Title I, which provides federal assistance for compensatory education, is up for revision and extension during the second session of the 95th Congress. (Author/MLF)

Looks at latest developments in State and Federal legislation and court litigation with regard to public aid to nonpublic schools. (LN)

Examples in which federal legislation appears to have stepped beyond constitutional bounds in seeking to affect integral governmental functions and operations of the states. (Author/MLF)

Presents excerpts from an interview with Robert C. Andringa, minority staff director of the House Education and Labor Committee. Andringa argues the need for increased participation in the federal legislative process by state and local officials concerned with educational matters, and offers a number of recommendations for achieving that end. (JG)

Discusses the possibility of a federal collective bargaining law governing all State, county, and local government employees and the likely effects of such a law on public education. (JG)

An idea long recongnized as "good business" by national special-interest groups has been embraced by the State of California, with an office and full time representation in Washington, D. C. Describes how the service was established and how it works. (Author/MLF)

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)

Oregon's U.S. Senator singles out the causes of student dissent and explains two approaches to the problem. Authority can be enforced, backed up by punitive measures or demands for reform can be met by fundamental political and social changes. (LN)

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)

The focus of the college student-aid debate in Congress has narrowed to the student loan program and the money shortage faced by the middle-income family. States are providing some $375 million in scholarship programs of their own. (Author/MLF)

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)