Despite high costs, this program is worthwhile because of its impact on post-training earnings. (BH)

A new approach to educational improvement: a school with a successful program adapts the program for another school, and the Office of Education becomes central repository for data on programs validated as successful. (Author)

Discusses a proposed overhaul of Federal educational legislation that would consolidate and simplify existing programs. (JF)

Argues that the Targeted Research and Development Program on Reading's use of the convergence technique may lead to research directed toward very limited goals and suggests a means of including a wider variety of research approaches. Bibliography. (RW)

Three members of Congress discuss Federal programs for educating the Spanish speaking. (JF)

Four functions of federal project officers in managing program evaluations with support from contract research firms are described: (1) articulating evaluation requirements; (2) providing for fairness in contract awards; (3) monitoring ongoing studies; and (4) transmitting evaluation results to decision makers. (Author/PN)

Demand is intensifying for highly skilled workers qualified for jobs in high technology companies. Training (and retraining) for these jobs is being offered and supported by various groups/programs. Discusses cooperative and federal programs, internal retraining, contract training services, and vocational school training. Examples of such programs…

Attempts to cut government costs have unfairly focused on social security, disregarding its importance to older Americans. The program also has been perceived erroneously as being on the verge of bankruptcy. Both Congress and the nation, however, must seek solutions to the cash-flow difficulties of the system. (Author/AOS)

Data from reports of the federally funded Child Service Demonstration Centers (CSDCs) are said to show that only three CSDCs adhered to all criteria in the federal definition of learning disabilities. The author suggests that LD should be adopted as a generic term for all mild handicaps. (CL)