A statement of the AAUP committees on government relations and college and university government calls for state boards to consult with faculty about state policies and programs affecting higher education generally, and not only on narrowly faculty-related issues, through both formal and informal mechanisms. (MSE)

Evaluates the role of monitoring offices in school desegregation by focusing on the federally funded office in Cleveleand, Ohio. Asserts that its activities generated a sizable public information program, influence community attitudes, and triggered a large-scale reorganization of the Cleveland school system. (KH)

Analyzes the creation, structure, and function of the Cleveland Office on School Monitoring and Community Relations. Offers an assessment which includes suggestions about how other court-ordered monitoring bodies might be organized. (KH)

The Indian University Grants Commission, charged with regulating academic standards and disbursing government funds, has not exercised its authority, with serious consequences. Rectifying the situation will be difficult. (MSE)

The Hong Kong University and Polytechnic Grants Committee both reflects the uniqueness of Hong Kong's situation and is inhibited by it. Its academic members are all from overseas, which limits collective discussion and affects its reliance on a local secretariat that acts as a de facto department of higher education. (MSE)

This brief summarizes the report "Essential but Often Ignored: Child Care Providers in the Subsidy System," examining child care subsidy policies and practices shaping experiences of providers serving subsidized children, particularly those affecting providers' payments and their overall experience with the subsidy system. Research on…

As programs serving young children and their families increasingly work together to provide services, written agreements or contracts become more important in clarifying the roles of each partner in the collaboration. This document provides guidance in developing written agreements between Head Start programs and other programs or agencies. The…

Willingness to adopt atypical children appears to be high for children who are under 5 years of age, who are physically handicapped, are slow learners, or are of American Indian or Spanish-American parentage. (Author)

Paper presented at Symposium on Research and Utilization of Educational Media for Teaching the Deaf (Lincoln, Nebraska, March 17-19, 1969). (JJ)

New methods, techniques, and philosophies may be necessary to revitalize education for handicapped children in the coming decade. (CK)

The Media Evaluation Services program of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction now includes inservice education for computer-using educators, the opportunity to preview software, and advisory lists of computer courseware. Other new computer related services being developed are described, and guidelines for cataloging courseware are…

Identifies the immensity of the illiteracy problem, enumerates who are the functional illiterates, and explains what is being done by voluntary organizations such as Literacy Volunteers of America to eradicate it. Literacy Volunteers of New York City, the problem of financial support, and national awareness and progress are highlighted. (EJS)