Requested and final research and development budgets for 1979 are listed according to the receiving agency. Over-all, an average increase of four percent was approved by Congress. (CP)

How to make day care better for children and providers, considerations of cost effectiveness and government role in child care were discussed at this workshop sponsored by the Appalachian Regional Commission. (KR)

Reports and surveys help identify use patterns, problems of funding, staffing, cataloging, collection development and equipment in relation to the use of video and cable television in public libraries since the early 1970's. Use of these technologies can be mastered by public libraries committed to serving as information agents in today's society.…

This article presents a description of a program designed to supplement the usual financial aid package given to students. The objective of the program was to enhance the quality of the college experience, specifically to reduce attrition and to improve students' self-concepts. (Author)

A discussion of federal support of higher education and liberal education considers economic conditions, the labor market, equal educational opportunity, career education, FIPSE-funded projects, the assessment of competencies in the liberal arts, and the development of cost-effective programs to meet liberal learning needs of traditional and…

A survey of 30 major U.S. cities indicates a decline in the share of tax dollars for leisure services in the period 1964-74 in nineteen cities and a rise in priority status in eight. Alternate sources of potential funds are investigated. (MJB)

Resources already available within a school system can support and maintain an effective AGE program. Discusses these resources and strategies for delivering them to students and teachers. (Author/RK)

Arthur J. Rosenthal, founder and proprietor of Basic Books until he sold it to Harper & Row, took over Harvard University Press in 1972. Then HUP was debt-ridden, now it is flourishing and moving in new directions. (Author/RK)

Reviews United States foreign aid support of chemistry in Latin America and the scientific and economic growth in that area. (SL)

After the bombing of North Vietnamese cities in the Christmas period of 1972, Dutch universities and institutions of higher education sought ways in which they could assist with the recovery and further development of science and technology in Vietnam. This is a survey of what has been achieved so far. (Author/RK)

Tells how a high school student newspaper staff raised money for increased printing costs by publishing a special edition of the paper in which all space was bought by school groups for the purpose of promoting their activities. (GW)

A comparison of the benefits of participating in TIAA and CREF retirement programs is offered with emphasis on differences in payout rates and in overall financial performance. (LBH)

Presents the address of George E. Pake, 1977 president of the American Physical Society (APS), upon his retirement from that office. Discussed are APS activities, human rights, and federal funding of research. (SL)

Recent actions by the House of Representatives concerning the funding of federal research and development agencies are detailed. While most government agencies will receive more money next year, NSF, ERDA, NASA, and the EPA will receive less money than the administration had requested. (BT)

The doctrine of "state action" as a prerequisite to the application of federal civil rights laws is reviewed with reference to Jackson v. Statler Foundation, which the author sees as having adverse effects on the workings of charitable institutions, blocking innovation and experimentation through philanthropic grants from small…