Describes a Federal program which attacked academic deficits of migrant children in Joliet, Illinois. Components of the project included instructional activities, development of materials, staff development, ancillary services; and parent and community involvement. (Author/SF)

Urges that mandatory sickle cell screening laws be repealed, and that all screening programs be voluntary; bogus sickle cell organizations are a major crisis in black communities and must be eliminated; research and education in sickle cell disease is badly needed. (Author/JM)

Discusses Minnesota's recent tax reform legislation which provides for increased state financing of education. (JF)

Examines number of counselors employed, sources of financial support, professional background, certification, and state standards in the fifty states and four territories. (Author)

Previewed are two products: Dimensions II, based on responses of the 50 state directors of special education queried about special education services and problems in their states, and Speaking Over Barriers, a program for teaching telephone skills to the mentally retarded. (KW)

Scholarship programs are offered by 17 States and at least 13 offer a student loan assistance program. (Author/MF)

Reports the implementation of a quality assurance program in Colorado mental health facilities, designed to help managers know how they were doing on operational issues. The program was simple, low cost, and easy to implement. All levels of management found it a useful tool. (Author/WAS)

A survey of Michigan public schools provides information about the status of comprehensive health education in that state's public schools. The report concludes that preservice and inservice teacher preparation, program curriculum content, and the organizational structure of health education programs need attention. Changes are recommended.…

The Holtzman Project at Northwestern University reviewed educational program evaluations at the federal, state, and local levels of government. This paper focuses on the administration of the project, including constraints on its operations, the strategic decisions that seemed correct at the time, and some decisions that now seem wrong. (BW)

Presents results of a survey of users of Florida Library Information Network (FLIN), a statewide multitype interlibrary loan network. The paper centers on the role of academic libraries (the heaviest users) and discusses interlibrary loan staffing, request fulfillment, OCLC utilization, network performance and other factors. Eight references are…

Looks at the problem of determining how much is invested in the U.S. for inservice programs for elementary and secondary school personnel. (Author/JM)

Outlines progress of California Spanish Language Data Base (CSLDB) project in its effort to provide subject access to Spanish language collections in public libraries. Generating Spanish counterparts for English subject headings, going online, and the current effort of seeking a host bibliographic utility are examined. References are provided.…