Author commented on the new type of public institution--the first ones were founded in the 1960s--and on the segment of the American population it is designed to serve. (Editor/RK)

Pointing out that the percentage of low-income students aspiring to a college education has increased but that actual enrollment continues to be dependent on family income and social and racial background, the author calls for modification of the implied policy which provides for some access but little choice. (JT)

A program to enroll Vietnam veterans in college through recruitment and open admission was evaluated. Results indicated that many new freshmen veterans were inadequately prepared for college and were less likely to complete the academic year in good standing than their nonveteran classmates. (Author)

Article discussed an exchange of schools and students that involved the Thacher School, in Ojai, California and the Emma Willard School, in Troy, New York. (RK)

The Education of the Handicapped Act Amendment of 1986 extended the six basic rights established in the Education for All Handicapped Children Act to preschoolers. All preschool handicapped children (ages 3 to 5) will receive a free, appropriate public education in the same manner that the K-12 students benefit from federal law for the…

This illustrated booklet, prepared to help Buffalo students choose a public high school according to their special interests, may also serve as a model for preparing other school choices brochures. It is divided into eight major sections, reflecting the diversity of specialized schools and programs operated by the Buffalo Public School District:…

Analyses of the Brown decision often overstate its importance. For centuries before it was handed down, white Americans regarded blacks as inferior. During the time of slavery, white men (including those of apparent stature, such as Jefferson and Lincoln) felt that for some reason society could do to black people that which it could not do to any…

This publication deals with educational and employment opportunities for young foreigners in the Federal Republic of Germany. The following topics are covered: educational opportunities for young foreigners (West German efforts to promote integration and recruit workers from abroad); foreign nationals' children (integration into the German…

To overcome the barriers that deny part-time adult learners the opportunity for continuing their educations, the University of Mid-America proposes the creation of a nationwide American Open University (AOU). The AOU will be an independent, accredited institution with its own board, faculty, and administration. It will have regional centers across…

The Career Opportunities Program of the Education Professions Development Act made possible the initiation and continuing support of a teacher preparation project for reservation communities in Arizona. (NQ)

Discussed programs for trainable and mentally retarded children and adults developed by HARC. (RK)

In this article I argue that charging students for Internet access is both destructive of fundamental objectives of the educational process and is unnecessary as a mechanism for solving the public goods problems that are typical of Internet provisioning.

Article addressed itself to six questions helpful in approaching some understanding of the American educational system. (Author/RK)

A review of developments on both a national and state-by-state basis pertaining to: women and poverty, research on women, paid housewifery, politics, personalities, biased textbooks, bias in tests, new health policies, women Rhodes scholars, sexism in colleges, etc. (JM)

Three representative programs operated by and for native Americans illustrate the purpose and the promise of the Indian Education Act. (Editor)