Finds that the amended Freedom of Information Act is being efficiently and effectively administered by most Federal Executive Branch agencies and outlines measures that might further improve the effectiveness of the law. (GW)

This report attempts to clarify the position of the Office of Child Development (OCD) in the recently announced reorganization of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. (BD)

Colleges are less willing to cooperate with the American Association of University Professors in its investigations of institutional violations of faculty's rights, and some criticize the organization's dual role as professional association and union. (MSE)

Describes one model for an integrated, multi-agency program for adolescent mothers and their children. Each of the four agencies involved provides financial support and is responsible for one component of the program. Factors important in its success include a wide base of support, on-site services, established mechanisms for integration, and…

Many graduate students receiving stipends for research or teaching are being audited by the Internal Revenue Service. The situation is puzzling and angering administrators because the stipends have previously been considered tax-exempt. (MSE)

Describes Building Ties Project, a program that provides comprehensive assistance to local interagency planning committees addressing mental health service needs of older adults, including training program development materials and consultation. Notes that in two years, project activities in 23 counties increased services, improved interagency…

The formal award of citizenship is made by the courts, but the core of the naturalization process is the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. This article follows an applicant through this process, examines some of the roadblocks, and recommends an overhaul of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (VM)

Reviews foster child health and the legal background for policy. Discusses components of a comprehensive child health care supervision program. Lack of continuity of care and lack of health information about foster children at time of intake are regarded as major problems contributing to high risk. (NH)

The article summarizes the results of an evaluation of the accuracy of statewide industry and occupational employment projections for 20 states. The authors provide some recommendations, based on evaluation results, to improve subsequent rounds of statewide projections. (CH)

The authors describe the city farm movement in Great Britain. This movement promotes the redevelopment of urban waste areas as working farms and community gardens. (CH)

Describes the Norfolk (Virginia) Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Services (NAPPS) Demonstration Project. Concerns addressed are (1) pregnancy prevention; (2) student retention; (3) prenatal care; (4) infant mortality prevention; and (5) job skill development and job placement. NAPPS has succeeded in reversing many adverse consequences of…

Discusses federal regulations that force federal agencies to justify budget requests through the use of benefit-to-cost analysis techniques. The description of a new approach, based on the Delphi technique, includes the information handling process, calculations of costs and benefits, and resulting value enhancements. (three references) (CLB)

The newly fashionable accreditation emphasis on educational outcomes must not focus too narrowly on student achievement to the exclusion of other important criteria of institutional and educational quality. (MSE)

Discusses a recent example of the activities of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) on the issue of peer review to explain the importance of its Governmental and Professional Liaison (GPL) activity. AERA can and should contribute to federal support for strong and useful educational research. (BJV)

Information from all 50 states on agency diagnostic practices regarding autism revealed considerable variability between Departments of Public Instruction (DPI) and Departments of Mental Health (DMH). DPIs reported far more heterogeneous practices than DMHs. DMHs were more likely than DPIs to recognize autism by category and to sanction specific…