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)

Argues merits of a separate department for education in the Federal Government. (JF)

This article describes efforts to establish an Indian educational and cultural center on Alcatraz. (MF)

Attempts to cut government costs have unfairly focused on social security, disregarding its importance to older Americans. The program also has been perceived erroneously as being on the verge of bankruptcy. Both Congress and the nation, however, must seek solutions to the cash-flow difficulties of the system. (Author/AOS)

If Black American farmers continue to lose their land at the current rate, there will be virtually no Black farmers in the country by the year 2000. Until recently, government programs that should have attempted to compensate for the disadvantages rural Blacks face have instead served to perpetuate them. (GC)

A former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare discusses the way society has come to view higher education during the 1970s, as reflected in public policy and legislation affecting it. (MSE)

Reviews the recommendations and implications of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Services Task Force Report on Public/Private Sector Interaction in Providing Information Services. The importance of fair information policy in the social environment of the "information age" is stressed. A table summarizes the report's…

Describes a study which examined changes in functions provided by city governments between 1967 and 1977. Changes in the financial and structural relationships between 845 municipalities with populations over 25,000 and their state and federal governments are examined. (AM)

Students can develop valuable research skills and learn about our political process by obtaining campaign finance reports filed by all candidates in federal elections. Other statistics and information available from the Federal Election Commission are also valuable learning tools. (Author/GC)

Reviews and comments on federal policies for secondary information systems and services since World War II and discusses the impact of federal policy on the mission orientation of information services. The evolution of federal information policies is also discussed. A 17-item reference list accompanies the text. (Author/JL)

No significant new legal and government liabilities can be expected to fall on the Evaluation Research Society (ERS) or on evaluators as a result of ERS's adoption of the standards. ERS should expect to become more involved with legal and government issues as the standards become more widely known. (Author/LC)

In this critical review of TM 506 654, important design considerations surrounding metapolicy are described as the author argues the main points presented in the aforementioned. (GK)

Reviews the state of the art of bargaining unit determination. Provides a summary table covering bargaining unit laws and their implementation in the 50 states. (Author)