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)

From the viewpoint of a state legislator, discusses ways that educators and legislators can combine their expertise to improve the educational policy-making process and to develop useful information on educational programs that can serve as a basis for constructive, informed legislative action. (JG)

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

Legislators must restore the confidence of the tax paying public by seriously tackling educational policymaking. (RA)

Only 12 States have their own bilingual education programs, and the legislation and funds for these are limited. (Author/DN)

Argues that the best defense against increasing federal inroads on state educational policy-making is a strong showing of state and local initiative on educational issues and in increased effort by state governments to influence educational legislation at the federal level. (JG)