Education: FEDERAL SCHOOL AID Do the States Want It?

Of all the items in President Eisenhower's domestic program, few seem less likely to succeed than federal aid for school construction. But would the defeat of this proposal be as great a calamity as its backers insist? Last week TIME surveyed the 48 states to find out. The answer: no. Though the nation as a whole must keep building classrooms faster than ever before, a surprisingly big proportion of the states do not need—or do not want—any help from the Government.

The Desperate. Even among the states that hope for federal aid, only seven...