Included are articles on the Education Professions Development Act, an inside perspective (Don Davies); paraprofessionals in education for handicapped children (Mary-Beth Fafard, Musette El-Mohammed, Alan Gartner, Gina Schuster); paraprofessionals in preschool program, especially Project Head Start (A. Carla Drije); the paraprofessional in follow through (Garda W. Bowman); paraprofessional in reading programs (Valerie Gilford); a decade of paraprofessional programs in the Minneapolis Public Schools (Alan Sweet); the paraprofessional as a member of the college guidance team (Ursula Delworth, William F. Brown); the new students at the City University of New York, and how they are faring (Raymond Murphy); the Career Opportunities Program (William Thomas Carter); and an analysis and perspective (Arthur Pearl). (MSE)