Describes the present peer review process which the National Science Foundation (NSF) uses and cites opposition to the method. Presents legislation introduced in Congress to change the current evaluation method. (CP)

Discusses criticism made during hearings before a House Committee on Science and Technology subcommittee of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) peer review system and the funding of the NSF science education program. (MLH)

Presents the pressures within the University of Michigan that lead to the separation of a research center that had been conducting classified military research, (see SE 506 558). Examines the consequences for the university, including likely future relationships with the federal government. (AL)

In a year when the first sentence of the President's budget message contained the words "lean" and "austere," science has escaped with an increase in current, if not in constant, dollars in the Carter budget. (Author/BB)

This article reviews the status of funding of the Department of Defense, presently and in earlier years. A discussion is presented on the increased emphasis towards supporting university research. (SA)

A $400 million-plus measure (H.R. 1310) to improve mathematics and science education is moving rapidly through the House of Representatives. Highlights of the bill and issues related to improving science and mathematics education are discussed. (JN)

Discusses implications for the Department of Education with the election of Ronald Reagan to the presidency. The future of the National Education Association (NEA) is also discussed, including its hopes for general aid to education and federal collective bargaining laws. Revision of higher education programs is also discussed. (CS)

Discusses Brigham Young University's recent announcement that it will not comply with some of the new federal regulations prohibiting sex discrimination in educational institutions, on the grounds that some of these involve a clash between morality and the law. (MLH)

Describes a National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative designed to broaden access to advanced computing facilities for university researchers not eligible to tap into federally subsidized networks. Rationale for and issues related to the initiative are also considered. (JN)

Describes the relatively poor preparation that American students receive in the sciences. Discusses the decline in federal funding of science programs in the public elementary and secondary schools and suggests that reliance on state and private funds for science education is unrealistic. (GC)

The authors examine the difficulties affecting science and mathematics education in the 1980s and compare the science education efforts of the United States and Soviet countries. Condensed and reprinted from "Science 80," v1, n6, pp17-22. (Editor/SJL)

Provides a summary assessment report of the future implications of reduced federal funding for research and development in universities. Current research is still of high quality but is deteriorating; reduced research poses a decline in graduate enrollment; and no future surge in federal funding is projected. (SL)

Describes the controversy in the House of Representatives concerning National Science Foundation's (NSF) educational programs in general, and specifically, the NSF-supported behavioral science course for fifth graders called Man: A Course of Study. Describes the political pressure being placed on NSF to assume greater responsibility for…