draw up and balance a unified budget. Such a budget also affords reliable overview of the agency's financial status. (Author)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is seen as a monopoly needing reform. In examining the money spent on particular sports, the questions are raised: Who receives an education, what kind of education, and for what reason? (LBH)

Producer of this Mexican American program relates the memories and experiences that brought about the bilingual television program. (DB)

Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) allocations for Indian training programs are presented via a map depicting allocations. (JC)

In John Steinbeck's classic novel "The Pearl," a poor Mexican fisherman finds a valuable pearl in an oyster. But instead of leading to riches, the "treasure" brings him only envy among his neighbors and violence against his family. He can't even convert the pearl to cash. Comparable drama is familiar fare for today's fund-raising professionals and…

This report presents data from a study of arts education in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Information came from surveys of principals in all six CPS regions; data on arts offerings in high schools available from the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research; and surveys of outside arts providers. There was substantial…

Data on 2,822 Vanderbilt University graduates were used to investigate alumni giving behavior during the 8 years after graduation. A two-stage model accounting for individual truncation was used first to estimate the likelihood of making a contribution and second to estimate the average gift size conditional on contributing. The type of financial…