Discusses valid systems of educational finance under court doctrine set forth in the California case, Serrano vs Priest. (JF)

Article takes a brief look at the nature of private schools, state aid, and year-round schools. Also featured are humorous glances at football and teacher evaluation. (JB)

Compares and contrasts the financial situations of public and private black colleges with each other and with those of public and private predominately white colleges and universities. (JM)

Who should pay for higher education: the state, the parent or the student? (Editor)

Suggests that corporations and foundations must re-examine the real needs of black colleges. (IR)

Cites purposes and aims of the Miller-Unruh Reading Act of 1965 and explains the roles of teachers and other school personnel in implementing suitable reading programs during the first year of its operation. (MD)

Discusses State actions relevant to aiding private higher education, including types of State aid and the role of coordinating agencies. (MK)

Reorganization of Agricultural Research Service is under way, triggered by charges that research hasn't kept pace with resource depletion and high cost of farming. A fight is predicted over the 1887 Hatch Act funds ($221 million appropriated by Congress in 1981). Comments on the situation by various individuals are included. (Author/JN)

Draws on two studies of the impaired elderly (N=332) to address the potential impact of public payments to persons providing in-home care for the impaired elderly. Findings suggest family members are heavily involved in support for the elderly and institutionalization is most often the result of nonfinancial factors. (Author/JAC)

Proposes a method for estimating expenditures per student needed to provide educational adequacy in each state. Illustrates the method using U.S., Arkansas, New York, Texas, and Washington State data, covering instruction, special needs, operations and maintenance, administration, and other costs. Estimates ratios of "adequate" to actual…

The disproportionate flow of federal money to white institutions has added to inequities of state funding, and reduced federal appropriations now threaten further desegregation efforts. Past interaction between college desegregation and federal aid can provide clues to future legislative and judicial strategies for maximizing educational choice.…