discovering approaches to treatment, and stimulating an expanded supply of teachers to effectively deal with these disabilities. Grants are made to state education agencies to establish model centers and state program plans for these children. It is expected that during 1973, 40 states will be receiving grants under this program. The State Education Agencies are required to: 1. Conduct a specific learning disabilities intervention program. 2. Evaluate that program. 3 Design a process for determining the validity of the intervention model. 4. Develop a plan for implementation of that model. Total federal expenditures for Fiscal 1973 for the learning disabilities project are $3.25 million. (See Appendix E for state by state distribution.) PERSONNEL TRAINING Part D of the Education of the Handicapped Act provides for the training of personnel for the education of the handicapped. Much has been accomplished under the authority of this section in the preparation of teachers and other personnel; but perhaps the best way to illustrate the importance of this federal program authority would be to cite the immense unmet need in the preparation of personnel. If we are to extend quality educational services to all handicapped children under current teacher-student ratios, we must have an additional 245,000 teachers for school-age children and 60,000 for preschool children . . . that is notwithstanding the need to upgrade and update the 133,000 teachers currently in service, of whom nearly one-half are uncertified. The $84 million provided in FY 1973 to states and colleges and universities (See Appendices F and G) has been a critical factor in making educational opportunities for handicapped children a reality. With the movement to provide education for all handicapped children the continuance and growth of this program is imperative. RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION Research and demonstration is also a vital component of the EHA package, since it supports applied research and related activities. For instance, in 1972 research was produced further demonstrating that retarded children can be taught effective strategies for learning. One project provided learning experiences via educational television for over 200 children in North Carolina. Other research under this component has led to training programs for teachers of low vision children; major curriculum development in the area of programs in the area of post-secondary school vocational training for hearing impaired youth; a computer-assisted course of instruction designed to acquaint regular teachers with the identification of handicapped children in their classrooms. The list trails on impressively; this federal investment must be continued. Research and demonstration (EHA Part E, Sec. 641 and 642) has been obligated at a level of $9.9 million in Fiscal 1973, and the Administration proposed maintaining that level of funding in Fiscal 1974. In Fiscal 1973, some $7.9 million will have been obligated for continuing research with the remaining $2 million applied to new research. Approximately the same division between the "new" and "continuing" is estimated for Fiscal 1974. For Fiscal 1974, research priorities have been assigned to improving. the delivery of services in preschool education, in establishing new initiatives in career education and supporting continuing education programs for the adult deaf. MEDIA SERVICES AND CAPTIONED FILMS The Meda Services and Captioned Film program responds to the need to provide the handicapped child with special education materials. (Part F of the Education of the Handicapped Act) What are examples of accomplishments? 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