Many faculty members have tax sheltered annuities (TSA). One method of obtaining the use of the funds in a TSA involves treating the amount received from the TSA as a loan rather than as a taxable withdrawal or distribution. (MLW)

A sample of Corpus Christi, Texas, citizens were interviewed for their views on granting income tax breaks to parents of private school students. Results indicate that, while low-income Hispanics are most in favor of the tax breaks, upper income Anglos are most likely to take advantage of them. (KH)

This guidebook assesses the feasibility and potential impact a specialized lending program might have on the capital needs of community-based child and family services. It explains the need for quality facilities and how physical space can affect child care quality and the program's impact. Also described are the problems associated with capital…

A credit course in career education was initiated at Gaston College, a two year college in Dallas, North Carolina. Fall quarter students participate in a variety of discussion programs directed to their occupational interest. The second quarter focuses on the students' independent job analysis. The course has fourteen specific objectives. (AG)

An outline and course description of a new credit-bearing freshman course offered at Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio is presented. The course is designed to be a group experience in orientation to college life. (JC)

Author develops a plan to meet some of the major objectives to general education programs and preserve the reasonable awareness of the world in general that has been its goal. (Author/MB)

Willingness to work is the only collateral required of the disadvantaged by this subsidiary of a Georgia bank. (BH)

The purpose of the study was not to determine what should or should not be pursued in the introductory class, but rather to determine if patterns of sequencing individual topics have developed and the emphasis given to those topics. (Author)

Points out that education is the only area where tax monies must be spent in a government agency. Indicates that Medicare can be used in a private hospital, social security can be spent anywhere, and food stamps do not have to be used in a government store. (JOW)

Senators Bob Packwood and Ernest Hollings debate the issue of tuition tax credits. (WD)

The plan used by the University of Florida's Department of General Physical Education to reduce the total enrollment in the required program while retaining the existing student credit hour production is described. The plan centers on reducing the requirement from three quarters to one quarter. (JMF)

Discusses why an explosion of options for students to earn college credit while still in high school underscores the progress in creating a seamless K-16 educational system and demonstrates that academic challenges provided by college-level courses can be an inspiration, not a barrier. (EV)

Examines the assumption that recognition of prior learning (RPL) is an undemanding way of receiving credit in higher education, and identifies the demands of a portfolio development approach in RPL. (EV)

Proposals granting tuition tax relief to patrons of private elementary and secondary schools have resurfaced as a prominent policy alternative. This paper reviews the tuition-tax-credit deduction policy debate, synthesizes information concerning probable costs and consequences, discusses effects on fundamental social values, and highlights…