Comprehensive planning, construction management, phased design/construction, systems building, and value analysis are techniques being implemented by architect/engineers. (Author)

A report of executive, legislative, and judicial action on environmental matters. Budget figures for air, water, and solid waste factors for 1972-1973 are compared in the areas of research, development, and demonstration; abatement and control; enforcement; and program support. (BL)

Discusses goals of the Office of Child Development and describes some OCD experimental projects now in progress. (AJ)

This 44-week course in mine machine maintenance for the unemployed and the underemployed provides skills useful in any heavy industry using sophisticated machinery. (BH)

Contains comments by eight randomly selected boardmen who indicated that their primary fears concerning the voucher plan is that it will shift support, mainly financial support, from the public schools to private and religious schools, resulting in the weakening of, if not the ruination of, public education. (JF)

The addition of new residential manpower and support centers has made the Job Corps more flexible, by keeping trainees in their home areas and preparing them to work there. (BH)

A brief outline of Federal Plans for educational reforms. (RA)

Discusses selected management functions which industrial arts professionals should consider as they design federally funded projects to Strengthen state and local programs. (GR)

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) has launched a study exploring the role the United States government should play in industrial science and technology policy. Highlights various aspects of the study and provides a list of fundamental questions the AEI science policy agenda has raised. (JN)

Examines Federal Theatre productions of Pinocchio (1935-1939) as examples of children's theater presented with a high degree of professionalism and concern for the child audience. Discusses the philosophy of director Yasha Frank, the visual elements of the productions, and audience reaction. (PD)