Summarizes from a national perspective the recent progress that has been made in providing appropriate special education services to increasing numbers of handicapped children. A chart shows the percentage of children receiving special education service on a State-by-State basis. (Author/DN)

Financial statements from public residential schools in all 50 states (some states list more than one school) give tabular data concerning income, expenditures, enrollment, estimated per capita cost, teaching days, and teachers' salaries for 1972-1973. (MC)

Shows that substantial inequality of economic opportunity exists in the U.S. and that the educational system is a major vehicle for the transmission of economic status from one generation to the next. (RJ)

Offers figures on what public elementary and secondary schools are spending for attendance services, health services, student body activities, pupil transportation, insurance, and data processing. Nationwide total and per student expenditures for each category and total expenditures by State for each category are presented. (DN)

The author suggests that a computer program be designed which not only computes item statistics, but also provides a running commetary in English to assist teachers in their analysis of test results. (PR)

Discusses the collection by library managers of demand and use data from their own libraries on a regular basis as a means of answering management questions pertaining to the "cost" of information, staff productivity, and levels of service. Examples of statistical records and recommendations for collecting data are presented. (Author/JL)

Discusses the results of the 1975 Examination for General Chemistry, and summarizes descriptive statistics as well as ten different subsets of instructional topics. The major results and conclusions are reported in three separate profiles. (HM)

Using the audited financial statements recommended by the NACUBO/AICPA guidelines of 1974, it is possible to provide an institution with a consolidated statement of changes in financial position while maintaining its present financial statement format, distinctions among its major fund groups, and its comparability with other institutions. (MLW)

Describes some procedures designed to assist instructors in developing a research component using the computer. Benefits include development of research skills, kindling student interest in the field of political science, and recruitment potential. (Author/CK)

Suspension, although it temporarily alleviates a difficult situation, does little to change behavior or solve the underlying causes of misbehavior. Furthermore, suspension has been found to be used disproportionately against Black students, thus depriving them of access to education. Schools should evaluate their own practices and seek new…

Seven leading trend indicators from a "Change" survey of 200 representative colleges and universities are analyzed. These include: enrollments, total employment, total current revenues, voluntary giving, capital contracts commitments, surplus of revenues over expenditures, and expendable reserves. (JMF)

Addresses an implicit assumption of the geographical mismatch hypothesis in urban labor markets, that accessibility to suburban labor markets is an important determinant of inner city income levels. Discusses the effects of residential segregation and lack of transportation on inner-city residents' incomes in metropolitan areas of five different…

An all-time high in medical school enrollments is reported in this statistical report. Data are given by sex, by racial/ethnic group and citizenship, and by class level, racial/ethnic group, and citizenship. (LBH)