Describes what has happened and what may happen to the bilingual education movement. Explains how Congress, the courts, State governments, and education associations are wrestling with the problem. (Author/DN)

Describes four basic planning strategies that can greatly increase an organization's chances for obtaining grants: (1) base the proposal on documented needs, (2) obtain crucial assistance from the funding agency, (3) demonstrate an organization's capabilities for program delivery, and (4) organize a countdown'' from the first planning session to…

This somewhat satiric article reports on the termination rites for federal funding of Library Services and Construction Act programs held recently at HEW. Revenue Sharing is supposed to fill the void but assurances of that were not well received by the gathered mourners. (DH)

The Intergovernmental Personnel Act opens avenues of cooperation between various levels of government and the schools and the colleges. (Editor)

Revenue sharing is a new experiment in federal assistance to State and local agencies. The experience with general revenue sharing may be followed by a large-scale sharing of U.S. funds for public schools. It could become the most important federal aid program in recent history. (Author/JN)

The Student Loan Marketing Association, a new member of the MAE family, aims at stimulating the flow of Federal student loan funds. (Editor)

Summarizes a report that describes housing where student groups lease, purchase, or even develop their own living quarters. Considers the birth of the movement, federal student housing programs, and a view to future programs. (Author/DN)

Authors take a critical look at the HEW Task Force on Higher Education and the recent article by its chairman, Frank Newman. (Ed.)

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)

Evaluating a federal agency's success in stimulating and broadening the program efforts of community organizations present a challenge to social science researchers. The authors describe a methodology developed and used effectively in one metropolitan area to measure program change. They identify and utilize the findings to show how greater change…

Significant monetary benefits, due mainly to increased and improved labor market participation, found in combined in-school and summer Neighborhood Youth Corps programs, although no net benefit in high school retention and graduation rates. (MF)

To find a solution to the many economic, health, and education problems confronting the American Indian, it is proposed that a National Conference on American Indians be called by the president. Such a conference, patterned after previous White House Conferences, would give Indians an opportunity to address themselves to the resolution of their…