The present monograph has been "written with a view" to presenting in a simple and concise manner to the general educational public the most significant conclusions reached in the course of an extensive study of school finance, continued for several years and covering a number of states. Some of the data have been taken from bulletins of…

Describes the rapid changes occurring in the age and educational distribution of most societies and the resulting mismatching of human resources to the existing needs within the societal structure. Discusses ways society might alter the educational distribution to better conform to societal needs. (Author/DN)

Examines the judicial attempt to provide equal educational opportunity, questions the basic premises upon which judicial intervention is based, and concludes that the goals of the intervention must be reconsidered before an effective education can be provided for all. (Author/SF)

The court cases and legal codes cited in this article include: Brown v. Board of Education, 1954; Hobson v. Hansen, 1967; Diana v. State Board of Education (Calif.), 1970; and, California Education Code, 1972. (SF)

Focuses on the efforts made in the decade of the 1960's to improve processes of social choice, so that the economic market could be improved or replaced by satisfactory political arrangements. (Author/JM)

Objectives for non-formal education and training in Africa are discussed in this article. Specific forms for out-of-school education are suggested: National youth service training; Correspondence education; and Extension, adult and continuing education programs. The problems of resource allocation for such national programs are considered. (SM)

Educators must recognize the inadequacies of their planning, programing, evaluation, and budgeting systems. When these are redeveloped, PPBS will produce the cost/effectiveness data they are really capable of. (WM)

It is suggested that the interplay of demands and resources over time governs not only the well-being of family members but also the behavior of these members vis-a-vis the larger society. (Author/FF)

Presents a series of value statements for use as the applied humanities'' stem of the professional curriculum, and suggests four relevant curriculum items for helping professional-oriented students recognize the societal nature of professional problems. (For Part Two of this article, see SE 509 329, volume 63 number 8, pages 599-602, May, 1973.)…

Suggests a guideline to the four-year applied humanities course for professional schools. Concludes that the ability of assessing and predicting the professional decision consequences is the end product which can be obtained by institutionalizing the change mechanism in normal educational programs. (For Part One of this article, see SE 509 318,…

In effect, a portion of each American's individual income tax payments will be returned to his own State and locality by revenue sharing. (Author/JN)

In addition to describing how general revenue sharing works and what it means for state and local governments in terms of some new responsibilities for managing these revenues, this article attempts to analyze the impact these new responsibilities may have on the management capabilities of local governments. (Author/NQ)

In August 1971, the California State Supreme Court handed down the landmark decision of Serrano v. Priest,'' ruling that a state system of school finance which made district spending a function of district wealth was unconstitutional. (Author/JM)

Summarizes the legal and economic issues raised in a court case over differences in per-pupil spending between black and white schools in Washington, D.C. (BH)