may 22, 1985

Education House Panel Would Raise Spending for Disadvantaged

The House Budget Committee last week recommended that spending for education programs aimed at the disadvantaged be increased to keep pace with inflation next year and that other education programs be frozen at 1985 levels.

Education Opinion Making a College Education Worth The Staggering Expense

In February, the new Secretary of Education caused quite a stir with his comments about student-aid programs and the quality of higher education.

Education Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor

I enjoyed your series on education in Japan and found it to be informative and accurate in the main ("Schooling in Japan: The Paradox in the Pattern," Education Week, Feb. 20 and 27, and March 6, 1985).

The single exception I noted was the exam question that was cited as illustrating the type of item contained in Kobe University's entrance test ("Kobe University's Entrance Test: A Sample Question," Education Week, Feb. 27, 1985).