Outlines an energy management program to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association of School Business Officials. The program is based on the Carleton Board of Education (Ontario) energy management program. (Author/MLF)

Compares benefits and costs for three methods of resolving library storage problems: weeding, high-density "warehouse" storage, and conversion to microform. (SW)

Critically examines the arguments of Leon Lessinger for teacher accountability and applicability of these arguments to early childhood education. (Author/SS)

A study shows that a municipality could save more than $1.5 million by including community facilities in a school building. (MLF)

To obtain financing for an energy conservation program the person responsible must have credibility, document actual savings, and furnish research reports about systems requested. (MLF)

Outlines how Fairfield University worked with an energy consultant to establish an energy conservation program. (MLF)

The costs of evaluation are affected by program characteristics and the extent to which it is important to be confident about proof and causality. They are also affected by decisions about issues, resources, evidence, data gathering, data analysis, and reporting. (CT)

Reports the results of research on the effects of exposure to schooling on student achievement. Data were collected covering a 10-year period in which a high school deliberately reduced the amount of classroom time available to it students. (Author/WD)

The purpose of extended year programs for severely handicapped students is pointed out and factors involving eligibility, funding, and cost-effective delivery models are analyzed. (CL)

New evidence on the relationship between age and the incidence of work-place injuries is described and analyzed in this study. Age-injury frequency profiles for males and females were compared and found similar when controlling for sex differences in the occupational distribution of employment. (Author)

Notes advantages and disadvantages of the DIALOG Predicasts files and provides instruction in their use. (RAA)

Suggestions for energy-saving action programs which school business officials can instigate. (MLF)

Frederick County, Maryland, is saving money by serving milk in plastic bags similar to those used in the space program by the astronauts. (Author/MLF)

Suggests that (1) research has not produced an algorithm for the selection of media formats, (2) more research is required on the effects of present technology, and (3) production decisions are influenced by many considerations. (Author/CMV)

Arguments for and against library service fees for users are presented, and models for setting such fees are illustrated in terms of profit maximization and maximization of user benefits. (FM)