The goal of revenue sharing is to restore a proper balance to the federal system in the belief that, given sufficient resources, States and localities can be more responsive to the needs of the people. (Author)

A careful study of the new law makes it clear that while State school programs are not designated beneficiaries of the legislation, in some ways education may be influenced just as profoundly as if they were. (Author/JN)

The new concept in federal aid called special educational revenue sharing'' is a misnomer; the six proposals put before the last Congress do not entail new grants but rather a rearrangement of existing categorical grants. (Author)

Revenue sharing is not a matter of the States asking the federal government to solve their problems. (Author/JN)

Describes a heavy construction equipment operation and maintenance program conducted in the Appalachia region of eastern Kentucky. (GB)

In support of a balanced Federal aid program. (IR)

Summarizes a study of the attitudes of local government officials toward higher levels of government with regard to natural resources management. Data are intended to provide insight into what types of policy makers are likely to depend on state and federal government. (Author/WB)

Describes successful and innovative fund-raising procedures used to build a permanent campus at Three Rivers Community College. Procedures included establishing a priority order, utilizing the Job Corps, involving the community, applying for Economic Development Act grants and state aid, and private sector fund-raising. (DMM)

Describes the North Bay Human Development Corporation's (NBHDC) operation of the Senior Skills Center in Santa Rosa (Sonoma County) California, a CETA-funded self-help program that taps the resources of the county's older adult population to provide other seniors with second career training, counseling, job placement, and low-cost products and…

This article proposes a new operational definition of excess cost in determining state and federal funding for special education. The new approach is based on programs and services rather than accounting calculations of the difference between special education cost per student and regular education cost per student. (Author/DB)

Examines the history of racial segregation that created the separate but unequal system in public higher education in the United States. The author describes the introduction of the Land Grant College, state funding patterns, and the exclusion of black colleges from funding sources and its affect on black college development. (GLR)

Explores the issue of school district financial needs and the construction of school facilities for low income areas. Discussions on state and federal aid are highlighted. Arizona's experience in providing educational equity by revamping its old system of paying for school construction is discussed. (GR)