Inter- and intra-district public school choice, vouchers, tuition tax credits and other forms of school choice have been advocated for decades, in large part on grounds that the market forces engendered will improve public education. There are many studies of school choice policies and programs and a large theoretical literature on school choice,…

Concludes that credit for working on the student newspaper depended on how closely newspaper staffs were associated with the journalism department. (RB)

This guide provides Federal income tax information for refugees and their sponsors. Issues covered in a question and answer format include: (1) the tax status of refugees; (2) the criteria for declaring a refugee a dependent; (3) deductions for contributions to refugees or organizations that support them; (4) the distinction between resident and…

This brief review of seven documents in the Clearinghouse for Junior College Information collection indicates the growing interest in adult and continuing education on the local, state, and national levels. This related to (1) the improving educational level of the general population, (2) the changing and increasingly complex world, (3) increasing…

A study conducted at Cuyahoga Community College was designed to find out the number of students who transferred from that institution to various state universities in Ohio and to determine the success they experienced when they transferred. The data obtained in the study concerned (1) the institutions to which the students transfer; (2) their…

This document is a revision of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System Undergraduate Transfer Policy, replacing the document last revised on December 8, 1995, and all other prior versions. It incorporates numerous provisions called for by the Board of Regents in "Planning the Future" and "Statement of Principles on UWS/VTAE Credit…

This report provides data from a nationally representative survey of Title IV degree-granting postsecondary institutions on the topic of dual enrollment of high school students. Dual enrollment, also known as "dual credit," "concurrent enrollment," and "joint enrollment," refers to the participation in college-level…

A comparison of off- and on-campus, graduate-level courses showed no differences in quality of students, professors, and the learning situation; but it suggested that off-campus courses may be different from on-campus courses. (EB)

The text of a Washington Post editorial which opposes President Reagan's tuition tax credit bill and a response from Edwin Meese, III, counselor to the President, are reprinted. (JOW)

Text of a radio broadcast by President Reagan on the findings of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. (JOW)

This interview with the comptroller for the U.S. Department of Education focuses on efforts to improve credit management and debt collection. Topics discussed are the credit management initiative, the extent of the problem, improvements, the Housing and Facilities Loan Program, and the significance of the Debt Collection Act of 1982. (JOW)