This article deals with education aid and the need for re-evaluation of needs for educational advance, the unique contribution made by the United Nations as an international organization, and the effectiveness of its machinery to assure the coherence of contributions to educational development. (JH)

Examined in this article are the operations and philosophy of ARENA (Adoption Resource Exchange of North America), a clearinghouse organized and operated by the Child Welfare League of America to help agencies find homes for their hard-to-place children. (CS)

The guide presents information on 53 federally funded projects for gifted and talented students. Projects are arranged according to geographic regions, and entries usually contain information on such aspects as funding level, population, administration and organization, staffing, curriculum description, dissemination, evaluation, and the address…

This document provides an abbreviated descriptive summary of each Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I project implemented by local education agencies in New York State during fiscal year 1976. The information is presented by county. Financial data is indicated. Amendments to the original Title I, ESEA, include Public Law 89-750…

This document presents an overview of the basis for the program requirements applicable to local school districts applying for grants under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The study's basic research objective is to determine what additions, deletions, or clarifications are needed within the Title I legal framework to…

The evolution of the social indicators movement is described, focusing particularly upon the split between those who hold that indicators are statistical time series for the measurement of social change and those who look to social indicators for evaluations of government programs. In addition to discussing these two positions and their impact on…

The paper demonstrates that fee schedules have quite large cost-reducing effects, that utilization rates are responsive to the availability of physicians, and that non-whites use fewer Medicaid-financed services than whites. (Author)

Article described a program designed to help women in protecting themselves against rape. (Editor/RK)

A discussion of some of the problems facing the service and outlines the author's ideas for bringing the two Centers together to form a single production unit, working across a range of media. (Author)

Convinced that most educators are shortsighted in planning curriculum design, these writers take the proverbial bull by the horns and present the criteria they feel are necessary for realistic program planning. (Editor)

Communication problems encountered in the Samoan ETV project's implementation are discussed. (Author)

The article discusses the professional and financial progress made by the 15 graduates of the Lummi Management Education Program. (NQ)