William J. Bennett, chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, discusses his views on the role of the humanities in the classroom and on the future direction of the Endowment in an interview with Linda Chavez. (GC)

With few exceptions, the relationship between the military and U.S. universities has become one of mutual tolerance and expedience. Furthermore, few are asking whether the greater future of science is forsaken when it becomes directed at mastering the government's task of the moment rather than directed as an open-ended inquiry of pure science.…

A survey of 243 school districts across the U.S. revealed that state governments were the primary source of funding for special education programs and that the costs of special education are at least 1 1/2 times as high as those for regular programs. (Author/WD)

Statewide master plans are discussed as guides for development of the academic programs, fiscal patterns and physical plants of the state's public higher education system. Three criteria deemed most significant for evaluation of planning are identified as goal setting, funding and institutional role, and mission statements. (MLW)

Describes the conditions leading up to the August 1980 New Jersey State Board of Education requirement that family life education be taught in all public schools, starting no later than September 1983. Heated debate continues and opponents have turned to the state legislature for help. (Author/WD)

Reviews the requirements and potential effects of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Suggests reforms that would maximize the educational opportunities offered under the Act while reducing (1) financial costs; and (2) bureaucratic problems associated with such heavily prescriptive Federal policies. (GC)

Presents the results of a survey conducted by the ALA Office for Research to determine current practices with respect to the financing of online services in public libraries. Special emphasis is placed upon questions surrounding the imposition of user fees for such services. Seven tables summarize the data. (JL)

Corporate matching gift programs allow colleges to secure contributions from highly specialized corporations and corporations with geographically limited giving policies. However, colleges must stimulate their alumni to make the initial contributions and then take the extra step to secure the match. (MLW)

As a result of fiscal problems associated with university research programs, universities and colleges have altered their affiliated nonprofit foundations to assist with a debt-management role, or have created a new nonprofit organization to provide this type of service. The Colorado State University Research Foundation is described. (MLW)

Financial support commensurate with ability is seen as the by-product of a comprehensive, integrated, well-organized, and effectively managed advancement program. Efforts must be directed to determine each trustee's ability to provide financial support, motivation for being a trustee, and personal agenda for institutional benefit. (Author/MLW)

Two areas of leadership responsibility that a college governing board should not delegate include the fund-raising responsibility and the responsibility for investment of the institution's assets. Cornell's fund-raising is described, including the board structure for fund-raising, the practice of trusteeship, and the special campaign. (MLW)

Results of the PROBE Institutional President Survey indicate that inflation, financial concerns, and changes in enrollment are the most important issues facing administrators today. (WD)

Standards of competence and ethics are seen as needed in college development. Basic characteristics of professionalism for development officers are identified: industry, resourcefulness, personal resilience and perspective, assertiveness, respect for academic principles, a deep conviction about the merit of individual institutions, a knowledge of…

This article describes the breadth of federal support for educational knowledge production and application. Support from the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is discussed in detail. (Author/MC)

Focusing on fund raising activities for local Future Farmers of America chapters, the author expounds upon seven questions the teacher should ask before taking advantage of a sale item. In addition the following five fund-raising methods are described: work days, sale of shop-constructed items, carnivals, raffles, and greenhouses. (LRA)