Provides a summary of some of the points Briault made in his speech on the effects of declining enrollment on secondary schools. (Author/IRT)

Suggests cost-effective ways of operating small schools so that students will be offered the superior caliber of educational enrichment that is achieved only in uncrowded classroom settings. (Author/IRT)

In this report GAO recommends that the Secretary of HHS direct ACF to (1) ensure the accuracy of national enrollment data, (2) develop a standard criterion for regional offices to use in identifying grantees whos underenrollment merits action, (3) develop an additional enrollment measure that takes into consideration the different levels of…

Demands of dual-career families may restrict their participation in extension programs. Extension professionals should look upon this as an opportunity and challenge to serve this new audience. (JOW)

Board members who want to keep educational quality high must define quality and then use the staff as a resource, reassess the educational program, and include teachers, administrators, and students in a continuing dialogue on the schools and how to improve them. (Author/IRT)

Looks at some considerations, tools, and alternatives that administrators in districts with declining enrollments can use in making decisions regarding cutting budgets and programs, meeting community demands, and dealing with personnel problems. (IRT)

Presents a model to assist in long-range forecasting of enrollments in institutions of higher education. (WD)

Reductions in participation in National School Lunch Program in 1981-82 are of concern to hunger groups and legislators. Extent to which Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Acts (OBRA) of 1980-81 contributes to participation decline was measured by simulation model in New York State. Results suggest that OBRA increased participation; declining…

Describes reasons for a shortage in pharmacy students, including increasing demand for the services of pharmacists, a longer degree program, a strong economy, and poor working conditions. (EV)

Unless the United States moves with urgency, today's young people will be the first generation in American history to be less educated than their predecessors. Consider this a sobering wake-up call--and an urgent appeal for action now. In this report, one will get an unprecedented look behind the ivy-covered walls of America's public colleges and…

Adopting a seven-period school day can help ease problems caused by declining enrollment in the following areas: teaching load, retention of electives, reduction of pupil-teacher ratio, utilization of facilities, graduation requirements and student interest, length of periods, and availability of time for noninstructional uses. (PGD)

Outlines how the district consolidated the city's seven high schools into three complexes. Includes discussion of the assignment of students, staffing changes, and the public relations program that accompanied the change. (IRT)

Where have all the soils students gone? Several articles have been published recently discussing the decline in undergraduate student enrollment in soil science. Those who work directly with these students have known that this trend has existed for many years. At first we thought this trend was temporary. Now we realize that this declining trend…