Contrasts the earlier federal emphasis on fiscal and regulatory aspects of federal aid with the focus of the "new federalism" on educational excellence and greater state and local control. Profiles several programs initiated by the Houston (Texas) Independent School District to improve educational quality. (RW)

Fiscal and programmatic controls that have been applied to different types of federal grants are described. It is suggested that a simplification of grant program structure is necessary to establish priorities and ways or controls to pursue these priorities. (CJ)

Examines the federal role in the higher education of Blacks since 1967 in the areas of legislation and financial support. Offers suggestions for improving equal opportunities during the present period of economic retrenchment. (APM)

The goals of socially mandated government regulation in education must be clarified to remove the confusion and doubletalk. A balanced approach and clearly defined positions on both sides are recommended. (Journal availability: University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, $4.00 per issue, $2.00 per article.) (MSE)

This paper assesses the rationale for legislated program consolidation, summarizing problems with the current structure of categorical programs and arguments for reform through consolidation, reviewing past consolidation proposals, discussing the likely effects of such proposals, analyzing the state, local, and federal responses that can be…

This paper outlines a proposal for "local program coordination" and assesses its consequences; discusses its educational rationale; describes how local coordination would work and what issues must be explored in assessing its merits; and looks ahead to changes that will affect the prospects for implementing this proposal. (Author/BW)

Examined are elements that complicate the relationship between tort law and intellectual property licensing (patents): governmental regulation of products, legal standards, the evolution of tort doctrine, international law and practice, trademark, technology and patent licensing. Available from P.O. Box 2600, Arlington, VA 22202. (MSE)

Discusses community colleges' need to respond to the increasing focus on lifelong learning. Summarizes federal policy-making procedures, initiated by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and the National Council on Community Services and Continuing Education, and emphasizes the importance of cooperation between the institution…

Discusses the federal government's role in supporting and, therefore, influencing the policy-making processes of the public broadcasting industry. (JMF)

There is a conspicuous absence of federal policies dealing with instructional television. Financial programs have had a bias against televised courses or been greatly underfunded. (Author/TG)

U.S. Secretary of Education, Terrel Bell, is interviewed. Topics include the effect of the economy on the nation's educational future, the Reagan Administration's stand, state education budget cuts, federal regulation of the nation's schools, and reorganization of the Education Department. (CT)

Discusses the areas in which the Reagan administration can be expected to act in education, such as tax credits for private school tuition and a reduction in federal aid. (IRT)

Recent court cases leave unresolved the controversy over the presence of bias in major tests involving assessment of minority children throughout the country. Federal legislation has emphasized the need for establishing nonbiased testing procedures, and many changes in the assessment repertoire will occur in the next few years. (FG)

Examines the Reagan administration's views on education and the Department of Education, and calls for a broad reexamination of all intergovernmental relationships. Calls attention to the significant role of site-level governance. (IRT)

The purpose of this article is to forecast the demand/supply situation for analytical chemists through the 1980s and to report various suggestions from analytical chemistry professors responding to a Procter and Gamble survey for increasing the supply of chemistry students entering graduate school. (Author/CO)