While hearing impaired students integrating into regular public school classes in the past are said to have usually come from day classes for the hearing impaired, it is recommended that residential schools also program students into public schools on a part-time or full-time basis. (Author)

Briefly describes two reports in which the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education urges a new respect for vocational education as an alternative to college, and suggests federal changes in policy concerning funding, organization and role of the Office of Education, and manpower policies. (CJ)

The author cites the Reagan administration's philosophy, the possible elimination of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), and the changing needs of the student population as she considers the future role of residential schools for visually handicapped children. (CL)

The learning center is a cost-effective and popular way to introduce hearing impaired students and their teachers to microcomputers. (A brief listing of software companies and computer periodicals is included.) The use of the Apple microcomputer in a learning center in a school for the deaf is discussed. (CL)

The results indicated that 53 percent of the schools that responded are screening students for Usher syndrome. One-half of the schools with screening programs offered some support services: personal counseling, genetic counseling, curricular modifications, and vocational counseling. (Author)

Briefly described is the program of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a residential program for gifted high school juniors and seniors which opened in 1980. Noted are the admission process, annual cost, course offerings, the work program, and attitudes of faculty and students. (DB)

Principals of three types of schools--a resource center, a residential school with flexible boarding arrangements, and a secondary school with mainstreamed physically handicapped students--discuss their reactions to the Warnock Report (an analysis of special education in Britain). (CL)

Examines the "Little Papers" newspapers at 19th-century residential schools for deaf persons, investigating their content and format in an effort to discern some of the uses of this press in the late 19th century. (SR)

Describes successful service club program serving adolescent boys with social, emotional, and learning problems who reside at Philadelphia's Pathway School. Considers strengths and weaknesses; power and helplessness; worthiness and worthlessness; and giving and dependency. Provides examples from programs and their participants. (NB)

Examines the controversial architectural technique of combining contemporary features with traditional designs at Yale University's Berkeley College, and discusses whether there is a place for this type of juxtaposition in architectural design. Photos and diagrams are included. (GR)

Accreditation standards for agencies serving blind and visually handicapped students focus on residential living programs. Self evaluation standards consider four program aspects: planning and organization, personnel, residential living services, and program evaluation. (CL)

SUGGESTED IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY BOARDING SCHOOLS FOR URBAN DISADVANTAGED AND DISTURBED OR DELINQUENT CHILDREN. THE INSTITUTIONAL FAMILY LIFE OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS CAN OFFER THESE CHILDREN AN ESCAPE FROM THE DESTRUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT OF THE URBAN GHETTO. MOREOVER, URBAN SCHOOLS SHOULD INSTITUTE SUMMER PROGRAMS OUT…

Statistical information for fiscal year 1967 is provided for Indian education under the supervision of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Included are: (1) school census by area and agency; (2) enrollment and average daily attendance by area; (3) boarding schools and day schools enrollment and average daily attendance; (4) hospital schools enrollment…

The three papers describe current projects in the field for the visually handicapped which are directed toward improvement of educational programs in both day and residential settings. The first paper (by F. Roberts) reviews the process employed for revising the standards for residential schools. Discussed in the second paper (by G. Scholl) is the…