Two papers describing some of the reasons for establishing the NIE and some features of the legislation, and the status of program planning for NIE in August, 1972. (Author/CB)

Shows that only 21 states have legislation designed to aid gifted children (termed those with intelligence scores of 120 and above). (DS)

Describes activities abroad Liberty Chesapeake,'' a 133-foot-long retired lightship moored off the East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C., and used as a public excursion boat and floating laboratory by the U.S. National Park Service. (DS)

Calls for a thorough evaluation of all federal programs for the disadvantaged and urges more funds for educational research and development. (JF)

Data from the Third Annual Report of the United States Council of Environmental Quality are used in an editorial advocating the use of some of the money committed to cleaning air and water to create a more adequate knowledge base for action. (AL)

Breaking all of the traditional rules for a successful commission, the Newman Commission has had more impact with fewer dollars than any other educational commission. (HS)

Discusses food delivery techniques, new kinds of low-cost foods, and ideas for improving nutrition education. (JF)

A rehabilitation project at the Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury which provided job training for inmates in such occupations as maintenance men, farmhands, cook helpers, and general maids. (BC)

Briefly describes two reports in which the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education urges a new respect for vocational education as an alternative to college, and suggests federal changes in policy concerning funding, organization and role of the Office of Education, and manpower policies. (CJ)

Discusses the current state of the Right to Read Program and outlines future developments. (JF)

Ten-state project tests new routes to better life for itinerant workers. (Editor)