The Republican Congresswoman from Massachusetts reports on an all-day hearing held in Fall River, Massachusetts during 1972 to establish a state-wide, federally-assisted day care system. (DS)

Discusses higher education's financial problems with state legislatures. (Author/PG)

Suggests that the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on educational finance has only shifted the major battles for finance reforms from the courts to the State legislatures and the U. S. Congress. (JF)

Examines legislative responses to campus unrest. (Author)

This article summarizes the Supreme Court decision upholding a New York State Statute that required local public school authorities to loan textbooks free of charge to all children residing in the district who were enrolled in public or private schools. (JH)

The nine-campus University of California is being torn between a desire for scholastic excellence and a charismatic governor's demand for fiscal austerity. (Editor)

A New York court decision interprets liberally a statute concerning free tuition for non-resident students. (MF)

Teacher Militancy Dialogue from the proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Education Commission of the States (3rd, Denver, Colorado, July 7-9, 1969).

This report delineates eight specific areas to consider when planning merit pay programs for a school system. It includes names and addresses of schools from which material can be requested describing their evaluation and merit pay procedures. (MD)

This report reviews the history of research using students as subjects in public schools and the legal responsibilities involved in the approval and supervision of such research. The report concludes that schools should rigorously scrutinize research requests and regulate approved projects. (MD)