Defines insurance pools while outlining the purpose, establishment, and coverages involved through insurance pools. Includes a discussion of 10 reasons for the success and failure of insurance pools. (MD)

Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia, runs a food service operation responsible for serving 100,000 student lunches at 179 school locations each day. In addition, meals are provided by contractual agreement to day care centers and private schools. The budget process is explained and illustrated with a chart. (MLF)

The author describes his work to help Chrysler Corporation combat high medical care costs. He discusses what the United States must do as a whole to bring costs down. He also predicts that, if his guidelines are followed, within 10 years the number of hospital beds will be cut in half. (CH)

Investigates the relationship between educational attainment and married couples' efficiency at managing their assets. Using 1976 data, this study of over 750 Illinois couples disclosed little empirical evidence that education imparts efficiency to the realm of personal finance. Includes 6 tables, 5 notes, and 17 references. (MLH)

The effect of survey procedures suggested by Dillman's Total Design Method on response rate to a mail survey of two-year college alumni was tested. Results provided a test of Dillman's techniques in an educational setting and further information for institutional researchers about ways to improve response rates. (Author/MLW)

Suggests that most schools can not currently afford to make an investment in interactive video technology, and points out problems with availability of materials. (ARH)

The person selecting a childcare program should consider how various plans would benefit employers as well as employees. The needs of the employees and the company must be considered and the options, benefits, and drawbacks of programs must be studied. (JOW)

As citizens demand governmental accountability, recreation agencies must devote attention to determining the cost of programs and to justifying the fee structure assigned to each program. This article addresses the need for proper pricing and offers a plan for establishing a pricing strategy. (MT)

A principal administering simultaneously at four schools states his frustrations with attempting to effectively perform his job and discusses his decision to quit. (DCS)

Compares the cost factors of on-the-job training and formal classroom instruction and describes situations in which each method would be cost-effective. (SK)

Describes the Communication Skills Test (CST), an objective measure of marital interaction. Results of a study using the CST as a pre-post measure of treatment outcome for 28 premarital couples demonstrated that the CST was sensitive to therapeutic changes, identifying increases in communication proficiency for intervention couples. (JAC)

Project SPECTRE, a program to assess the relative cost effectiveness of four types of special education inservice approaches, indicated that direct instruction produced more knowledge gain and greater cost effectiveness than independent study. Using university personnel in remote sites was the most effective direct intruction method. (Author/CL)

The effects of an indirect intervention system on reading achievement scores of 43 hearing impaired adolescents were assessed. The results indicated that students involved in the project made significant improvements in reading. Financial benefits of the indirect approach are noted. (Author/CL)

The Schoolwriter is a typewriter available at nearly half the price of competing machines. Schools in Minnesota and Maryland have purchased it for classroom machines and have had substantial savings. (MD)