The cost system designed as a sub-system of the Management Information System, to record and report cost data for occupational courses funded by the Illinois Division of Vocational and Technical Education, can stand alone if necessary, providing the flexibility essential to the success of the total system. (Flow chart included.) (Author/SA)

School systems must be geared for intensive introspection and analysis if the confusion in educational planning is to be allayed. The Planning, Programing, Budgeting System provides an appropriate framework to approach basic research and policy analysis. (Author/JN)

The stated goal of this pilot program is to move children back into the mainstream educational program as quickly as possible by identifying learning disabilities at the earliest stage. (Author/RK)

Urges trainers not to proceed blindly in learning program effectiveness. (DS)

A follow-up study revealed that former students were performing as well on the job as fellow employees who had more experience but no formal training. (Editor/SB)

Family income and size are presently used to determine children's eligibility for free school lunches. The need exists for the development of other criteria (such as nutritional data) to include all children whose diets need improving. (DM)

The criticism of the Westinghouse-Ohio National Evaluation of Head Start is answered. (CK)

A candid appraisal of the difficulties faced in establishing a research and education division at John Adams High School. (Author)

Legislation introduced for a National Institute of Education is described. (MF)

Role playing oral tests have been used for rating physicians' competence in dealing with patients' problems. (IR)

Describes a method for specifying precise course objectives for undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum, and suggests treating curriculum design as a system engineering problem. (Author/WM)

Findings of comparative study show no significant difference in followup services, although within a pattern, children attending schools in high socioeconomic area were more likely to receive professional attention. Includes recommendations for further study. Presented at American School Health Association Research Council - Scientific Forum,…