In the Brotherhood Crusade, a black mutual aid, self-help organization, Los Angeles blacks joined together to effect independence within the professions and the social service delivery systems, rejecting incorporation into the United Way, the major L.A. fund-raising organization. This article presents findings of a study of Crusade participants.…

Compares the state of Asian American theater in New York to that of the West Coast. Asserts that while talent and dedication are not lacking in New York, Asian American drama lacks the originality, organization and purposeful focus it has in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. (GC)

Expenditures in teacher training should be based on estimates of what is necessary to implement past research; it should not be merely a reassignment of monies previously expended upon research and development. (MJB)

Cable represents the only avenue available for Hispanics to gain substantial control over a communications medium. It has the potential to provide Hispanics not only with ownership opportunities, but also with employment, quality programming, and long-term commitments and responsibilities to meet the programming needs of the Hispanics in this…

A National Science Foundation survey of institutions granting advanced degrees found academic research and development spending increased 12 percent in 1975, but the federal government is contributing less to that total than before. The expenditures by colleges and universities for scientific activities are detailed. (BT)

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

Available from: National Center for Law and the Handicapped, Inc., 1235 North Eddy Street, South Bend, Indiana 46617. The general funding formula and preschool incentive grant formula for Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, is explained. (CL)

A Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum project is used to demonstrate the kinds of support a staff developer needs from the school district. These include financial support for various expenses as well as support in the form of reinforcement and idea sharing. (Author/MT)

A decade after "San Antonio v Rodriguez" (1973), a historic ruling on the unjust Texas educational finance system, the state's Education Opportunity Act (1984) finally replaced existing statutory formulas with a weighted pupil average system and committed $2.8 billion to education over the next three years. A statistical analysis shows…

Examines the historical relationship between Carnegie Corporation philanthropy and the politics of knowledge and public policy. Concludes that philanthropic foundations play a major role in the politics of knowledge. (RKM)

A profile of implementation strategies for funding postgraduate training programs in developmental disabilities using local or state resources is described. Two university affiliated programs in western New York and Missouri are described as the basis for generating implementation strategies. Strengths and weaknesses of various strategies are…

Presents the first in a series of articles on ways to secure the financing needed to make a child care business grow. Discusses the characteristics of the most common sources of funds for a for-profit child care business. (BB)

Summaries of rules changes passed at the annual convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association are presented. Changes occurred in academics, financial aid, amateurism, championships and extra events, membership and classification, enforcement, recruiting, eligibility, and playing seasons. (MLW)

In a study of federal funding for nongame wildlife programs, techniques for quantitatively assessing the relative merits of alternative funding sources are examined. Economic efficiency, ability to pay, and benefits received are considered, and the interaction of analysis with political ideologies is discussed. (SLD)