Written response to an enquiry by Sen. Walter F. Mondale, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity. A major reason for increased expenditures in more advantaged schools is the higher salary rates of teachers due to seniority. If seniority is shown to make no difference to student achievement, school districts should…

A report from the Educational Resources Information Center at the National Council of Teachers of English; abstracts of ERIC documents pertinent to this topic are included. (RD)

Commission of Engineering Education's report on its study to originate and develop innovative ideas for achieving greater excellence in engineering education. (Editor)

A suggested plan for teaching business education to the disadvantaged student. This article is a portion of a talk given by Mrs. Warner at the American Vocational Association meeting in Boston. (Editor)

Summary of Authors' Masters project, Rutgers University, 1969

Available databases of potential interest to researchers in education are described. The advantages of online access, basic access modes, and guidelines for computer literature searches are presented, with alternative strategies for structuring literature searches. (Author/CM)

Reports on educational information services developed by the Bibliographic Retrieval Services (BRS)/Education Service Group (ESG): School Practices Information Network (SPIN) and School Practices Information File (SPIF). Background and history of the services, a description of each service, and illustrative material are provided. (EJS)

The resource cost model approach makes the programmatic aspects of special education explicit and links these with associated costs. It facilitates planning for education of handicapped children. An effective cost estimation plan was necessary because of recent political and legal mandates which established the educational rights of the…

Using a nonlinear differential equation model based on ecological theory to explain differences in the speed of expansion in national systems of education, suggests that organizational expansion in large, geographically decentralized systems follows a process of logistic growth with a ceiling set by environmental resources. (Author/GC)

Because children are innately fascinated by monsters, the author describes books, films, multimedia programs, and other resources to motivate children by capitalizing on this fascination. (KC)

The financing, structure, staffing, enrollments, and curricula of European vocational education systems display similarities to American occupational education programs which can form the basis for cooperative educational reforms. (SK)

A report is given on how teacher center activities, services, and resources are different from traditional approaches to staff development. (JD)

This humorous blueprint, for apprentice and master teachers alike, discusses the essential implements of the craft: the chalk, the chalk eraser, the marking pencil, the wastepaper basket, and more. (JN)