At a joint meeting with NCLIS, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) expressed concern that the NCLIS program was not much concerned with school library programs, and might also reduce their federal support. AASL made some suggestions for improvement. (LS)

The Market Linkage Project (ML) for Special Education and the Basic Skills Validation and Marketing Program are two federally sponsored marketing projects developed under contract by LINC Resources, Inc., a professional marketing organization, for the U.S. Department of Education. LINC developed the marketing programs to provide the option for the…

The Act was formulated to: (1) establish a National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life; (2) provide for a review of the activities of all Federal agencies including implementation of all Federal laws, regulations, and policies which impede the productive performance and efficiency of the American economy; (3) encourage joint…

The program consisted of a series of talks by invited speakers, informal meetings and addresses by fellows, meetings with U. S. Office of Education personnel, and a trip to Washington to meet with two members of the House Education Committee. Short evaluations written by each participant indicate that most of the fellows thought that the isolated…

Optimism concerning the future of higher education was the keynote of this address by the Assistant Secretary for Education and US Commissioner of Education. He cites the atmosphere of change pervading the nation's campuses and the federal commitment to higher education represented by the establishment of new and the reorganization of existing…

This Winter 1973 issue of the Title III Quarterly includes articles on such topics as (1) guidance in career education; (2) an innovative approach to decentralizing and individualizing pupil services; (3) a team approach to guidance; (4) new dimensions in the use of guidance personnel; and (5) a comprehensive program for improving guidance…

Eighty-eight Title III-B (Office of Economic Opportunity) grantees and contracting organizations are listed in this handbook for use by agencies working with migrant farm workers. The grantees and organizations are listed alphabetically by state. Mailing addresses and phone numbers, a listing of all key personnel as of August 1973, and the Board…

Full-year Head Start programs are listed in State order in this directory. Mailing address and director's name are provided for each program. Locations of OCD regional offices are provided in an appendix. (KM)

This is the fifth in a series of reports from the U. S. Metric Study, conducted by the National Bureau of Standards, designed to cover the nonmanufacturing segment of the economy representing about 65 percent of the total U. S. employment: mining, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, construction, transportation, communications, utilities,…

Examines data from the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) to predict passage of the GED examination. Data were collected and analyzed from four different geographically diffuse states for both comparative and predictive capabilities. The G and V scores on these subtests (at 110 or greater) indicate almost definite prediction. (Author)

Describes activities at Ohio State University and Oklahoma State University as well as the U.S. Department of Education's Task Force initiatives on entrepreneurship education. (SK)

Benefits of early intervention and the state of the art for services to special-needs infants and young children are described. An expanded federal role is recommended to encourage state programs including a phased-in mandate for service. Specific provisions of a federal mandate are discussed, including extension of P.L. 94-142 to birth.…

The paper delineates key elements of a preschool program that could lead to the prevention of academic failure, first presenting an overview of the legal history, and then describing the program elements of an effective preschool program for handicapped children. (Author/CL)

The article describes the rationale and provisions of a new policy allowing states to apply for a waiver to use Medicard funds for community services for mentally retarded persons at risk of institutionalization. The current status of waiver requests is summarized, along with the potential impact on community services. (Author/CL)