The United States Senator describes the current health crisis in America and outlines the political factors involved in implementing national health insurance. (GC)

The media, like nearly all other White institutions, has merely found a convenient rationale for abandoning the cities now that the Blacks have moved in. The educational, democratizing functions of the news media are no longer to be carried out among the inner-city Blacks. (Author)

Public education must take the lead in establishing alternative paths to effective and successful participation in our society and its governance, tailored to the values and demands of the many specific cultures that exist in our nation. (Author)

Any educational agenda for the remaining years of the twentieth century must confront the realities of the twenty-first century, and begin to focus on the perspectives and attitudes that will be critical in ensuring the survival of mankind on our globe. (Author)

Several new factors in the governance and finance of education as a consequence of desegregation litigation have increased confusion over accountability. However, options are available for school districts and state government to exercise leadership, reduce the need for active court and federal involvement, and exercise control over their own…

Education affects virtually everyone in a city. More than any other service provided by a municipality, education influences whether people decide to remain in or move from a city. The school system is often the bellwether of what the future will bring--deterioration, unrest, diminishing resources, or improvement and innovations. (Author/EB)

Research focused on the number and kind of assaults and criminal incidents; the extent and costs of vandalism; the number and type of security personnel and equipment; the incidence and causes of suspensions and expulsions; alternatives to suspensions and expulsions employed; and local perceptions of remedies for these problems. (Author/EB)

Discussed in this commencement address delivered at Howard University, Washington, D.C., on June 6, 1930, is the problem of college and industrial education for Black Americans: that it did not give them the sound economic foundation which would make their survival in America certain or probable. (Author/EB)

Neither racial minorities nor women should be made the scapegoats for the numbers and admissions crunch. Larger issues of admissions should be reexamined. The assumption that only numerical indices measure "quality" or "merit" or potential for performance in a profession should be questioned. (Author/EB)

Low income of many Black families, which is a product of racism, is at the root of problems Black colleges face. Low endowments and small student bodies (which imply less potential for soliciting federal aid) make it difficult for these colleges to compete with larger, predominantly White institutions. (GC)

The Assistant Secretary for Education (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare) outlines a federal program for assisting and providing information to public school administrators. (GC)

In a study of six schools, neither students nor teachers wished student power to predominate over that of teachers and the principal. However, both groups favored increases in student decision making. (Author/GC)

This study examines changes between 1970 and 1975 in the distribution of educational resources within all the States. The analysis considers both the disparities in expenditures and the relation between these disparities and local wealth. The costs of achieving a range of equalization goals are also presented. (Author/GC)

The author's case, made for affirmative action, is correctly aimed, but it lacks the full, disciplined forethought that is both necessary and expected. (Author)

The author reviews the accomplishments of American elementary and secondary education. Among the issues addressed are the government's role in education and the positive and negative aspects of different types of achievement tests. (GC)