Addresses day care center directors' child care health concerns regarding (l) reasons for and sanitary management of loose stools and diarrhea; (2) finding funds to meet health and safety requirements; and (3) the child who seems to be sick all the time. (RJC)

Describes research that examined several variables, including the geographic placement of states, that might explain fluctuations in state governments' apparent willingness to fund public libraries. Tables summarizing state aid are appended, and accompanying maps provide pictorial testimony to the behavior of states on selected library and…

Provides a historical overview of Catholic education in Canada, with particular emphasis on Ontario's publicly funded Separate School System. Discusses the administrative structure, financial resources, and flaws of this system. (DMM)

The study on the cost effectiveness of government support of higher education for the deaf found that, after 20 years, deaf Bachelor degree recipients: (1) will have earned $220,000-$365,000 more than persons without degrees, and (2) will have paid $89,000-$140,000 more in taxes than those without Bachelor degrees. (Author/DB)

A Memphis-based attorney was asked for advice on the ethics of planned giving. The bottom line is that the donor's interests come first. (MLW)

Describes research performed by the Department of Education during the past decade, including an analysis of field initiated proposals funded in 1987 and 1988. The discussion covers products of the research, the most current agenda efforts, and their implications for future research. A chronological history of library research and demonstration…

Describes the role parents can play in helping with the expenses involved in running a school newspaper. Lists dos and don'ts for developing a Booster Club. (MS)

Investigates due process hearing officer decisions in issues (under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) that could result in increased local education agency (LEA) expenditures in Indiana. Parents prevailed in 64 percent of the cases, indicating no hearing officer bias against increased LEA expenditures for required additional…

Discusses the need for faculty involvement and motivation to successfully implement instructional computing in higher education, and identifies ways in which universities could encourage faculty development of instructional software. The topics covered include funding, and setting guidelines that equate software development with traditional…

The contributions are reviewed of the federal education block grant--Chapter Two of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981--to local educational improvement. Educational technology and staff and curricular development have been enhanced by the block grant, but improvements remain modest, with depth of impact traded for breadth.…

The forced choice involved in diverting funds from one set of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) to another is a significant health policy issue. The tradeoff in decisions about allocations between acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and traditional STD programs are grim. Funding should be appropriated for vigorous efforts on both fronts.…

An overview of the 68 optometric residencies offered at 35 health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs looks at the resident selection system, accrediting and position funding, and growth in residency positions since 1975. A new primary care education program open to a number of health care disciplines is highlighted. (MSE)

Some development officers at historically black colleges are seeking strategies to cultivate white alumni for fund raising, as volunteers, and for recruiting students. The challenges are similar to those faced by predominantly white colleges in reaching black alumni. Some see racial bias as a barrier. (MSE)

The University of Warwick's Warwick Manufacturing Group is a research and development center 90% funded by industry. Similar developments are foreseen due to the expectations of students for workforce preparation, demographic and technological change, and decreased public funding. (SK)

Agencies that served as field placements for the Simmons College School of Social Work (n=101) responded to questionnaires asking about the effects of major funding cuts on their agencies and their training of social work interns. Although more than half reported supervisory cutbacks and increased dependence on less experienced staff, the agencies…