Evidence presented by the National School Food Service and Nutrition Education Finance Project shows clearly that present State and federal legislation affecting the school food service program is not consistent with the basic values and beliefs of this country, nor is that legislation consistent with the legitimate and appropriate purposes of…

This report discusses a survey which explored the contradictory opinions of millions of Americans who support integration, but often resist one means to desegregation, busing. According to the report, two thirds of the people in this survey who say they support integration are also generally opposed to busing. The survey was designed to learn the…

Unemployment insurance is the principal income program for workers who lose their jobs, however, it does not provide adequate income, nor does it provide for all unemployed persons. Because many different programs are operated for this purpose, they tend to have a fragmented effect and leave many unemployed persons with no income support. This…

After study of the methods and level of financing of public television today, the authors conclude that the political and economic problems of public television are tied together. They note that public television receives far less support per capita in the United States than in other leading countries, and efforts to increase the amount and…

Educational and social functions of public higher education are examined, a five-part goal-setting process is presented, and critical variables in goal-setting and planning such as institutional size, curricular emphases, historical background, and funding are discussed. (JMD)

This article proposes patterns of behavior likely to characterize institutional responses to lifelong learning grants; traces the effects of the California finance law on public school districts; and analyzes the experience of one high school district as it expanded its adult education program over a four-year period. (BR)

The black neighborhood based business environment in Houston, Texas, is examined as an example of minority community revitalization. A number of strategies for improving black community development in the nation's cities are suggested. (GC)

Addresses the need for a better public understanding of science and calls on the scientific community particularly the behavioral science sector, to take an active role in meeting the need. (Author/AM)

From the limited data, the authors are able to show that approval of incumbent performance is an important (but not sole) determinant of diffuse support for the institution. (Author/AM)

Elementary teachers can increase public awareness of the value of social studies by having students conduct a sidewalk fair in a local shopping mall. One exemplary fair used the "Revolutionary Times" in American history theme; students read stories, showed filmstrips, and sang songs. Considerations for implementing a fair are discussed. (RM)

The public's attitude toward public schools is the topic of this interview with George Gallup, in which he discusses the impact of the mass media and recent national education reports, the need for schools to improve their public relations efforts, and the role of the principal in this. (DCS)

Football success is found to significantly increase athletic contributions. Athletic contributions were also found to depend significantly upon football attendance, affiliation with the Atlantic Coast Conference, bowl participation, basketball winning percentage, state population, and professional competition. (RM)

The expansion of schooling in the Russian countryside after 1864 brought basic education within the reach of the majority of peasants in the European heartland by the time of World War I. It is argued that this expansion was initiated by the purposeful self-activity of the anonymous peasant millions. (RM)

Administrators can educate the community about the schools by (1) selling the values of public education, (2) explaining that schools exist to serve society, (3) linking anything involving education to the schools, and (4) beginning programs that allow the whole community to be the school's consumers. (MLF)

Develops a two-part scenario involving a principal's failed attempt to convince a reporter to do a "good news" story about his school and a damaging story later written by the reporter about the principal's unwillingness to disclose details of an event that might reflect badly on the school. (JBM)