The Boarding Home Program was developed by the Alaska State Department of Education, Division of State-Operated Schools, to provide students living in an unincorporated area of rural Alaska, where no public high school is available, with an opportunity to continue their education. Established as an interim measure until more regional high school…

A plan devised to help students cope with rising education costs has also benefited Colorado State University by trimming more than 9 percent of its labor costs. (Author/MLF)

Presents survey results of a study to determine if valedictorians differ from other superior students regarding background, homelife, hobbies, and future aspirations. Valedictorians surveyed were highly competitive and self-disciplined, driven by inner goals, participated in numerous hobbies and extracurricular activites, and had well-educated…

Uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972 to study how male students' employment while in college influences their academic performance, persistence, and actions after college. (Author/CH)

Assesses effects on student part-time employment outcomes of personal characteristics (i.e., gender, race) and institutional characteristics (i.e., vocational high school, participation in cooperative education). Reports that supply theory explains student employment outcomes better than demand theory. (CH)

Considered academic and nonacademic consequences of holding a part-time job while attending school, and the strategies used by students (N=300) to balance these responsibilities. Results indicated that employment has no adverse effect on students' academic performance and both costs and benefits seemed to be job-specific. (LLL)

The recent Government inquiry into student income support noted that there was "conclusive evidence that the income support system is in a serious state of disrepair and that nothing short of a major policy review and overhaul of the system is required". The report of the inquiry produced 15 common sense recommendations, but Government…

Nearly half of all full-time working college students are working enough hours to hurt their academic achievement and the overall quality of their education. At the same time, the majority of these students report that they would not be able to attend college if they did not work. As college costs have risen, federal grant-aid has failed to keep…

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) is a new approach to gathering information about collegiate quality on a national basis. The survey asks students to rate their level of participation in a variety of activities that have been shown to relate to academic and personal development. Other parts of the survey asks students to disclose…

The role of distributive education in the suburbs differs greatly from that in the inner-city; to expect identical results in terms of the finished product is unrealistic. Distributive education must serve each student in the program regardless of his socio-economic status and geographical location. (Author/AG)

At La Guardia Community College, work-study is mandatory for every student. (PG)

More young people were remaining in high school and college and more of the students were in the work force, mostly in part-time jobs, as of October 1971. (MF)

Describes the type of work undertaken by a Youth Conservation Corps group in the Pikes Peak district in the summer of 1971, and the environmental education component of the experience. (AL)

Evaluates a program in the New York City schools that uses employment as a method of reducing absenteeism and truancy in the high schools. The program has met with a measure of success although results are not statistically significant. (Author/IRT)