Summarizes the research and development efforts involved in the 1975 annual federal budget proposals, including descriptions of priority national needs and funding of research programs. Included are statistics of actual and estimated expenses for the period from 1973 through 1975. (CC)

Author looks at three little discussed issues which throw doubts on the basic philosophy underlying the White Paper. (Editor/RK)

The 34 state-assisted universities and 2-year institutions in Ohio are jointly undertaking a broad program of management improvement that includes 5 specific areas: institutional planning, program budgeting, personal management, student records, and data processing. (Author/PG)

Describes the campaign to restore funds for teaching positions in music, art, and physical education which had been dropped from the Chicago School Board's budget. (MB)

This paper explores: (1) the problem of budgeting for school libraries and media centers, (2) the nature of the budgeting process including a modern approach to budgeting and (3) a framework within which budgeting can function as a powerful management and analysis tool for school media centers. (Author/MF)

A survey of 32 graduate and undergraduate university programs preparing teachers of blind and visually handicapped children and 13 orientation, mobility, and rehabilitation programs were surveyed to determine effects of reduced federal funding. Graduate programs were most affected by the funding cuts. Also severely affected were consultation…

Not all data for a program evaluation may be equally valuable, and costs of collection may vary when using several methods to obtain data from several sources. An approach to maximize information yield for a fixed, limited budget using a mathematical technique known as linear programming is described and generalized. (Author/CM)

Although schools are becoming the logical sites for the provision of primary health care for children, certain questions need to be answered: How will these services be financed? How prepared are school nurses for an expanded role? How will these programs be designed and organized? (CT)

Suggests ways to inexpensively expand the scope and quality of career services. At Montclair State College career services staff developed quality intercampus alliances, generated nonbudgeted income, and procured free and inexpensive career materials. Nonbudgeted income came from charging fees for programs and developing grants to obtain more…