Describes the case of the School City of Gary, Indiana, which in September of 1970 contracted with the Behavioral Research Laboratories to operate the Banneker Elementary School on a money-back guaranteed performance basis. (JM)

Switzerland is a country where the cantons are autonomous education authorities and where support given by the central government only covers a very small percentage of the cost of adult education. (Editor/RY)

Describes comprehensive planning of vocational education at the state level. (SB)

Management by objective is the key--cooperation with other vocational services the watchword. (Editor)

Suggests that hearing and speech centers evaluate themselves by comparing their output with their potential and the needs of those who are not being served. Outlines Michigan's program utilizing mobile units to reach people too far from permanent centers to receive help. (RW)

Adapted from address by Mr. William B. Jones before the International Association of Law Libraries in Washington, D. C. in July 1970. (IR)

Describes activities of the Federation of Rocky Mountain States in the fields of education, economics, and social development. (MK)

Emphasizes the need to view adolescents and adults as an interacting unit and to avoid overspecialization of social services aimed at particular age groups. Programs should be restructured to increase youth-adult interaction, giving them more decision-making power, and also more responsibility. (NH)

Proposes a social service model based on Community Progress, an antipoverty program in New Haven, Connecticut, aimed at helping the poor achieve upward social mobility by facilitating their use of existing opportunities in employment, housing, and education. (Author)

Presents the history and need for a State-wide educational information system. Recommendations and budget details for such a system are prepared for the 1970 Florida Legislature. (MF)