The Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet met to review investments in technology and education that are being made in the United States on the federal, state, and local and private sector levels. Presiding was Representative Fred Upton (chairman). Members present included Representatives Upton, Gillmor, Shimkus, Wilson, David,…

A study examined current and alternate mechanisms for alloting federal vocational education funds to states. The approach to analysis was based on a conceptual framework of a range of policy choices that variously defined the federal role in vocational education. Within this framework factors indicative of states' needs for vocational education…

A condensation of ideas generated during the 1982 Conference on More with Less, this guide presents methods of saving money, increasing student participation, and influencing decision-makers to maintain school meal programs in the face of reduced federal support. For each topic, specific suggestions, a brief case study, and addresses of resource…

With data obtained from a National Science Foundation Survey on Computers in higher education, the differences in the pattern of costs and usage of computer centers at higher learning institutions on the West Coast and comparative institutions in the rest of the nation were analyzed. Doctoral granting institutions of the West Coast are strikingly…

Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory, Inc. (CEMREL) analyzed educational computer trends in the CEMREL region. Between 1967-68 and 1968-69, there was roughly a 50% increase in electronic data processing (EDP) installations. Computer and remote terminal installations also increased 50%, but the proportion of computers under school…