Notes that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is changing and becoming once again, a department which is vitally concerned with human services, and dedicated to revitalizing urban areas. (Author/AM)

The purpose of this paper is to examine United States law to determine whether it is possible for American Indian peoples and governments to effectively assert and vindicate their rights as distinct peoples and as nations (the doctrines of political question, plenary power, Tee-Hit-Ton, and sovereign immunity are addressed). (JC)

Reports that the Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be discontinued. (SL)

The events and revelations before and since the arrest of Paul Skyhorse and Richard Mohawk (two American Indian Movement organizers charged with the 1974 murder of a taxi driver at AIM Camp 13) lead to the inevitable conclusion that these men are victims of a frame-up. (Author/JC)

Describes the apparently infinite adaptability of public administrators to changes in executive priorities by examining budgeting under two successive, sharply contrasting chief executives in Delaware. (Author)

For the maximum benefits to accrue from community education, collaborative relationships must be established between the educational and community organizations involved. Impetus for this relationship could come from state mandates and through funding requirements. (Author/IRT)

The editorial describes a proposed interagency university-based social/health maintenance model to provide health and medical services to developmentally disabled persons in the Buffalo, New York, area. (DB)

Describes the problems encountered by a depository library in the acquisition of government publications, provides a listing of sources of government publications, and suggests strategies for the acquisition of documents. (CLB)

Two programs designed to prevent juveniles in the early stages of delinquency from progressing to serious criminal acts are described. One provides an alternative to incarceration through day or residential education as well as counseling services for juveniles with special needs. The other helps local agencies coordinate services for delinquent…

A Toledo, Ohio, private agency has provided vision screening services for preschool and school age children, adults, and the elderly. This cost effective screening and sight conservation program involves both volunteers and professionals and screened 30,150 people in 1985 at a cost of $1.50 per individual. (DB)

Notes that draft proposal for voluntary public library accreditation prepared by ad hoc committee is now ready for consideration by professional community. This article defines accreditation and proposes possible goals to provide a framework for discussing the pros and cons of establishing a Commission for the Accreditation of Public Libraries.…

Examines the accreditation process by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Discusses criteria used to gauge the quality of a program; specific rules concerning internships; general rules concerning number of faculty and contact with alumni; criteria dealing with curriculum; and, briefly, the status of…

Lists schools holding outcomes accreditation status with the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Schools, new member schools, schools discontinued or withdrawn, and commission committee members. (DMM)

Reviews the purposes of institutional accreditation, changes in the policies and procedures of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, general institutional requirements and evaluative criteria for accreditation, services of the commission, types of member institutions, and candidacy…

Describes the role and purpose of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) and its relationship to Congress. A chain of congressional activities is developed which links the major events within selected committees to the current OTA assessment of federal information dissemination, and issues and implications of this study are addressed. (14…