The basic profit assumption that requires accountability for manpower can be applied to a school or university maintenance program. (Author/MLF)

The core of adversary evaluation is the existence of opposing viewpoints, not adherence to existing formats for presenting them. Suggests that evaluators develop adversary methods more appropriate for education. (Author/MLF)

Recommends a five-year delay in implementation of AACR II to allow projected improvements in library automation to lower costs and increase the benefits of change. Such a delay will allow the adoption of an uncompromised code of cataloging practice at minimal cost. (RAA)

The results of a survey of 50 state departments of education to identify efforts to change the school calendar. Also includes the results of a research study to determine the effects of changing the school calendar on energy consumption in Phoenix (Arizona) schools. (Author/MLF)

The basic principles of program survival include one person assuming responsibility for a new program, continuing staff development, and altering a new program to benefit and improve student achievement. (MLF)

Discussed here are some logistics together with cost-benefit implications to justify the maintenance of a school nursing service within the school health program. (YG)

Discussed are the advantages associated with the use of computer systems in wastewater treatment facilities. The system parallels plant organization and considers operations, maintenance, and plant management. (CS)

Advocates the use of matrix management to make school districts more flexible and creative in response to non-routine problems. (BD)

The study evaluated from a societal standpoint the benefits and costs of the 11-state regional job-training program, Operation Manpower; compared the benefits and costs of the regional program with those of several selected state and local job-training projects; and investigated whether Operation Manpower helped reduce unemployment in Appalachia.…

The technical and economic feasibility of constructing and operating a rapid sand filtration sewage treatment system as an adjunct to a waste water stabilization pond is investigated. The study concludes that such units are within the technical and economic constraints of a small community and comply with the EPA criteria. (BT)

A concept of levels in viewing the training function in organization is presented in four theorems: Costs, organization management, organization climate, and the effects of these on results. As credibility of the training function may depend on superficial appearances rather than substance, the effective training manager should be educator and…

Analysis of costs proves that a complete shutdown in May might conserve more fuel than an extended winter vacation. (Author)

Life-cycle costing helped design a modernization program at four elementary schools in Fairfax County, Virginia. (MLF)

A Proactive Safety Campaign at Lake Central School Corporation in St. John, Indiana, has lowered workers' compensation insurance costs. Quarterly meetings with the insurance carrier and the director of each department address individual concerns. (MLF)

The experiences of several school bus garages around the country show that it is possible to modernize equipment and upgrade training while also holding the line on costs. Computer software is used to track servicing, inventory, and other information about a bus fleet. Related factors in improved bus maintenance are the quality of the vehicles and…