The labor-supply or work-effort response of male heads of families eligible for or receiving subsidies such as negative income tax (Graduated Work Incentive Experiment-New Jersey, Pennsylvania) revealed no sharp disincentive for male family heads. Any disincentive reflected was concentrated among the poorest stratum. (EA)

Describes the objectives of, and methods used in, a course for near-illiterate young adults. (SP)

What school administrators should know about new Federal guidelines on spending Title I money. Covers the extent of parent participation, publicizing the programs, attaining comparability, teacher bonuses, selecting target schools, assessing children's needs, evaluation, and pitfalls to avoid. (Author)

The Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities (LASPAU) seeks to give well qualified, well-motivated but financially limited Latin American students an opportunity to obtain the academic training required for successful careers as university teachers in their home countries. (HS)

The role of Claiborne Pell, Chairman of the Senate Education Subcommittee, in expanding the commitment and altering the focus of federal aid to post-secondary education is discussed. (NF)

Suggests a new comprehensive health care relationship between patient and physician to educate the patient to understand mental and physical health and disease and how he can protect his own health. (IR)

The findings of this interview study, designed to minimize response bias of 92 ghetto youths entering a work training program, suggest that normal" drug use in the ghetto is more comparable to non-ghetto drug use than has previously been believed. (Author/JM)

Two programs designed for the disadvantaged are described--(1) the Transitional Year Program, which prepares the student for regular college courses, and (2) the Urban University Development Program, which pays for an entire 4-year college course. (JW)

Study results extend conclusions of Berdie and Hood (1966) that personality test scores are relatively unimportant in predicting college attendance. (Author)

Changes in the social setting of the 1970's could eliminate the need for a special curriculum for the disadvantaged child, with the exception of preschool programs. A more critical need appears to be improved teaching methods capable of rewarding and improving the self-image of disadvantaged children. (JH)

School districts should be allowed to dispense with labeling children as disadvantaged and to use the Title I support they receive in schools that have a high proportion of children from poor families. (Author/MLF)