That preservation and recycling of unused school buildings to other community uses is both economically and socially sound is illustrated by several examples. Information on federal grants for conversion of unused school buildings to community education and activities centers is included. (MF)

Many communities across the country are finding that their problems--whether social, political, or economic in origin--can be diminished if not solved outright through continuing education for adults. Adult education projects under the sponsorship of the Office of Education's Community Service and Continuing Education (CSCE) program were…

What started as a field trip has grown into a two-year Bicentennial celebration, with more permanent changes likely to come. (Editor)

State College, Pennsylvania, may be the only school system in the country with a program requiring community service for graduation. (Editor)

Indianapolis looked to disc jockeys and the razzle-dazzle of prizes in mounting a remarkably effective campaign to innoculate its unprotected children. (Editor)

Old Sturbridge in central Massachusetts, a recreated New England Village of the period 1790-1840, is a museum of the past which includes a learning center with reproductions of artifacts used in the period, with demonstration areas, and a teacher center where resource materials for class use are available. (MF)

Civic-minded people in the National School Volunteer Program's 700 affiliates receive a warm welcome from students and teachers alike. (Editor)

Describes the College for Human Services which trains a new kind of social worker, human service professionals who already know firsthand the problems of those they are trying to help. Students must qualify for federal funding and perform on the job as well as in the classroom to stay. (MF)

A massive new Federal law extends a range of established programs, creates some new ones, and calls for a number of important reforms. (Editor)

The learning opportunities center for special needs community college students at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York, uses procedures such as individual and small group tutoring, one-to-one and group counseling, direct classroom intervention, faculty orientation and consultation, and bypass techniques and materials. (LRA)

Theater isn't just Broadway and Hollywood but rather something to enrich the lives of all people, and a western university troupe is out to prove it. (Editor)

Nothing's glum about a community college program in Pennsylvania that offers older people with young minds a chance to stay with it. (Editor)

Poor communication is a factor in creating many school district ills, but Project Interaction has developed some management tools to fix it. (Editor)

An estimated 10,000 volunteers of all ages and backgrounds perform many kinds of jobs each year in the Dade County (Florida) school system. Recruitment and training of volunteers, organization and operation, and the various programs are described in the article. (MF)

In New Haven, parents and students join with teachers and administrators in examining options to traditional education and deciding what may work best for them. (Editor)