The Biennial Survey of Education presents the statistics of practically all the important school systems in the United States for 1917-18. The various chapters have been previously printed as bulletins, permitting a wider circulation of the statistics. This chapter includes a general summary of the statistics, showing the enrollment in public and…

The present status of the elementary school counseling profession (the existence of 10,000 such counselors in the United States, a professional journal, a national conference, etc.) is described. The roles of secondary and elementary school counselors are differentiated and training programs for elementary counselors specifically designed for them…

Discusses Supreme Court interpretations of the Establishment clause of the First Amendment and the difficulties in getting public funds to assist in the financing of parochial schools. (WM)

Describes the 6 recommendations of the National Commission on the Financing of Postsecondary Education, including federal funding of undergraduate education through grants and loans, increase in tuition charges, full utilization of institutional resources, and continuation of tax incentives for voluntary support of higher education. (Author/PG)

Recounts the history and development of Hampshire College (Massachusetts) which was founded in 1960 on a premise that a student should do more of the driving than sitting back as a passenger on the road to educational development. Describes the innovative organization, degree requirements, and financial arrangements of that liberal arts…

One State official says that revenue sharing is the greatest hoax'' of the year because it misleads the public into believing that more federal funds are available to the States when in reality they give it with one hand and take it away quietly with another.'' (Author/JN)

Panel members (George A. Schlekat, David Johnson, Silas Purnell) agree that aid does not go to those most in need, and until system is revamped, our colleges will remain closed to those too disadvantaged to achieve well on standard tests, or to raise minimum personal funds. (CJ)

Business diversifies its support of higher education to include counseling of students, faculty and administrators plus cooperative efforts. (Editor)

Since 1962 this private, non profit American Host Foundation has brought 2700 teachers from 13 countries to live with American families under a program of free optional activities. (IR)

The winners from CASE's Recognition Awards Program for 1982 are announced. The awards cover publications, financial support programs, alumni relations and volunteer involvement programs, public relations, electronic media, video, film, radio, slide shows, etc. (MLW)

Federal policy has reduced public responsibility for families receiving AFDC and shifted responsibility for dependent children to their parents. Discusses how fostering parents' obligation to support their children can benefit families. Explores how an awareness of these benefits on the part of workers can improve social work practice. (Author)

Describes elements of Sweden's child support system, such as provisions relating to eligibility, benefits, absent parent liability, enforcement and financing. Analyzes the role of child support in the broader context of other kinds of aid to single-parent families. Considers prospects for child support reform in the United States. (Author)