It appears to be impossible for the federal government to describe by legislation or regulations standards that are of general applicability among the states. State legislative processes offer the best available means for meshing federal aid with state and local resources. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the competition between state education agencies and locally oriented educational groups for influence on federal education legislation and for discretionary authority over the expenditure of federal education funds. Also examines the difficulty of reaching agreement on a single "state point of view" on educational matters. (JG)

A new federal law on education for the handicapped raises serious questions for the states concerning the funding and administration of special education programs. (Author)

A regional approach to Federal aid and grant consolidation provides the best management system for the nation's educational resources. (RA)

Revenue sharing, the keystone of the responsible decentralization objective of the Nixon Administration, is both an economic and a political reform. (Author)

Federal support is in decline, and the future prospects are for further decline. The rise and fall of elites in this country will be determined in large by the choices of youth who accept or reject the opportunity to be educated. (Author/JN)

Current governmental emphasis in education is aimed primarily at the pre-college or postsecondary levels; while the future of higher education appears to be in doubt. (Author/JN)

Discusses Federal legislation which would financially aid States in establishing child day care centers. (MF)

A member of the House of Representatives proposes that higher education submit to strict controls in the academic process or be subject to reduced Federal funding. (LN)

Although constitutions of 50 percent of the States either stipulate or imply the obligation of State governments to ensure equality of educational opportunity, without a significant tax increase the obligation cannot be met. To be able to fulfill their obligations, States should be relieved of the rest of the welfare and medicaid burden through…

Already allocated educational funds will continue and, given the slim amount of flexible federal resources, only programs high on the administration's list of priorities will be initiated. (Author/MLF)

Reports the expected impact on education of the revenue sharing act due to expire at the end of the year, and what solutions educators and legislators are attempting to find. (Author/MLF)

Report from Washington covers proposed reorganization of the federal education establishment, a study of the basic skills needed by adults, and the inverse relationship between tuition increase and state college enrollment. (MLF)

A report from Washington on federal appropriation, legislation, and court litigation. (MLF)

By challenging the security of bureaucratic fiefdoms, the functionalists are put on the defensive. (Author/JN)