Proposes, in the spirit of good library keeping, a regional cooperative approach to the preservation of library materials which would embody conservation services of a lower order than a conservation laboratory: e.g., stack cleaning, facilities inspection and repair, and book dusting. (JD)

Considers the following factors in applying for state training grants: information to include, targeted awards, matching funds, paying trainee wages, eligibility criteria, program administration, and chances of success. (JOW)

In this article, we describe our efforts as project coordinators to negotiate directions and meanings at the initial stages of a childcare curriculum development project for children from birth to age five in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. Understanding curriculum as a complex relational dynamic that is shaped by the multiple social and…

Our analysis of California's state department of education's Request for Proposals (RFP) for a project to "Build Collaboration for Mental Health Services in California Schools" leads us to underscore both the opportunity presented by the proposed work and the potential for serious unintended negative consequences. This brief is designed…

You have researched and can demonstrate a real need for the program you have conceptualized. You have an idea of what you want the project or program to look like and you believe that the proposal will show that by investing in this type of work you can achieve some very real and tangible results. There are many resources available that can help…

The general objectives of this study were to determine the overall influence and impact on education of a sample of terminated ESEA Title III Operational and Planning Grants. The five major areas in the evaluation instrument included: characteristics, project accomplishments, provisions for continuation, project design, and final appraisals. The…

This sixth, and final, report features reports by 17 special consultants. Most of them have been with the study for two years. In the course of its work, members of the two study teams have visited close to 300 PACE projects, studied over 1,000 proposals, attended several meetings on ESEA Title III, and read numerous materials. In this volume,…

In this report, the Commission considers the request by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (BOG) and the Riverside Community College District (RCCD) to establish the Moreno Valley Educational Center as a full-service community college campus. The Commission?s overall conclusion is that the Moreno Valley Educational Center…

Author, governor of Pennsylvania, proposes the creation of a National Education Trust Fund to operate just as the Federal Highway Trust Fund does, on a revolving self-liquidating basis. (Author/MB)

Proposes building new medical schools to double enrollments, thus increasing the quality of U.S. health care, removing a source of stress on unsuccessful applicants for admission, and simultaneously providing employment for many basic science instructors. (AL)

The United States Commissioner of Education urges fuller national commitment to adult and continuing education; he suggests that a national center and local councils be created for information dissemination and program planning. (LY)

Tongue-in-cheek advice to school administrators on methods of turning down employee requests not clearly covered by existing policies and regulations, and requests for initiating new procedures and programs. (AN)

The purpose of this article is to describe some specific uses for CATV systems, and to propose that most discussion relative to CATV has concerned itself with broadcast television, not CATV at all." (Author)