Trends in private foundation funding to higher education liberal education include a tendency toward smaller grants, more competition, and less long-term funding. Topics include causative factors in funding reductions, ways foundations can aid liberal arts institutions, and the development of a national task force on the future of liberal arts…

The author, a congressional staff specialist, reports on the shifting focus of federal science policy. (Editor)

A California model Integration Incentive Act proposing financial bonuses to school districts for giving pupils integrated education opportunities is presented. Some of the more difficult policy issues involved in drafting an integration incentive plan are examined, and cost estimates based on California school district data are discussed. (MJB)

The Minnesota State Bar Association and the Minnesota Bar Foundation have developed a "Children and the Law" workshop for teachers, with printed materials and inservice training designed to involve teachers, students, and parents in a law for youth setting. (MJB)

Reviews the need for continued financial support for the sciences and scientific research. (SL)

Reports the results of a Conference Board survey of 610 firms, which revealed that they spent more than $2 billion during 1974-75 on employee education and training. Discussion centers around what industry is doing to meet its requirements for employees through post secondary education and/or skills training. (TA)

A description of the events occurring between the Congress and the Science Educational Directorate of the National Science Foundation from May 1975 to June 1977 are detailed. Issues facing a new director include: funding and budget problems, internal resentment and the proper federal role in curriculum development. (BT)

Participants in an international meeting at The Hague, attended by the presidents and key representatives of chemical societies from 23 countries, discussed the creation of an international chemical society and providing scientific aid to developing nations. (BT)

Provides suggestions for keeping down costs when reviving a dead yearbook, starting from scratch, or merely making ends meet on a struggling book. (KS)

Suggests nine professional photojournalistic fundraising techniques which a yearbook staff can use to raise supplemental income. (MB)

Measures sixth-grade students' monetary practices in three areas: methods of obtaining money, money-handling practices, and consumer practices. (HOD)

A blended system strikes a balance between centralized and decentralized fund-raising. Fund-raising should concentrate on serving the needs of people, not just on raising dollars. (MLW)

Small regional foundations, endowments often formed by an individual or family, represent a capillary network among colleges and universities, funneling smaller amounts of money to projects and programs out of the reach of the national foundations. A few foundations are identified and described. (MLW)

The Swedish National Board of Universities and Colleges' program of research on higher education is described, and data are given on the trends in grant distribution and related publications by research topic and discipline. (MSE)

Contends that increased attention to extramural support for communication scholarship is necessary, if not sufficient, for communication to prosper in the immediate future. Lists assertions in support of expending energy on extramural funding. (MS)